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The AOA consists of what areas of the airport speifically designed for movement of the aircraft
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Runways, Taxiways and their associated safety areas including ramps
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What is a runway
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a prepared surface where aircraft take off and land
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The "L" and "R" from the landing aircraft mean?
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Left and Right
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Where on the runway are the disignation numbers displayed?
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At the approach end of each runwa in large numerals that are easily read from the air and by red and white hold position signs at all runway / taxiway intersections.
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Name the runways at Love Field
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13L/31R
13R/31L 18/36 |
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What is required prior to accessing a runway or its safety area
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Pemission from the FAA tower
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What color are runway pavement markings
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white
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Describe centerline marking dimennsions
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A 3 foot wide broken line with stripes being 120 feet long seperated by 80 foot gaps
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Runway threshold markings identify?
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 Beginning of a runway available for landing. Markings begin 20 feet from threshold, twelve longitudinal stripes 6 on each side of the runway centerline The stripes are 150 feet long and 5.75 feet wide |
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What is purpose of a runway side stripe
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provide a visual contraxst between runway and surrounding terrain. It dileneates the width of pavement area to be used as a runway
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Describe runway side stripe dimensions
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A 3 foot long stripe extending the length of he runway including displaced threshold areas
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Which Marking is used as a su[pplement to the runway side stripe to identify pavement areas contiguous to the runway sides?
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Runway shoulder markings - a 3 foot wide yellow stripe set at 45 degree angle to runway centerline
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Where are mandatory hold position signs found?
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At runway / taxiway intersection on the left hand side of runway or taxiway.
It indicates you ae on the edge of protected area around runway / taxiway |
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What color is runway lighting?
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Predominately white
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Runway lighting consists of what type:
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Runway centerline, edge and threshold lighting. the lighting is usually bidirectional because they are designed to be used by pilots.
They can be seen when one is in line with the runway but are hard to see wen approaching from the side |
