Phase 1: Block 7 - Airfield and Flight Deck Familiarization

Question 0

What PPE is required when working on the flight line?

Answer 0

Steel-toed boots, cranial, goggles and leather gloves.

Question 1

What is a runway?

Answer 1

Paved area used for aircraft takeoff and landing.

Question 2

What are threshold markings?

Answer 2

Parallel stripes (12ft wide and 150ft long) on the ends of a runway that designate the landing area.

Question 3

What is an overrun area?

Answer 3

Paved or un-paved section on the ends of a runway. Used to provide a deceleration area for aborting or overshooting aircraft.

Question 4

What is an MA-1 Series Overrun Barrier?

Answer 4

A barrier designed to stop tricycle landing gear equipped aircraft not equipped with tail hooks.

Question 5

In case of an aborted takeoff or an emergency overrun landing. The MA-1 Series Overrun barrier is always in what status?

Answer 5

Standby

Question 6

What is the purpose of emergency shore based recovery equipment?

Answer 6

Used during in-flight emergencies that require stopping the aircraft in the shortest distance possible during landing. To minimize the chance of injury to pilot or aircrew and damage to the aircraft

Question 7

What is a taxiway?

Answer 7

Paved area used for aircraft to move between parking aprons, runways and airfield services.

Question 8

What is a parking apron?

Answer 8

Open paved area adjacent to hangars, fuel and other services (often called the flight line). Used for parking, servicing and loading aircraft.

Question 9

What is a compass calibration pad (compass rose)?

Answer 9

Paved area in a magnetically quiet where the aircraft compass is calibrated.

Question 10

How are runways numbered?

Answer 10

Runways are normally numbered in relation to their magnetic heading rounded off to the nearest 10 degrees.

Question 11

For two runways whose center lines run parallel. What designator, along side their magnetic heading is used to identify them?

Answer 11

L or R

Question 12

What is an airfield rotating beacon?

Answer 12

A rotating beacon used to identify airports day or night in below visual flight rules (VFR) weather conditions.

Question 13

Military airfield rotating beacons are identified by what?

Answer 13

One green and two white rotating lights.

Question 14

What PPE is required while on the flight deck?

Answer 14

Flight deck steel toed safety shoes, protective jersey, cranial impact helmet, protective goggles and leather gloves.

Question 15

On the flight deck, who wheres yellow jerseys?

Answer 15

Aircraft Handling Officer, Flight Deck Officer, Catapult Officer, Bos’n, Arresting Gear Officer and Plane Directors.

Question 16

On the flight deck, who wheres white jerseys?

Answer 16

Safety department, Air Transport Office, Landing Signal Officer, Squadron Plane Inspectors (Troubleshooters) and medical.

Question 17

On the flight deck, who wheres brown jerseys?

Answer 17

Plane Captains

Question 18

On the flight deck, who wheres blue jerseys?

Answer 18

Aircraft Handling and Chock Crewman and Elevator Operators.

Question 19

On the flight deck, who wheres green Jerseys?

Answer 19

Catapult and Arresting Gear personnel, Squadron Aircraft Maintenance personnel, Helicopter Landing Signal Enlisted-man and Photographers.

Question 20

On the flight deck, who wheres red jerseys?

Answer 20

Crash and Salvage, Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Ordnance Handling Personnel.

Question 21

On the flight deck, who wheres purple jerseys?

Answer 21

Aviation fuel crew

Question 22

What marking identifies Purple K Powder (PKP) at locations where coaming are present?

Answer 22

A 12 inch wide red stripe with a white 3 inch high “PKP” stenciled in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming.

Question 23

What marking identifies Purple K Powder (PKP) at locations where coaming are not present?

Answer 23

A white 18 inch diameter circle on the flight deck with red 5 inch high painted “PKP” letters.

Question 24

What marking identifies Saltwater Stations at locations where coaming said are present?

Answer 24

An 18 inch wide red stripe with a yellow 3 inch high “W” stenciled in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming.

Question 25

What marking identifies Saltwater Stations at locations where coamings are not present?

Answer 25

A red 18 by 18 inch triangle on the flight deck with a yellow painted “W”.

Question 26

What marking identifies CO2 Bottle Stowage at locations where coamings are present?

Answer 26

A 12 inch wide red stripe with a white 3 inch high “CO2” stenciled in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming.

Question 27

What marking identifies CO2 Bottle Stowage at locations where coamings are not present?

Answer 27

A white 18 inch diameter circle on the flight deck with red 5 inch high painted “CO2” letters.

Question 28

What marking identifies an AFFF station at locations where coamings are present?

Answer 28

An 18 inch wide green stripe with a white 3 inch high “AFFF” stenciled in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming.

Question 29

What marking identifies an AFFF station at locations where coamings are not present?

Answer 29

A green 18 inch triangle on the flight deck with white 3 inch high painted “AFFF” letters.

Question 30

What marking identifies a Bomb Jettison Ramp designated for loose ordinance?

Answer 30

4 inch wide alternating red and yellow stripes with a centered 12 inch black facsimile of a bomb and a yellow stripe painted over the edge of the deck at both ends of the ramp.

Question 31

What marking identifies a Steam Smothering station at locations where coamings are present?

Answer 31

An 18 inch black stripe with a white 3 inch “STEAM” stenciled in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming.