Navigation + Communication + Runway Lighting Flashcards
VHF is used for _____.
Air traffic control communication, and communication between aircraft.
A transmitter that automatically begins transmitting any time it is triggered by a severe impact:
ELT (emergency location transmitter)
At what megahertz does an ELT operate on?
121.5 MHz.
243 MHz
406.025 MHz.
Which navigation device is used to detect the directional location of a ground base relative to the nose of the aircraft?
Automatic direction finder.
(ADF)
This navigation instrument determines the exact distance between the aircraft and ground station:
Distance measuring equipment. (DME)
What nav system indicates the location of the aircraft directionally in relation to the ground station?
(Direction from the station)
Very high frequency Omni range navigation.
(VOR)
Which two navigation systems are used to provide a specific fix on a ground station?
VOR and DME
Which instrument combines a remote indicating compass with indicators from the ADF and the VOR?
Radio magnetic indicator.
(RMI)
What color tower light indicates “cleared for takeoff”?
Steady green
What color tower light indicates “cleared to taxi”?
Flashing green
What color tower light indicates “stop”?
Steady red
What color tower light indicates “taxi clear of the runway”?
Flashing red
What color tower light indicates “return to airport starting point”?
Flashing white
What color tower light indicates “use caution”?
Alternating red and green
Airport location is indicated by what?
Green/white or blue/white rotating beacon.
What color are runway taxiing lane lights?
Blue or green
VHF operates at what frequency range?
30-300MHz
AM and FM are acronyms for _______.
Amplitude modulation.
Frequency modulation.
What type of cable is used to connect antennas?
Shielded coaxial cables
What type of antenna is used to determine the heading to a station?
ADF fixed loop.
(Automatic direction finder)
What type of antenna uses the localizer instrument and indicates current location to find a heading?
VOR/LOC
What equipment identifies an aircraft?
Transponder
How often should a transponder be checked?
Every 24 months
What nav equipment is required by FAA?
Automatic dependent surveillance broadcast.
(ADS-B out)
What system indicates the distance to a ground station?
Distance measuring equipment.
(DME)
This equipment uses multiple radio station to plot a course:
LORAN
This system alerts the pilot of terrain conditions:
Terrain awareness warning system.
(TAWS)
Where is an aircraft’s radar located?
In the nose of the plane behind the radome.
What detects lightning/thunderstorms/static discharge?
Storm scope
What type of locational navigation system does not require ground stations?
GPS
What equipment replaces the need for a transponder and altitude encoder?
Automatic dependent surveillance broadcast.
(ADS-B out)
What is radar used to detect?
Terrain.
Altitude.
Weather.
What instrument is used to test ohms of static wicks?
Megohmeter. (Megger)
Flashing green light =
Cleared to taxi
Steady red light =
Stop
Steady green light =
Cleared for takeoff
Flashing red light =
Taxi clear of the runway
Flashing white light =
Return to starting point
Alternating red and green
light =
Use caution
