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What is the Length and Width of Accident Potential Zone II? |
7,000 ft Long 3,000 Ft Wide |
Same Width as Clear Zone What are the skill levels? Starting with 3 |
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What is the length and width of the Grated Area? |
1,000 ft long 3,000 ft wide |
Within the clear zone Same length as Overrun |
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What is the width of a Class B runway built for a B-52? |
300 ft |
B-52 is a large aircraft |
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What is the length and width of Accident Potential Zone 1? |
Length is 3,000 ft wide 5,000 ft long |
Same width as Clear Zone What are the skill levels? |
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What is the length and width of the Clear Zone? |
3,000 ft by 3,000 ft |
Same height and width |
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What is the total width of the shoulder of a class B runway? |
200 ft |
Paved and unpaved |
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What is the length of a class B runways overrun? |
1,000 ft |
Same as the length between Runway Distance Markers |
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If one of two Parallel IFR runways is departure only, how many feet separate them? |
2,500 ft |
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What are the three classifications of runways? |
Class A, Class B, and VTOL |
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What is the width of the paved shoulder of a Class B runway for fighter aircraft? |
10ft |
Needs less space than most aircraft |
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If one of two parallel runways are VFR, how many feet should separate them? |
1,000 feet from centerline to centerline |
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Who determines the length of a class B runway? |
MAJCOM |
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What is the width of the paved shoulder of a Class B runway designed for B-52 aircraft? |
10 ft |
Runway is wider so it doesn't need as wide of a paved shoulder. |
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How many feet should separate two IFR arrival and departure parallel runways? |
4,300 ft |
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Who designed the runway classification system? |
The Secretary of Defense |
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What is the width of the paved shoulder of a Class B runway? |
25 ft |
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If parallel runways have a parallel taxiway between them, how far apart should the runways be? |
2,075 ft |
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What is the length and width of the Mandatory Zone of Frangibility? |
3,000 ft long from each end 500 ft wide |
Same length as clear zone 250 ft from center line |
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What is the width of a class B runway? |
150 ft |
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What is the width of a class B runway designed for B-52 aircraft? |
300 ft |
Double the standard size |
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What is the lateral width of the conical surface? |
7,000 ft |
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What is the height/elevation of the inner horizontal surface? |
150 ft |
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What does a rotary wing runway allow for an aircraft? |
Allows helicopters to roll quickly to a stop. |
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Define CH in regards to helicopters. |
Cargo Helicopter |
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Define HH in regards to Helicopters. |
Heavy Helicopter |
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Define UH in regards to helicopters. |
Utility Helicopter |
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Define AH in regards to helicopters. |
Attack helicopter |
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Define OH in regards to helicopters. |
Observation Helicopter |
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What is the basic length of a Rotary Wing Runway? |
1,600 ft |
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What are the dimensions of a standard VFR helipad? |
100 ft by 100 ft |
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What are the dimensions of the primary surface for a standard VFR helipad? |
300 ft by 300 ft |
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What is the APZ I length for a VFR helipad? |
800 ft |
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What is the APZ I width of a standard VFR helipad? |
300 ft wide |
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What are the dimensions of the Approach Departure surface for a standard VFR Helipad? |
Start 300 ft wide end 600ft wide Length is 1,200 ft Slope is 8:1 |
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What is a hover-point? |
An area used for helicopters to stand by when waiting to take off or land. |
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What is the purpose of a rotary wing landing lane? |
The same as a rotary wing runway but for multiple helicopters to take off and land at once. |
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What are the dimensions of a rotary-wing landing lane? |
75 ft wide 1,600 ft long |
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What is the primary surface for a VFR rotary wing landing lane? |
300 ft wide with landing length the length of the landing landing lane plus 225 ft |
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How far is each touchdown zone point spaced on a rotary wing landing lane? |
The minimum is 4 touch down points spaced 400 ft apart |
Length of landing lane is 1,600 ft |
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What is the width of a rotary wing runway? |
75 ft |
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What is the runway lateral clearance zone for a rotary wing runway? |
300 ft total or 150 ft from center line |
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When are VFR Helipads used? |
When there will never be a need for IFR. |
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When are limited use helipads used? |
For special purposes Ex: hospital |
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When is the IFR helipad used? |
When the airfield doesn't already have precision instruments |
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Are above ground helipads authorized in the Air Force? |
No |
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Who would you go through to request an above ground helipad? |
MAJCOM |
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What is the word for a helipad located on the ground? |
Subgrade |
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What is a parking pad and where should it be located? |
Next to a helipad without conflicting with imaginary surfaces |
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What is the basic length of a Rotary Wing Runway? |
1,600 ft |
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What are the dimensions of a standard VFR helipad? |
100 ft by 100 ft |
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What are the dimensions of the primary surface for a standard VFR helipad? |
300 ft by 300 ft |
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What is the APZ I length for a VFR helipad? |
800 ft |
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What is the APZ I width of a standard VFR helipad? |
300 ft wide |
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What are the dimensions of the Approach Departure surface for a standard VFR Helipad? |
Start 300 ft wide end 600ft wide Length is 1,200 ft Slope is 8:1 |
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What is a hover-point? |
An area used for helicopters to stand by when waiting to take off or land. |
