Runway Incursion Avoidance Flashcards
Runway incursion avoidance is the responsibility of ATC personnel only.
a) True.
b) False.
B) False.
When does runway incursion avoidance practice begin?
a) On preflight.
b) Before arriving to an ATC facility.
c) When contacting tower.
A) On preflight.
When issued taxi instructions at an airport to an assigned takeoff runway, are you automatically authorized to cross any runway that intersects your taxi route?
a) Yes.
b) No.
b) No
When receiving taxi instructions from a controller, pilots should always read back what information?
a) The runway assignment, any clearance to enter a specific runway, any instruction to hold short of a specific runway, or line up and wait.
b) ATIS information, any clearance to enter a specific runway, and any traffic advisories.
c) The runway assignment and any instructions to hold short of a runway.
A) The runway assignment, any clearance to enter a specific runway, any instruction to hold short of a specific runway, or line up and wait.
What is a major area that contributes to runway incursions?
a) Misunderstanding the given clearance, failure to communicate effectively.
b) Failure to navigate the airport correctly, unable to interpret airport signage.
c) All are correct.
C) All are correct.
Airport information signs, used to provide destination or information, have
a) black inscriptions on a yellow background.
b) yellow inscriptions on a black background.
c) white inscriptions on a black background.
A) black inscriptions on a yellow background.
Detailed investigations of runway incursions have identified
a) 2 major areas of contributing factors.
b) 4 major areas of contributing factors.
c) 3 major areas of contributing factors.
C) 3 major areas of contributing factors.
REL is the acronym for
a) Ramp entry lights.
b) Runway entrance lights.
c) Runway exit lights.
B) Runway entrance lights.
In the United States, there is an average of
a) 2 runway incursions every week.
b) 3 runway incursions every day.
c) 4 runway incursions every month.
B) 3 runway incursions every day.
Consider a sign with white text “15-33” on a red background. This sign is an example of…
a) runway heading notification signage.
b) a mandatory instruction sign.
c) an airport directional sign.
A) runway heading notification signage.
Takeoff hold lights (THL) are part of the
a) automatic runway status light system.
b) tower operated runway stop light system.
c) ground controller operated ramp status holding light system.
A) automatic runway status light system.
To reduce the possibility of a runway incursion, a pilot
a) should make good use the airport diagram – review complex intersections, airfield construction, and “hot spots.”
b) should maximize external lighting where practical and/or required.
c) All are correct.
C) All are correct.
When approaching taxiway holding lines from the side with the continuous lines, the pilot
a) may continue taxiing.
b) should not cross the lines without ATC clearance.
c) should continue taxiing until all parts of the aircraft have crossed the lines.
B) should not cross the lines without ATC clearance.
What is the purpose of the runway/runway hold position sign?
a) Denotes entrance to runway from a taxiway.
b) Denotes area protected for an aircraft approaching or departing a runway.
c) Denotes intersecting runways.
B) Denotes area protected for an aircraft approaching or departing a runway.
