Airport Master Firefighter Study Guide 2023 with
complete solution
FAR 139-315 airport index rating A has what qualifications?
less than 90' in length 5 departures
If an area is not suitable for aircraft operations it is marked with?
Yellow Chevrons
Open flames should be strictly controlled or prohibited in the AOA within how
many feet of of fueling operations?...
50ft
which flight path is at right angles to the landing runway off its upwind leg?
crosswind leg
Far Part 139.315 ARFF Index determination?
length of aircraft and number of daily departures
Components of flight traffic pattern
crosswind, downwind, base, and final
Runway and taxiway destinations are rounded to nearest?
10 degrees
Safety area usually extends how many feet on either side of center line?
250 with a total of 500
blue lights spaced 100' apart are found where?
taxiways
white lights are used where?
edged of runways 200' and also centerlines 50'
Yellow lights or guard lights are used where?
last 2000' of runway edge, location of hold bars.
red lights are located where?
alternate between the last 3000' white and red and solid the last 1000'. also mark
obstructions
What marking consist of two solid yellow lines and two dashed yellow lines?
runway hold position
Location signs consist of what color pattern?
yellow on black
directional signs consist of what color pattern?
black on yellow
CRFFAA is extends how many feet from center line and how many feet beyond
each runway?
500' and 3300'
hazardous materials, narrow passageways, conveyer belts can be found where?
Making it difficult to extend hand lines.
Terminals: baggage handling and storage areas.
what must be considered in a soft concrete arresting bed?
aircraft will sink, arff vehicle can drive on
during elevated threat levels vehicle should park a minimum of how many feet
apart?
, 10
what size of extinguisher is required where fuel flow is greater than 200gpm per
NFPA 407?
80B-125LB
open flames are prohibited within how many feet of a fueling aircraft?
50'
internal fuel tanks in helicopters are usually located where?
under the cargo floor.
what is a hazard specific to galleys, lavatories, and storage bins?
they can break loose during crash impact
which system provides aircraft power while the apu is not operating?
Ground power unit
older narrow body commercial aircraft use what type of cabin doors?
plug-type
Most wide body commercial aircraft have slides that can be de armed from?
outside and inside.
fuel capacities range from?
70 - 1000 gal
gyroplanes are also called?
auto=gyros, gyrocopters, rotaplanes (unpowered rotor)
gyrodynes have powered rotor forward propulsion by one or more propellers.
True or false
true
what is the most common gas turbine engine found on aircraft today?
turbofan
what is a disadvantage of aluminum?
it melts at 1200 degrees
where are the fuel tanks in small general aviation aircraft?
the wings
what provides power to the aircraft if it is not running and not using its apu?
ground power unit
light color on left side wing tip?
red
light color on right side wingtip?
green
light color on tail
white
what color is the anticolision light
rotating or flashing red
flight crews always use compressed oxygen systems on commercial aircraft?
true or false
true
what type of aircraft typically have doors that hinge from the bottom?
commuter
FAA requires an aircraft slide if the door sill is above what height?
6' above the ground
complete solution
FAR 139-315 airport index rating A has what qualifications?
less than 90' in length 5 departures
If an area is not suitable for aircraft operations it is marked with?
Yellow Chevrons
Open flames should be strictly controlled or prohibited in the AOA within how
many feet of of fueling operations?...
50ft
which flight path is at right angles to the landing runway off its upwind leg?
crosswind leg
Far Part 139.315 ARFF Index determination?
length of aircraft and number of daily departures
Components of flight traffic pattern
crosswind, downwind, base, and final
Runway and taxiway destinations are rounded to nearest?
10 degrees
Safety area usually extends how many feet on either side of center line?
250 with a total of 500
blue lights spaced 100' apart are found where?
taxiways
white lights are used where?
edged of runways 200' and also centerlines 50'
Yellow lights or guard lights are used where?
last 2000' of runway edge, location of hold bars.
red lights are located where?
alternate between the last 3000' white and red and solid the last 1000'. also mark
obstructions
What marking consist of two solid yellow lines and two dashed yellow lines?
runway hold position
Location signs consist of what color pattern?
yellow on black
directional signs consist of what color pattern?
black on yellow
CRFFAA is extends how many feet from center line and how many feet beyond
each runway?
500' and 3300'
hazardous materials, narrow passageways, conveyer belts can be found where?
Making it difficult to extend hand lines.
Terminals: baggage handling and storage areas.
what must be considered in a soft concrete arresting bed?
aircraft will sink, arff vehicle can drive on
during elevated threat levels vehicle should park a minimum of how many feet
apart?
, 10
what size of extinguisher is required where fuel flow is greater than 200gpm per
NFPA 407?
80B-125LB
open flames are prohibited within how many feet of a fueling aircraft?
50'
internal fuel tanks in helicopters are usually located where?
under the cargo floor.
what is a hazard specific to galleys, lavatories, and storage bins?
they can break loose during crash impact
which system provides aircraft power while the apu is not operating?
Ground power unit
older narrow body commercial aircraft use what type of cabin doors?
plug-type
Most wide body commercial aircraft have slides that can be de armed from?
outside and inside.
fuel capacities range from?
70 - 1000 gal
gyroplanes are also called?
auto=gyros, gyrocopters, rotaplanes (unpowered rotor)
gyrodynes have powered rotor forward propulsion by one or more propellers.
True or false
true
what is the most common gas turbine engine found on aircraft today?
turbofan
what is a disadvantage of aluminum?
it melts at 1200 degrees
where are the fuel tanks in small general aviation aircraft?
the wings
what provides power to the aircraft if it is not running and not using its apu?
ground power unit
light color on left side wing tip?
red
light color on right side wingtip?
green
light color on tail
white
what color is the anticolision light
rotating or flashing red
flight crews always use compressed oxygen systems on commercial aircraft?
true or false
true
what type of aircraft typically have doors that hinge from the bottom?
commuter
FAA requires an aircraft slide if the door sill is above what height?
6' above the ground
