Chapter 2: Aeronautical Lighting And Other Airport Visual Aids Flashcards
What type of airport does a beacon flashing White and Green indicate?
Lighted Land Airport
What type of airport does a beacon flashing White and Yellow indicate?
Lighted Water Airport
What type of airport does a beacon flashing Yellow, Green, and White indicate?
Lighted Heliport
What type of airport does a beacon flashing White and Green indicate, but with two quick White flashes for every Green flash?
Military Airport
What does it mean when the airport beacon is on during the day in Class B, C, D, or E airspace?
Operation of the airport beacon during the hours of daylight often indicates that the ground visibility is less than 3 miles and/or the ceiling is less than 1,000 feet. ATC clearance in accordance with 14 CFR Part 91 is required for landing, takeoff and flight in the traffic pattern.
If you see a row of red, unidirectional, steady-burning in-pavement lights installed across the entire taxiway at the runway holding position, and elevated steady-burning red lights on each side, what is this type of lighting? What do you do? Can you proceed if they are illuminated?
A) This is a Stop Bar Light
B) Stop bar lights, when installed, are used to confirm the ATC clearance to enter or cross the active runway in low visibility conditions (below 1,200 ft Runway Visual Range). A controlled stop bar is operated in conjunction with the taxiway centerline lead-on lights which extend from the stop bar toward the runway. Following the ATC clearance to proceed, the stop bar is turned off and the lead-on lights are turned on. The stop bar and lead-on lights are automatically reset by a sensor or backup timer.
C) CAUTION: Pilots should never cross a red illuminated stop bar, even if an ATC clearance has been given to proceed onto or across the runway. If after crossing a stop bar, the taxiway centerline lead-on lights inadvertently extinguish, pilots should hold their position and contact ATC for further instructions
If you are taxing to the approach end of a precision approach runway and you see a line crossing the taxiway that looks like yellow railroad tracks, what is this marking indicate?
It is the hold short point for an ILS critical area.
If you see a large, yellow X painted on ends of a runway, what does it indicate? What about if there are yellow Xs painted at 1000ft intervals in addition to just the ends? What about if you see it at the start of a Taxiway or on a Helipad?
A) That it is temporarily closed
B) That it is permanently closed
C) That the Taxiway or Helipad is closed
If you see a Red Stop Sign with “SIDA” on it, what does it mean and what do you do?
A) It stands for Security Identification Display Area. You are only allowed to move through their with proper authorization and identification displayed