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What is the purpose of a rotary wing landing lane? |
The same as a rotary wing runway but for multiple helicopters to take off and land at once. |
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What are the dimensions of a rotary-wing landing lane? |
75 ft wide 1,600 ft long |
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What is the primary surface for a VFR rotary wing landing lane? |
300 ft wide with landing length the length of the landing landing lane plus 225 ft |
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How far is each touchdown zone point spaced on a rotary wing landing lane? |
The minimum is 4 touch down points spaced 400 ft apart |
Length of landing lane is 1,600 ft |
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What is the width of a rotary wing runway? |
75 ft |
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What is the runway lateral clearance zone for a rotary wing runway? |
300 ft total or 150 ft from center line |
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When are VFR Helipads used? |
When there will never be a need for IFR. |
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When are limited use helipads used? |
For special purposes Ex: hospital |
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When is the IFR helipad used? |
When the airfield doesn't already have precision instruments |
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Are above ground helipads authorized in the Air Force? |
No |
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Who would you go through to request an above ground helipad? |
MAJCOM |
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What is the word for a helipad located on the ground? |
Subgrade |
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What is a parking pad and where should it be located? |
Next to a helipad without conflicting with imaginary surfaces |
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What is the width between inside edges of the inner horizontal surface? |
30,000 ft |
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What is the width between inside edges of the inner horizontal surface? |
30,000 ft |
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What is the radius of the inner horizontal surface? |
7,500 ft |
From centerline to end |
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What is the elevation of the horizontal portion of the Approach Departure Clearance Surface? |
500 ft |
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What is the elevation of the horizontal portion of the Approach Departure Clearance Surface? |
500 ft |
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What is the width of the end of the horizontal portion of the Approach Departure Clearance Surface? |
16,000 ft |
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What is the elevation of the horizontal portion of the Approach Departure Clearance Surface? |
500 ft |
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What is the width of the end of the horizontal portion of the Approach Departure Clearance Surface? |
16,000 ft |
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What is the width of the start of the horizontal portion of the Approach Departure Clearance Surface? |
9,000 ft |
Same as the end of the sloped portion. |
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What is the length of the horizontal portion of the Approach Departure Clearance Surface? |
25,000 ft |
Same length as sloped portion |
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What is the length of the sloped portion of the Approach Departure Clearance Surface? |
25,000 ft |
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What is the length of the sloped portion of the Approach Departure Clearance Surface? |
25,000 ft |
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What is the elevation of the end of the Approach Departure Clearance Surface? |
500 ft |
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What is the width of the end of the sloped portion of the approach departure clearance surface? |
9,000 ft |
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What is the width of the start of the Approach Departure Clearance Surface? |
2,000 ft |
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How far from the runway end does the Conical surface go? |
14,500 ft from runway end |
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Describe the Outer Horizontal Surface. |
-Starts at conical surface - from start to end is 30,000 ft - elevation is 500 ft |
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What imaginary surface starts where the inner horizontal surface ends? |
Conical surface |
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What imaginary surface begins where the conical surface ends? |
Outer Horizontal Surface |
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How far does the outer horizontal surface go from the end of the runway? |
44,500 ft |
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What is the elevation of the outer horizontal surface? |
500 ft |
Same as the ending elevation of conical the surface |
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Describe the transitional surface. |
- Starts at primary surface - 1,000 ft from center line - Continues until hits 150ft or when it intersects the inner horizontal, conical or outer horizontal surface. -7:1 ratio |
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Where does the transitional surface start? |
At the primary surface |
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Where does the transitional surface end? |
When it intersects the inner horizontal surface, conical surface, or outer horizontal surface, or when it reaches the elevation of 150 ft |
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What is the slope of the transitional surface? |
7:1 ratio |
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What is the slope of the Approach departure clearance surface? |
50:1 |
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How many feet should an object such as a tree, stay below the imaginary surface. |
10 ft |
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How do you calculate if an object intersects with an imaginary surface? |
Height equals distance distance divided by slope. |
H=D/S |
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When calculating if and object intersects with and imaginary surface and it sits within the approach departure clearance zone what do you do? Why? |
Add 200 ft
The Approach departure clearance zone starts 200 ft from the RWY threshold |
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What is the total length of the approach departure clearance surface? |
50,000 ft |
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Where does the approach departure clearance surface start? |
200 ft from the end of the runway. |
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What two parts make up the approach departure clearance surface? |
Horizontal and sloped |
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Describe the dimensions of the Conical Surface. |
- 7,000 ft from inner horizontal surface - 20:1 ratio - starting elevation is 150 ft - ending elevation is 500 ft |
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How for does the Conical Surface go starting from the Inner Horizontal Surface? |
7,000 ft |
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What is the slope of the Conical Surface? |
20:1 ratio |
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What is the starting elevation of the Conical Surface? |
150 ft |
Starts at the end of the inner horizontal surface |
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What is the ending elevation of the Conical Surface? |
500 ft |
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What is the width of a class A taxiway?
