Planning, Construction & Environmental (2013) Flashcards by Kristen Elder

IT systems need to consider these factors:

compatability and integration
safety & security
scalability
usability

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Four levels of system plans:

NPIAS
statewide system planning
Regional/metro system planning
airport master plans

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How many airports are in NPIAS?

3,400

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The NPIAS report identifies development eligible for federal funding for the next _____ years, including estimated amounts, but it does not prioritize or approve.

10 years (but it’s continually upadted)

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Primary purpose of airport system planning is to understand teh interrrelationship of what?

airports in a specific region

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What does ACIP do?

FAA planning tool for identifying and prioritizing critical airport development and capital needs in National Airspace System

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What does the FAA like to see with a master plan?

Public involvement – especially open houses

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What needs to be considered in any regional plan?

intermodal transport needs

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What document must be up to date to receive federal funding?

ALP

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This document provides short, medium and long term (20 years) strategy for development of an aiprort.

Master Plan

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This part of the Master Plan provides a graphical presentation of the airport and its anticipated land uses in its vicinity.

Airport Layout Plan

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Are Master Plans approved by the FAA?

No, they’re submitted to the FAA, but only ALPs are approved.

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Products of a Master Plan:

Technical Report
Summary repport
ALP
Web page
public information kit

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What document is an appropriate alternative to a full master plan when the fundamental assumptions of a master plan have not been changed?

ALP Update

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Reasons to udpate an ALP:

to receive federal funding
when you’re considering a new project
as an alternative to master plan in some cases

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What are some early phases of a drafting a master plan?

hiring a consultant
consider environmental issues
get public involvement

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In reference to a master plan, what does “existing conditions” mean?

inventory (historical look at airfield, airspace, aviation activity, pax facilities, GA, cargo, parking, utilities, weather, demographics, etc.)

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What is the critieria for an airport to be in the NPIAS?

part of state system plan
community more than 30 min from nearest NPIAS airport
forecasted at least 10 based aircraft in next 5 years
having an eligible public sponsor

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What FARs are NPIAS tied to?

Parts 151 and 152

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How many airports are in the U.S.?

approx 20,000 (26% public use, 74% private use)

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How are projects in the NPIAS categorized?

purpose
physical component
type of work

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What elements are included in a master plan?

pre-planning
public involvement
environmental considerations
existing conditions (inventory)
forecasts
facility requirements
alternatives
ALP
facilities implementation plan
financial feasibility analysis

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TAF

termainal area forecast

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What does the Brooks Act do?

must select most qualified consultant and have a fair process

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SOQ

Statement of Qualifications

RFQ

Request for Qualifications

RFP

Request or Proposals

What type of contract pricing does the FAA want when hiring a consultant to prepare a master plan?

fixed price (cost + % okay, but cost + % of cost not allowed)

How long are short, medium and long term forecasts?

short = 1-5 years; medium = 6-10 years; long = 10+ years

Regression analysis, trend anlaysis (historical pattern), market share analysis (% of state/regional/national forecasts), and smoothing are methods of what?

Forecasting

Name two committees that facilitate public involvement in the development of a master plan:

Technical advisory committee and Citizen's advisory committe

An aircraft operation is defined as:

a takeoff and landing

A forecast of AIA is what?

Annual Instrument Approaches (planning or upgrading navaids or landing systems)

What are local operations?

arrivals and departures within sight of the tower

How is design hour demand calculated?

peak hour, average day, peak month

What's on the ALP cover sheet?

signature blocks, airport location maps

What's on the ALP Sheet?

everything EXCEPT land use, airspace, parcels and noise contours

What's on the ALP data sheet?

windrose, critical aircraft

What's on the ALP Airport Airspace Drawing?

Part 77 surfaces

What's on th ALP inner portion of the approach surface drawing?

expanded airspace drawing (RPZs)

What's on the ALP on and off airport land use drawing?

designates zoning

What's on the ALP Exhibit A?

off airport parcels (when and how they were aquired) plus noise contours

Define the AMA

Aircraft Movement Area (tower controlled--rwys and twys)

Define Aircraft Operations Area

movement and non-movement areas

What is a buffer zone around a runway or taxiway called (suitable for aircraft in emergency)?

safety area (nothing in there unless it's "fixed by function" and frangible...break point not higher than 3"), must be inspected daily

How big is the runway safety areas?

