Airfield/flight Deck Familiarization/handling Fundamentals

Front 1

Required flight line safety equipment?

Back 1

Flight deck (steel-toed) boots

Cranial impact helmet

Protective eye goggles

Leather gloves

Front 2

Runways

Back 2

Paved areas for aircraft takeoff are landing.

Front 3

Threshold Markings

Back 3

Parallel stripes on the ends of runways that designate the landing area. 12 ft wide by 150 ft long.

Front 4

Overrun Area

Back 4

area at the end of runways for aborting and overshooting aircrafts to decelerate.

Front 5

MA-1 Series Overrun Barrier

Back 5

Stops tricycle landing gear aircraft not equipped with tail hooks.

Front 6

Emergency Shore Based Recovery Equipment

Back 6

Used during in-flight emergencies to stop the airplane during landing in the shortest distance possible.

Front 7

Taxiways

Back 7

Paved areas for aircraft to move between parking aprons, runways, and airfield services.

Front 8

Parking apron

Back 8

Used for parking, servicing, and loading aircraft

Front 9

Compass calibration pad

Back 9

Compass rose: magnetically quiet area to calibrate the aircraft compass.

Front 10

Runway numbering system

Back 10

Numbered in relation to their magnetic heading rounded to the nearest 10 degrees. 250 degree is runway 25.

Front 11

Runeway numbered if 2 runways are parallel? 3?

Back 11

25L and 25R; 25L 25C 25R

Front 12

Airfield rotating beacon

Back 12

Used to identify airports location. Rotates clockwise at constant speed. Military: 2 white lights and 1 green flashing 12 -15 times per minute.

Front 13

Required flight deck safety equipment?

Back 13

Flight deck(steel-toed) safety boots

Protective Jersey

Cranial impact helmet

Protective eye goggles

Leather gloves

Front 14

Color codes for jerseys

Back 14

Yellow

White

Brown

Blue

Green

Red

Purple

Front 15

Yellow jersey

Back 15

Plane director

Flight deck officer

Catapult officer

Air bos'n

Arresting gear officer

Aircraft handling officer

Front 16

White Jerseys

Back 16

Landing signal officer,

Medical

Air transport officer,

Safety dept.

Squadron plane inspectors

Front 17

Brown jersey

Back 17

Plane captains

Front 18

Blue jerseys

Back 18

Aircraft handling

Chock crewman,

Elevator operators

Front 19

Green jerseys

Back 19

Photographers

Squadron aircraft maintainers

Catapult and arresting gear personnel.

Helicopter landing signal enlisted-man

Front 20

Flight deck firefighting agents

Back 20

PKP

Saltwater stations

CO2

AFFF Stations

Bomb jettison ramp

Steam smothering

Front 21

PKP markings?

Back 21

Coaming: 12 in wide red stripe with

3 in white "PKP" in center.

No Coaming: 18 in white diameter circle

5 in red "PKP"

Front 22

Saltwater Station marking

Back 22

Coaming: 18 in wide red stripe with 3 in yellow "W" in center.

No Coaming: 18 in sides red triangle

Yellow "W"

Front 23

CO2 Bottle Stowage marking?

Back 23

Coaming: 12 in wide red stripe

3 in white "CO2"

No coaming: 18 in white diameter circle

5 in red "CO2"

Front 24

AFFF station marking

Back 24

Coaming: 18 in wide green stripe

3 in white "AFFF"

No Coaming: 18 in green square

3 in white "AFFF"

Front 25

Bomb Jettison Ramp marking?

Back 25

Yellow stripe both ends of ramp opening; alternating 4 in wide red and yellow stripes

12 in black facsimile of a bomb centered.

Front 26

Steam smothering marking?

Back 26

18 in black stripe

3 in white "STEAM"

Front 27

What is SE?

Back 27

Support Equipment: service, test, and troubleshoot aircraft systems.

Front 28

Danger areas for aviation?

Back 28

Intakes, exhausts, flight controls, compressed gases, cryogenics, explosives, hazmat, eye, hearing, etc.

Front 29

Grounding air craft procedures?

Back 29

Strap to certified static ground, then to the aircraft grounding receptacle.

Front 30

Why static ground the windshield?

Back 30

Builds and stores up to 100,000 volts during flight.

Front 31

Types of tie-downs?

Back 31

Initial

Normal weather

Moderate weather

Heavy weather

Front 32

Initial tie down

Back 32

Up to 45 knots

Minimum 6 chains

Used prior to, in between, or after a flight

Front 33

Normal weather tie down

Back 33

Up to 45 knots

9 chains

Front 34

Moderate weather tie down

Back 34

46-60 knots

14 chains

Front 35

Heavy weather tie down

Back 35

>60 knots

20 chains

Front 36

Aircraft critical walkways that cannot be walked on are identified by?

Back 36

"NO STEP"

Front 37

Mandatory hand signals regardless of aircraft?

Back 37

Emergency stop; waving arms in X

Front 38

Towing speed shall not exceed?

Back 38

5 mph or speed of slowest walker.

Front 39

How many personnel to move an aircraft?

Back 39

6-10

Front 40

Positions of personnel moving an aircraft are?

Back 40

Move Director

Brake rider

Chock Walker

Safety observer

Tractor driver

Front 41

Move director

Back 41

Overall responsible for the move and crew.

Front 42

Brake rider

Back 42

Conducts pre-move inspection of brake system and aircraft.

Front 43

Chock walker

Back 43

Responsible for removing, carrying, and installing the wheel chocks.

Front 44

Safety Observer

Back 44

Positioned at the wing tips and tail.

Ensures aircraft is ready to be towed and ample clearance for the aircraft.

Front 45

Tractor driver

Back 45

Responsible for the safe and slow movement of aircraft from hook up to parking.

Front 46

Emergency Shore Based Recovery System

Back 46

Arrest and stop aircraft in the shortest distance possible to minimize accident.

Front 47

Safety Hazard Areas

Back 47

Intakes

Exhaust (engine and APU)

Propellers

Rotor Blades

Hot Brakes

Front 48

Air Navigation Components

Back 48

Wind Indicator

Airfield Rotating Beacon

Tower Visual Communications

TACAN

GPS

Instrument Landing System(ILS)

VHF Omnidirectional Range(VOR)

Front 49

Wind Indicator

Back 49

Provides wind direction and velocity

Front 50

TACAN

Back 50

A

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D

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Front 51

Instrument Landing System (ILS?

Back 51

Provides approach path for exact alignment and descent for aircraft on final approach to a runway.

Front 52

VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR)

Back 52

Radio facility providing course info to aircraft . 108MHz - 117.95HZ

Uses Morse code for identification.

+/- degree accuracy

Front 53

GPS provides?

Back 53

Position, velocity, and time data.

Front 54

Satellite vehicles

Back 54

24 operational satellites in 6 circular orbits 10,900 miles above earth

Incline angle of 55E with a 12 hour period.

Spaced apart so minimum 4 satellites can be seen.

Front 55

GPS consists of what 3 independent segments?

Back 55

Satellite Segment

Ground Segment

User Segment

Front 56

Red jerseys

Back 56

Crash and salvage

EOD

Ordnance handling personnel

Front 57

Purple jerseys

Back 57

Aviation fuel crew

Front 58

Tower visual communications

Back 58

Coordination device between radar controller and control tower. Uses sequences of lights and switches.

Front 59

How to approach brakes?

Back 59

Fore and aft, never from the side. Explosion will follow the line of axle