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Ground and Airport Operations Flashcards

1
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What are some challenges students may face during taxi operations?

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Construction
Lack of familiarity with the airport
Time of day
Distractions
Fatigue
ATC communications
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What are some preflight planning actions related to taxiing?

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Review airport signage, markings, and lighting
Review airport diagram and taxi routes
Review NOTAMs and ATIS
Complete pre-taxi briefing
Plan to complete as many checklist items as possible before taxi
Brief passengers on taxi

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What are some tips to help students understand taxi operations?

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Use airport diagram to plot ground movements
Write down taxi instructions
Role-play progressive taxi instructions with airport diagram

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When issued taxi instructions to a takeoff runway, are you automatically cleared to cross other runways?

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No, you need a specific clearance to cross each runway

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What are some recommended practices for maintaining situational awareness during taxi?

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Have current airport diagram available
Monitor ATC instructions given to other aircraft
Focus attention outside the cockpit
Use signs, markers, lighting. ATC instructions
Reference HI for making turns in the correct direction
Visually check for traffic before crossing hold short lines
Be alert for other aircraft with similar callsigns
Request progressive taxi instructions

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How should exterior lighting be used during surface operations?

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Engines running-beacon
Taxiing-nav/position lights, anti-collision lights
Crossing a runway-all exterior lights
Entering departure runway-all exterior lights
Cleared for takeoff-all exterior lights

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What is a potential hazard of operating at a non-towered airport on calm wind days?

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Traffic may be using opposing runways

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What is the recommended traffic pattern entry procedure for a non-towered airport?

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45* to the downwind midpoint, at traffic pattern altitude

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What is the recommended traffic pattern departure procedure from a non-towered airport?

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Straight ahead

45* turn beyond the departure end, when at pattern altitude

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What are the recommended communication procedures at non-towered airports?

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Monitor and communicate on CTAF within 10 miles

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At what altitude should a large or turbine-powered aircraft enter Class D airspace?

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1500’ above airport elevation

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When should an initial radio call be made to a tower in Class B, Class C, or Class D airspace?

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15 miles from the airport

Prior to entering the airspace

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What are the procedures for landing at a Class D, towered airport if you have experienced radio failure?

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Remain outside or above Class D surface area
Determine direction and flow of traffic
Join traffic pattern and wait for light gun signals
Daytime-acknowledge by rocking wings
Nighttime-acknowledge by flashing landing/nav lights

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14
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What happens to a Class D airport when the tower closes?

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In becomes Class E (or Class E to 700’ and Class G)

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15
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What does it mean when the rotating beacon is operating at an airport during daylight hours

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Surface visibility is less than 3sm and/or ceiling is less than 1000’ AGL

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16
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What is a runway designator marking?

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2 digit number painted on runway designating magnetic direction, rounded to nearest tenth

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What is a runway centerline marking?

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Uniformly-spaced white stripes designating the center of the runway
Used of alignment during takeoffs and landings

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18
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What are runway aiming point markings?

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Broad white stripes on both sides of the runway, approx 1000’ from the threshold
Used as visual aiming point for landing aircraft

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19
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What are runway touchdown zone markers?

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Bars (sets of 3, 2, and 1) on both sides of the runway that indicate the area for touchdown
Spaced 500’ apart

20
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What are runway sidestripe markings?

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Continuous white stripes marking the outer edges of the runway

21
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What are runway threshold markings?

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Usually 8 solid white stripes, distributed about the runway centerline, indicating the threshold and the start of the runway

22
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What is a taxiway centerline marking?

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Solid yellow line

Provides wingtip clearance when airplane is centered over it

23
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What is a taxiway edge marking?

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Defines edge of taxiway

Yellow-solid or dashed

24
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What is a surface-painted taxiway direction marking?

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Yellow background with black inscription

Supplements taxiway direction signs

25
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What is a surface-painted taxiway location sign?

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Black background with yellow inscription

Supplement location signs

26
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What are airport mandatory instruction signs?

A

Red background, white inscription

Denote hazardous areas

27
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What are airport location signs?

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Black background, yellow inscription

Identify taxiway or runway on which aircraft is located

28
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What are airport direction signs?

A

Yellow background, black inscription

Identify designations of taxiways leading out of intersections

29
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What are airport information signs?

A

Yellow background, black inscription

Areas that cannot be seen by tower, radio frequencies, noise abatement procedures, etc.

30
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What are runway distance remaining signs?

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Black background with white numerals
Indicate distance (in 1000's of feet) of runway remaining
31
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What does LAHSO refer to?

A

Land and hold short operations

Pilots may accept LAHSO clearances only if they can safely land and stop within the available landing distance

32
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Describe runway holding position markings.

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2 solid yellow lines and 2 dashed yellow lines

Hold on the side with the solid lines

33
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Describe runway holding position signs.

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Located where taxiway intersects runway

Red background, runway number in white

34
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What is a displaced threshold?

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Portion of runway that may be used for takeoffs, but not for landings
Indicated by white arrows pointing to a 10’ wide, white threshold bar

35
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What do the lights on a tri-color VASI indicate?

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Red: below glidepath
Amber: above glidepath
Green: on glidepath

36
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What is a PAPI?

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Precision approach path indicator

Single row of 2 or 4 red/white lights

37
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What is a PVASI?

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Pulsating visual approach slope indicator
Pulsating white: above glidepath
Steady white: on glidepath
Steady red: slightly below glidepath
Pulsating red: well below glidepath
38
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What are the various types of rotating beacons used to identify airports?

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White, green-lighted land airport
White, yellow-lighted water airport
Green, yellow, white-lighted heliport
White, white, green-military airport

39
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What types of lighting might be found on obstructions (towers, etc.)?

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Flashing red, steady red, flashing white

40
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What color are runway edge lights?

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White

Last 2000’ of instrument runways are yellow

41
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What colors are runway end lights?

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Red, as seen by departing aircraft

Green, as seen by approaching aircraft

42
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What are runway end identifier lights (REIL)?

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Synchronized flashing lights on each side of runway threshold

43
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What color are taxiway edge lights?

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Blue

44
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What color are taxiway centerline lights?

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Green

45
Q

Where can information about the type or status of lighting systems be found?

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Chart supplement (AFD)
Approach plates
NOTAMs

46
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How does pilot-controlled lighting work?

A

Key mic on specified frequency 7 times for maximum brightness
Key mic 5 or 3 times within 5 seconds to reduce brightness

CFI (800) (17 decks)

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