Section 2 - Airport Layout, Traffic Organization and Lighting

Question 1

What is an aerodrome?

Answer 1

An aerodrome is any area used for the arrival, departure, movement or servicing of an aircraft.

Question 2

What is an airport?

Answer 2

An airport is an aerodrom that has an airport certificate in effect. All airports are aerodromes, but not all aerodromes are airports

Question 3

What is the manoeuvering area?

Answer 3

The manoeuvring area is used for taking off and landing. Includes all taxiways and runways. DOES NOT INCLUDE APRONS!

Question 4

What is the movement area?

Answer 4

The movement area includes the manoeuring area AND the apron. It is any surface that is used for the movement of aircraft.

Question 5

How are runways numbered?

Answer 5

Runways are numbered to correspond to the compass direction in relation to magnetic north. Each runway side is the recirpocal of the other

Question 6

What is ground traffic?

Answer 6

Ground traffic is all traffic (excluding aircraft) on the manoeuvrung areas. Ex: Snow Removal, Runway inspection, Fuelers etc.

Question 7

Does a Flight Service Specialist have authority to move aircraft?

Answer 7

No. FSS can only issue instructions to ground traffic

Question 8

Can ATC provide instructions to ground traffic?

Answer 8

Yes, ATC provides instructions to both aircraft and ground traffic

Question 9

The Pilot in Command of an aircraft operating at or in the vicinity of an aerodrome shall:

Answer 9

1. Observe aerodrome traffic for the purpose of avoiding a collision
2. Conform to or avoid the pattern of traffic formed by other aircraft in operation
3. Make all turns to the left when in a controlled circuit, unless otherwise specified
4. Comply with and operating instructions in the CFS
5. Where practicable, land and take off into the wind unless authorized by ATC
6. Maintain a continous listening watch on the proper frequency, or keep watch for visual instructions issued by ATC
7. In controlled airspace, obtain appropriate clearance to taxi, take off and land at the aerodrome

Question 10

Where would you find the Noise Abatement procedures for a specified airport?

Answer 10

CFS

Question 11

What is a Precision Approach?

Answer 11

An instrument approach using Azimuth (Vertical) and Glide Path (Lateral) information

Question 12

What is a Non-precision approach?

Answer 12

An instrument approach using the aircraft Azimuth (Vertical) information only

Question 13

Lights installed at the top of buildings, towers and equipment to warn pilots are called:

Answer 13

Obstruction Lights

Question 14

Lights used to identify the touchdown zone for landing are called:

Answer 14

Runway Touchdown Lights

Question 15

What are RTILs?

Answer 15

Runway Threshhold Identification Lights

Question 16

What colour are:
1. Taxiway Edge lights
2. Taxiway Centerline lights
3. Rapid-Exit taxiway lights

Answer 16

1. Blue
2. Yellow
3. Alternating Yellow and Green

Question 17

Where would you find lighting information for a given airport?

Answer 17

In the CFS or the CAP (Canada Air Pilot)

Question 18

What are some of the procedures and requirements relating to Noise Abatement?

Answer 18

1. Preferntial Runways
2. Minimum Noise Rules
3. Hours when Aircraft Operations are prohibited or restricted
4. Arrival Procedures
5. Departure Procedures
6. Duration of Flights
7. Proibition or Restriction of training flights
   VFR or visual approaches
8. Simulated approach procedures
9. Minimum altitude for the operation of aircraft in the vicinity of the aerodrome