Aerodromes

Question 1

What is an aerodrome

Answer 1

An area of land or water used for taking off or landing.

Question 2

When do Light beacons operate

Answer 2

Night and day in bad visibility

Question 3

How does an identification beacon work?

Answer 3

2 letter morse group every 12 seconds.

Question 4

What colour are beacons at civil and military aerodromes

Answer 4

Civil - green, Military - red

Question 5

How to aerodrome beacons work

Answer 5

Alternating-colour flash signal normally white/white or white/green.

Question 6

Is an aircraft allowed to taxi on the apron or anywhere on the aerodrome without permission

Answer 6

No

Question 7

Aerodrome traffic on the ground with engine running has to give way to…

Answer 7

Taking off, landing and any vehicle towing an aircraft

Question 8

When 2 aircraft on converging on the floor which must give right of way

Answer 8

The aircraft which has the other aircraft on the right of themselves.

Question 9

What is TORA

Answer 9

Take off runway available is the length of runway declared available for a plane to take off

Question 10

What is TODA

Answer 10

Take off distance available - TORA plus length of the clearway if provided.

Question 11

What is ASDA

Answer 11

Accelerate-stop distance available - TORA plus length of the stopway (if available)

Question 12

What is LDA

Answer 12

Landing distance available - length of the runway declared available for an plane landing (full runway)

Question 13

What is classified by damp

Answer 13

Surface shows a change in colour due to moisture

Question 14

What is classified as wet

Answer 14

Surface is soaked but there is no standing water

Question 15

What is classified as water patches

Answer 15

Significant patches of standing water are visible

Question 16

What is classified as flooded

Answer 16

Extensive standing water is visible

Question 17

How many wind stocks shall an aerodrome have

Answer 17

At least 1

Question 18

How shall wind stocks be seen and placed

Answer 18

Shall be seen from all aircraft on the ground and not be obstructed by any object

Question 19

What colour should runway markings be

Answer 19

White

Question 20

What colour should taxi markings be

Answer 20

Yellow

Question 21

How should runway threshold and wing bar lights be placed

Answer 21

They should be fixed unidirectional lights showing green in the direction of approach to the runway

Question 22

How many runway end lights should be equipped and where

Answer 22

At least 6 lights and not placed more than 3m from the end of the runway at a 90 degree angle

Question 23

What colour should aerodrome signs be

Answer 23

Mandatory signs should be white on a red background

Question 24

What colour should obstacle lights be

Answer 24

Low intensity(emergency vehicle) should be flashing yellow and high intensity should be flashing white

Question 25

Right hand circuit sign

Answer 25

Red and yellow striped arrow 90 degrees pointing in a clockwise directions means that it is a right hand circuit. If this is not available the green flag represents the right hand circuit and red flag represents left hand circuit.

Question 26

What is the special precautions sign

Answer 26

Red square panel with a single yellow cross signifies the state of the manoeuvring area is poor and precautions must be observed in approach and landing

Question 27

What is the landing prohibited sign

Answer 27

A red square with a yellow x cross shows landing isn’t allowed