1,000' at each end, 250' wide

What color(s) are runway edge lights?

white in middle section, amber for last 2,000'

What color(s) are runway centerline lights?

white in middle section, red/white at 3,000' remaining, red at 1,000' remaining

What color(s) are taxiway edge and centerline lights?

edge lights are blue, centerline lights are green

When are the various high/med/low intensity lighting used on runways?

high=precision, medium=non-precision, low=visual

What are the components of an Approach Lighting System?

1. sequence flashing lights ("chase the rabit") 2. approach lights (surround cross bars) 3. crossbar lights (used to level wings) 4. REILs 5. VASI/PAPI

REILS

runway end identifier lights

ODALS

omnidirectional approach lights (7 flashing lights in approach area of non-precision rwy--visible from any direction)

What percentage of aircraft accidents on airport remain in safety area?

90%

EMAS

engineered material arresting system

What are the 3 basic types of approaches?

visual, non-precision, precision

What color are runway threshold lights?

green at one end, red at other end (depending upon landing direction)

How many rwy/twy lights have to be out for a NOTAM to be issued?

Over 10% or more than 3 in a row

At what visibility is SMGCS and Runway Visual Range implemented?

1,200'

What color is the rotating beacon identifying an airport?

white and green (civil airports)

AF/D

Airport Facilities Directory

What kind of signs are red?

mandatory signs

What kind of signs are black with yellow letters?

location signs

What kind of signs are yellow with black letters?

direction and destination signs

What type of airfield signs have an arrow?

direction

What are the surface markings on runways?

1. threshold 2. rwy identifier 3. TDZ markers 4. aiming point 5. side stripes

What runway markings does a visual approach runway have?

identifier only

What runway markings does a non-precision approach rwy have?

identifier, threshold

The number of runway threshold bars vary from what to what?

4 stripes (60' wide) or 16 stripes (200' wide)

Demarcation bar

YELLOW boundary line between runway threshold and stopway, blast pad or taxiway

What color is the typical displaced threshold bar?

white

LAHSO

land and hold short operations

This marking is designed to visually assist pilots in determining airport traffic pattern while in flight.

segmented circle

Class A airspace

18,000 to 60,000, must be IFR

Class B airspace

upside down wedding cake, surrounds major aiports, special operating rules

Class C airspace

10 mile radius, ATC provides vectoring, and sequencing

Class D airspace

5 mile radius, up to 2,500' (ATCT airport or uncontrolled airport with instrument approach)

Class E airspace

controlled (above 60,000'_

Class G

uncontrolled

VMC

visual meteorological conditions

IMC

instrument meterological conditions

TERPs

Terminal Instrument Procedures (info about landing and taking off at a certain airport)

departure procedure (defined flight path)

STAR

Standard Terminal ARrival

AIM

aeronautical information manual (light gun signal definitions found there for the tower to communicate with aircraft or vehicle without radios or failed radios)

ASR

airport surveillance radar (60 mile radius of airport, used in TRACONs)

RADAR

radio detection and ranging

ARSR

air route surveillance radar (used for en route)

ASDE

Airport surface detection equipment (ground), ASDE-X shows location and vehicle/aicraft up to 5 miles out

PRM

precision runway monitoring - allows simultaneous approaches on parallel runwasy not closer than 4,300'

PAR

precision approach radar (military)

What are transponders?

beacon device on aircraft transmits data on position

Primary Surface

200' beyond rwy ends, 250-1,000' wide (visual, precision)

Horizontal Surface

150' above runway, extending out 10,000'

Conical Surface

starts where horizontal surface ends, 20:1 slope for 4,000'

Approach Surface

up to 50,000' at 20:1 slope up to 50:1 slope

Transitional Surface

7:1 slope starting from primary surface up to horizontal

Standard glideslope descent ratio:

1' descent for every 20' above ground

Areas underlying the innermost portions of the runway approach zones.

Runway Protection Zones (RPZs)

Peak hourly volume

3-5% of annual pax voume (used in terminal planning)

Class I airport

scheduled large (31+ seats) and small (9-30 seats), and unscheduled large

Class II airport

scheduled small (9-30 seats) and unscheduled large (31+)

Class III airport

scheduled small (9-30 seats)

Class IV airport

unscheduled large