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28 Cards in this Set
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Why is Airfield familiarization essential to personnel?
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To learn how to perform their duties for their personal safety and the safety of aircrew.
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What are the 4 required flight line protective equipment?
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- Flight deck (steel-toed) safety shoes
- Cranial impact Helmet - Protective eye goggles - Leather Gloves |
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What are the 10 Airfield Components?
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- Runways
- Threshold Markings - Overrun Area - MA-1 Series overrun Barrier - Emergency shore based recovery equipment - Taxiways - Parking Apron - Compass calibration pad (Compass Rose) - Runway Numbering System - Airfield rotating beacon |
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Which airfield component has paved areas that are used for aircraft takeoff and landing?
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Runways
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Which airfield component are parallel stripes on the ends of the runways?
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Threshold Markings
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Which airfield component has paved or un-paved section on the ends of the runways that provide a reasonably effective deceleration area for aborting or overshooting aircraft?
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Overrun Area
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Which airfield component is designed to stop tricycle landing gear equipped aircraft not equipped with tail hooks?
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MA-1 Series Overrun Barrier
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Which airfield component is used during in-flight emergencies that require stopping the aircraft during landing in the shortest distance possible to minimize the chance of injury to pilot or aircrew and damage to the aircraft?
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Emergency shore based recovery equipment
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Which airfield component has paved areas for aircraft to move between parking aprons, runways, and airfield services?
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Taxiways
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Which airfield component is are open paved areas adjacent to hangers, fuel, services often called the flight line?
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Parking Apron
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Which airfield component is a paved area in a magnetically quiet area where the aircraft compass is calibrated?
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Compass Calibration Pad (Compass Rose)
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Which airfield component system is used as numbering the runway in relation to their magnetic heading rounded off to the nearest 10 degrees?
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Run Numbering System
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Which airfield component is used to identify the airport's location when the airport is below VFR weather conditions, day or night?
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Airfield Rotating Beacon
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What are the required flight deck protective equipment?
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- Flight Deck (steel-toed) Safety Shoes
- Protective jersey - Cranial Impact Helmet - Protective Eye Goggles - Leather Gloves |
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What system is used on the flight deck to identify crewmembers and their functions?
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Color Coded Classification System
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What are the color classifications used on the flight deck?
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- Yellow Jerseys
- White Jerseys - Brown Jerseys - Blue Jerseys - Green Jerseys - Red Jerseys - Purple Jerseys |
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Who wears Yellow Jerseys?
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- Aircraft Handling Officer
- Flight Deck Officer - Catapult Officer - Air Bos'n - Arresting Gear Officer - Plane Directors |
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Who wears White Jerseys?
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- Safety Department
- Air Transport Officer - Landing Signal Officer - Squadron Plane Inspectors (Troubleshooters) - Medical |
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Who wears Brown Jerseys?
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Plane Captains
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Who wears Blue Jerseys
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- Aircraft Handling and Chock Crewman
- Elevator Operators |
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Who wears Green Jerseys?
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- Catapult and Arresting Gear personnel
- Squadron Aircraft Maintenance Personnel - Helicopter Landing Signal Enlisted-man - Photographers |
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Who wears Red Jerseys?
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- Crash and Salvage
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal - Ordinance Handling Personnel |
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Who wears Purple Jerseys?
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Aviation Fuel Crew
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Which fire fighting agents are identified by a 12-inch wide red stripe with a white 3-inch stencil in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming?
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- PKP Stations
- CO2 Stations |
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Which fire fighting agents are identified by an 18-inch wide red stripe with a yellow 3-inch high "W" stencil in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming?
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Saltwater Stations
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Which fire fighting agents are identified by an 18-inch wide green stripe with 3-inch high stencil in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming?
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AFFF Stations
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What area are ramps designated to eliminate loose ordinance with yellow stripe painted up and over the deck edge at both ends of the ramp opening?
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Bomb Jettison Ramps
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Which area is identified by an 18" black stripe with 3 inch white stencil in the center of the stripe on the wheel stop coaming?
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Steam Smothering
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