Module 3 - Quiz 2

Runway Lighting

• Runway edge lights for runways with visual or non-precision approaches are yellow
• Runway edge lights for precision instrument runways are white
• Runway centerline lights are white in the direction of landing
• On a precision instrument runway, runway centerline lights are red in the opposite direction of landing
• Touchdown zone lights are white
• Taxiway edge lights are blue
• Taxiway centerline lights are green
• Taxiway Lead-on, Lead-off lights are green
• Obstruction lights are red or white

Airport Guidance and Regulation

• A system of guidance, control, and regulation of all aircraft, ground vehicles, and personnel on the Movement Areas during low-visibility conditions is called Low-Visibility Operations
• Airport beacons help to identify the airport location and area to a pilot

Approach Lighting Systems

• A series of centerline lights, five lights across, that extend past the 1,000-foot mark of the approach lights are called Approach Lighting Systems
• A series of single lights extending beyond the Sequenced Flashers are called Rollbar
• The Approach Lighting Systems provide scale, scope, and dimension as the pilot approaches the runway
• A row of red lights on either side of the centerline and 200 feet from the runway threshold are called Threshold Lights
• Units are positioned to define a normal three-degree approach slope, the same as a common glideslope, are called Visual Approach Slope Indicators (VASI)

Runway and Taxiway Markings

• Threshold lights are located on both corners of a runway threshold, providing synchronized flashing to identify the end of the runway approach system
• Lighting units designed to overcome problems associated with hazardous terrain, obstructions, or noise-sensitive areas are called Offset Approach Lighting Systems
• Runways without an existing or planned instrument approach procedure are called Non-Instrument Runways
• Runways with both electronic lateral and vertical approach aids are called Precision Instrument Runways
• Taxiway centerlines are marked with a continuous yellow line
• Taxiway edge lines are marked with a continuous yellow line
• A Displaced Threshold Bar is marked with a single yellow line parallel to the runway centerline
• A displaced threshold is distinguished from a stopway, blast pad, or taxiway that precedes the runway by a different marking
• Retroreflective markers are used on both runways and taxiways to provide a visual contrast between the usable and adjacent unusable pavement surface

Holding Positions and Miscellaneous

• Runway Holding Positions are marked with a continuous yellow line, parallel to a dashed yellow line
• A single solid yellow line, parallel to a single dashed yellow line, typically used to indicate on a runway, is a Holding Position
• Dashed markings, parallel and to either side of the taxiway centerline, beginning 150 feet prior to the holding position marking, are called Lead-on Lights
• VOR Checkpoint is used to allow the pilot to check aircraft instruments with navigational aid signals
• Compass roses are used to help calibrate the aircraft magnetic compass, which needs to be periodically adjusted to account for the Earth's magnetic flux
• Runway signs are only used in conjunction with runways, with the exception of the "No Entry" sign
• Runway Designation signs include the designation of the intersecting runway (example: “11-29” indicates the threshold for Runway 11 is to the left and the threshold for Runway 29 is to the right)
• Runway Protection Zones protect the approach path to another runway
• Glide Slope Antenna Protection Zones protect the radio frequency transmission from the glide slope antenna, from interference by an aircraft or vehicle
• No Aircraft Beyond This Point signs are used to identify a paved area where aircraft are prohibited
• Taxiway and Runway Identification signs identify the taxiway or runway upon which the aircraft or vehicle is located and have yellow inscriptions on a black background
• Taxiway Identification signs indicate the taxiway where the aircraft is located
• Runway Identification signs indicate the runway where the aircraft is located
• Runway Safety Area Exit signs identify the exit of a runway safety area