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AirportsAirports Important Terms (Quiz):
ATC
Beacon
Controlled Airport
Uncontrolled Airport
Control Tower
FAA
FSS (Flight Service Station)
Heading
Noise Abatement
Ramp
Runway
Runway Heading
Segmented Circle
Taxi
Taxiway
Tetrahedron
Traffic Pattern
Wind Direction Indicators
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The Flight Profile The general profile followed by ALL airplane flights:
* indicated aircraft stopped
A - Preflight Inspection B - Taxi as directed C - STOP for final systems check D - Takeoff E - Climb as directed F - Cruise as filed G - Descent
H - Approach-to-Landing I - Landing J - STOP, then Taxi to
Parking as directed K - STOP, then follow
Shut Down procedures
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Airport Traffic Patterns Airports have a pre-defined traffic pattern for arriving
and departing airplanes Separated arriving/departing airplanes for safety Allows Pilots to plan their approach/departure routes Will be similar, but not
identical at all controlled airports
Wind direction will require changes
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all above, + Side Stripes, Touchdown Zone, Aiming Point,Unusable Portion, Addition Distance Markings Runway may only be visible at the
last moments before touchdown
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Airport Signs Style, Color and Content in 6 categories:
Mandatory Signs - Runway Intersection - do not
cross without clearance
Location Signs - You are on Taxiway B
Direction Signs - Runway 22 this way
Information Signs - Boundary of Runway
Protected Area
Destination Signs - Terminal this way
Runway Distance Remaining Signs - 4000 feet
remaining
4-22
B
22
4
Term
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AirportsAirports Airport Lighting
Controlled by ATC, FSS or a Timer mechanism
Runway Edge - Normal WHITE , but 2nd half are AMBER on Instrument Runways
Threshold - GREEN marks start of landing portion End of Runway - RED marks the end of the runway REIL - WHITE STROBE marks each side of threshold In Runway -
Touchdown Zone (TDZL) two rows of WHITE transverse light bars around the centerline
Runway Centerline (RCLS) WHITE flush, 50’ apart Taxiway Turnoff GREEN flush
Taxiway - Normally BLUE sometimes green centerline Beacons - Flashing colors identify airport type
Civilian = White/Green, Military = White/White/Green
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Approach Lighting ALS (Approach Lighting System) - sequence of white lights
which seem to flow towards the runway threshold On Precision Instrument runways only
VASI (Visual Approach Slope Indicator) - system of lights, visible from 4 nm from the threshold which inform the pilot of above, on or below the correct glidepath for landing 2 bar & 3 bar VASI - RedRed and WhiteWhite combinations indicate
Longitude and Latitude - a grid system used to define any position on a chart Latitude (parallels)
defines North-South from equator
Longitude (meridians) defines East-West from the Greenwich meridian
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Aeronautical ChartsAeronautical Charts
Sectional Charts (for VFR) All same scale of 1:500,000 (1” on chart = 8 statute miles) US charts published every 6 months by NOAA (National
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) Expiry date shown on chart
Each chart covers 8° of longitude by 4° of latitude Each is named for a major city inside their area Normally they contain additional information for Major
Airports, including a more detailed (different scale) chart The cover shows the color scale for terrain elevation, and the
highest ground level in the chart’s coverage area Large arrows show North/South orientation Also describe Military Training Route (MTR) procedures Give a simple Feet/Meters conversion scale
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Aeronautical ChartsAeronautical Charts The Legend and its Symbols
Legend shows all symbols used, and explains what they mean Try to learn some of the major Airport ones:
Airports are shown 4 different ways, depending on the length of the runway, and if they are paved or not
Also, Airports are also shown in 2 different colors: Magenta=uncontrolledBlue=controlled
A star above the airport means it has a nighttime beacon Airports are also shown with a ‘block of text’, such as:
– 2175 L 24 122.9– Which means, airport is 2175’ above sea level, it has lighting,
it has a runway of 2400’, and an aeronautical advisory radio service (UNICOM) is available on 122.9 Mhz
– You will also see ‘CT’ and another radio frequency for controlled airports
– Also controlled airspace types and navigation information
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