Block 7 Airfield and Flight deck Familiarization Flashcards
What are the main safety guidelines
Being FOD free
Wearing PPE
Being qualified
Keeping your head on a swivel.
What are the required safety equipment for working on the flight line?
- Flight deck safety shoes
- Cranial impact helmet
- Protective eye goggles
- Leather gloves
What are runways?
Paved areas that are used for aircraft takeoff and landing
What are Threshold Markings?
Parallel stripes on the ends of the runways. The stripes are 12ft wide by 150 feet long and designate the landing area
What is the Overrun area?
Paved or unpaved section on the ends of the runways that provide a reasonably effective deceleration area for aborting or overshooting aircraft.
What are the MA-1 Series Overrun Barrier designed to do?
Stop tricycle landing gear equipped aircraft not equipped with tail hooks. For aborted takeoff or emergency overrun landing.
What is the Emergency shore based recovery equipment used for?
During in Flight emergencies that requires stopping the aircraft during landing in the shortest distance possible to minimize the chance of injury and damage.
What are Taxiways?
Paved areas for aircraft to move between parking aprons, runways, and airfield services.
What are Parking Aprons?
Open paved areas adjacent to hangers, fuel, services often called the flight line. Used for Parking, servicing, and loading aircraft.
What is a Compass calibration pad?
A paved area in a magnetically quiet area where the aircraft compass is calibrated.
Runway Numbering System
Numbered in relation to their magnetic heading rounded to the nearest 10 degrees. 2 runways the same will use L for left and R for right and C for Center if there is 3
What is the Airfield Rotation Beacon?
When the airport is below VFR weather conditions, day or night, the airport rotating beacon is used to identify the airports location. It rotates clockwise at a constant speed and use 2 white lights and one green flashing 12 to 15 times per minute.
What safety equipment is used on the flight deck?
- Flight deck safety shoes
- Protective Jersey
- Cranial impact helmet
- Protective eye goggles
- Leather gloves
Who wears Yellow Jerseys?
Aircraft Handling Officer, Flight Deck Officer, Catapult Officer, Air Bos’n, Arresting Gear Officer and Plane directors.
Who wears White Jerseys?
Safety Department, Air Transport Officer, Landing Signal Officer, Squadron Plane Inspectors and medical
