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Basic Principles of Airmanship

Basic Principles of Airmanship. Airfields. Objectives. Understand Airfield Layouts Know how runways are numbered Know how runways & taxiways are marked – by day and night Know how approach lights guide an aircraft into land. Types of Airfield. Grass Triangle Pattern

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Basic Principles of Airmanship

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  1. Basic Principles of Airmanship Airfields

  2. Objectives Understand Airfield Layouts Know how runways are numbered Know how runways & taxiways are marked – by day and night Know how approach lights guide an aircraft into land

  3. Types of Airfield Grass Triangle Pattern Main Instrument Runway

  4. Taking off into Wind Wind Speed 20 Knots Airspeed 80 Knots Ground Speed = 60 Knots

  5. Grass Airfield

  6. Triangle Pattern Airfield

  7. Types of Airfield What are the advantages and disadvantages of: Grass airfields? Triangle pattern airfields?

  8. Modern Main Instrument Runway

  9. Major Airport

  10. Modern Main Instrument Runway

  11. Aircraft are vulnerable to attack if lined up!

  12. Aircraft Dispersal (Battle of Britain 1940)

  13. Hardened Aircraft Shelter (HAS) 2004

  14. Exterior of Hardened Aircraft Shelter

  15. Damaged HAS in Iraq 2003

  16. QRA Take Off

  17. Runways numbered by Magnetic Compass Bearing

  18. Runway 22 heading South West Runway 04 (Reciprocal) heading North East

  19. Runways numbered by Magnetic Compass Bearing

  20. Runway 22 is heading 220°

  21. Air Traffic Control

  22. Windsock – Wind Direction & Strength

  23. Runway & Taxiway Markings Runways marked in white Taxiways marked in yellow

  24. Taxi way Markings - Yellow

  25. Markings on Approach to Runway

  26. Runway Threshold

  27. Threshold and Displaced Threshold markings

  28. Threshold Markings Displacement Markings Sterile Area Taxiway

  29. Airfield Lighting

  30. Taxiway Lighting – Blue Edge,Green Centre

  31. Airfield Approach Lights Threshold (Green) PAPIs (Red/White) Approach Lights (White)

  32. White Runway lights Threshold Green Lights Sterile Area Red Obstruction Lights

  33. Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPIs) Threshold Lights High Visibility “T” Approach Lights

  34. Runway Lighting

  35. Lining up on Approach

  36. Lining up on Approach

  37. Landing on Runway 15 – Birmingham Airport

  38. Landing on Runway 15 – Birmingham Airport

  39. Why are taxiway lights and markings so important?

  40. Objectives Understand Airfield Layouts Know how runways are numbered Know how runways & taxiways are marked – by day and night Know how approach lights guide an aircraft into land

  41. Questions?

  42. Questions What does “HAS” stand for? What colour are obstruction lights? What colour are threshold lights? How are taxiways marked in daylight? What colours are taxiway lights? What is used on an airfield to show wind direction?

  43. Questions How are runways numbered? True or False: Pilots will usually choose to take off with the wind behind them. What is a “Sterile Area”? How is a Sterile Area marked?

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