Taxiing Flashcards
Taxiways are given letter _______
designators as opposed to number designators, and are painted with yellow markings instead of white ones
Taxiways will have solid yellow stripes mark _______
the center, and at larger airports, double yellow lines mark the edge
To help you get around the airport, airports will use ________
taxiway signs and markings
Taxiway markings are used when _______
regular signs do not exist, or to supplement the signs
Taxiway location signs have a _______
black background, with yellow text, and a yellow border. These show you the designation of the taxiway that you are currently on. Often, you will see these signs in conjunction with direction signs or runway position holding signs
Direction signs have a _______
yellow background with black text that indicates the designation of each intersecting taxiway and includes an arrow indicating the turn required to get onto that taxiway
Runway holding position markings or hold short lines indicate _______
when an aircraft is supposed to stop when approaching a runway. They consist of four yellow lines, 2 solid and 2 dashed extending across the width of the taxiway. The solid are always on the side on where the aircraft is supposed to hold. This means that the solid are on the taxiway side and the dashed on the runway side.
If you are on the side with solid lines, _______
you must have permission to cross the hold short lines. But if you are instead on the side with the dashed lines, no permission is needed to cross, but you must check the whole plane is past the solid lines before stopping.
If you are flying out of an airport with an operating control tower, you will be required to _______
get taxi instructions prior to taxiing to the active runway.
Typically, ground control will give you _______
the most direct taxi route available to the runway
Taxi clearance is organized as follows:
- Taxi destination. If you are taxiing out for takeoff, this will most likely be a runway assignment.