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50 ft
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What is the width of a class B taxiway?
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75 ft |
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Larger taxiways are not standard, how large must it be to require signs on both sides?
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Over 150 ft
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What is the total width of a class B taxiway shoulder?
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50 ft |
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What is the width of the paved portion of a class B taxiway shoulder?
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25 ft |
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What is the width of the paved portion of a class B taxiway for a fighter aircraft? |
10 ft
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What is the width of the paved portion of a class B taxiway built for B-52 aircraft?
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50 ft
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What is the width of a rotary-wing taxiway?
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50 ft
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What is the width of the shoulder of a rotary-wing taxiway?
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25 ft |
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What is the width of the taxiway clearance zone? |
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When is a landing zone taxiway used?
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Deployed Locations |
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What is the width of a landing zone taxiway for fighter aircraft? |
The smallest length and width possible.
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What is the width of a landing zone taxiway used for C-130?
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What is the width a landing zone taxiway clearance zone for a C-130?
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95 ft |
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What is the width of a landing zone taxiway for a C-17?
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60 ft |
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What is the width of a landing zone taxiway clearance zone for a C-17? |
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What is the length of the paved and unpaved portion of a landing zone taxiway? |
10 ft |
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What are the siting requirements for a parking apron?
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- illuminated - spaced correctly not to hinder traffic |
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Fixed wing parking apron markings must follow which two rules?
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- follow wingtip clearance - rules for jet blast |
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Taxilanes connect which two areas?
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- parking apron - taxiway |
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Taxilanes are built keeping what in mind regarding aircraft?
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Aircraft turning capability
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What do we use departure sequencing for?
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To disperse jet blast |
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Where do we use departure sequencing?
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Departure and at warm-up pads |
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What is the highest velocity or temperature of jet blasts an aircraft can have when something is behind it?
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36 mph velocity or 100 degrees F
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What is a warm-up pad used for?
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For aircraft to hold position before departure
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Where is a warm-up pad located?
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Co-located with arm/de-arm pad and adjacent to approach departure end of the runway
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What surface must to ensure the warm-up pad does not violate?
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Approach Departure Clearance Surface |
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What is a power check pad used for? |
Engine Runs
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What is required at a power check pad?
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- Anchor or Mourning points - blast deflectors or suppression system - in location not to violate quiet hours |
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Where is the Arm/De-arm pad located?
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Adjacent to the approach and departure end of the runway
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What does the Arm/De-arm pad require?
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- access road - shack for maintainers - magnetically quiet |
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How many fighter aircraft is the arm/de-arm pad build for?
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4-6
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How far does the "Loading/uninhabited building zone" go for?
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What is a compass calibration pad used for? |
Pilots use to calibrate headings
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Compass Rows or CCP is another word for... |
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Where are the compass calibration pads located here on Kadena? |
Bravo North, and Alpha North
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What is a compass calibration pad required to be?
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Magnetically quiet
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What does a Hazardous Cargo Pad require?
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- shoulders - mouring points - electromagnetically quiet - nose block markings |
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Where is an alert pad located?
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What is an alert pad used for? |
(real world emergency) - Pilots standing by 24 hrs ready in 2 min or less |
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What does an alert pad have its own of?
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a taxiway |
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What is required at a wash rack to prevent flooding? |
curbs
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What is the purpose of a wash rack? |
to reduce fatigue of air craft |
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What is a Hangar Access apron?
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apron with hangar access |
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What is the clear zone of a hangar access apron? |
25 ft from hangar doors |
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What are the 10 things to look at during an inspection? |
-runways -taxiways -aprons -barriers -obstructions -construction -markings -signage -BASH -miscellaneous(security) |
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