Plane Test
ramp - Answer-parking area for aircraft
control tower - Answer-primary function is to control the runway
FBO - Answer-similar to a service station for aircraft
hangar - Answer-place to protect smaller aircraft from the elements
runway - Answer-surface aircraft use to takeoff and land
Flight Service Station - Answer-provides weather forecasts to pilots, assists with flight plans
taxiways - Answer-planes use these to get from one place to another on an airport
passenger terminal - Answer-place to board aircraft and retrieve baggage
An airport with an operating control tower is a _?_ field. - Answer-controlled
, An airport without a control tower is an _?_ field. - Answer-uncontrolled
A _?_ field has a beacon with one green and two white rotating lights.
private - Answer-millitary
Taxiway lights are _?_ colored. - Answer-blue
The lights used by the pilots to line up with the runway are _?_ lights. - Answer-approach
Runway edge lighting is _?_ colored. - Answer-white
Some runways have lights that can be adjusted in intensity by the pilot tuning the designated frequency
and then keying his microphone. - Answer-True
Taxiways are the same width as runways, but are identified by a letter rather than a number. - Answer-
False
Aircraft starting engines, taxiing aircraft and numerous vehicles are several of the dangers posed to
personnel working on the ramp of an airport. - Answer-True
Your airplane lines up on the runway and the compass heading reads 257 degrees. What is the runway
number? After landing on another runway, your compass reads 033 degrees. What is that runway
number? How are parallel runways delineated? - Answer-26, 03, XX Left or XX Right or XX Center
What does the acronym ATIS stand for? What is it? How does it help the congested environment near an
airport? - Answer-Automated Terminal Information System; a voice recording telling pilots about local
weather conditions, and runway restrictions; it allows the controller to direct their attention to
controlling air traffic instead of filling the pilots in on local conditions.
ramp - Answer-parking area for aircraft
control tower - Answer-primary function is to control the runway
FBO - Answer-similar to a service station for aircraft
hangar - Answer-place to protect smaller aircraft from the elements
runway - Answer-surface aircraft use to takeoff and land
Flight Service Station - Answer-provides weather forecasts to pilots, assists with flight plans
taxiways - Answer-planes use these to get from one place to another on an airport
passenger terminal - Answer-place to board aircraft and retrieve baggage
An airport with an operating control tower is a _?_ field. - Answer-controlled
, An airport without a control tower is an _?_ field. - Answer-uncontrolled
A _?_ field has a beacon with one green and two white rotating lights.
private - Answer-millitary
Taxiway lights are _?_ colored. - Answer-blue
The lights used by the pilots to line up with the runway are _?_ lights. - Answer-approach
Runway edge lighting is _?_ colored. - Answer-white
Some runways have lights that can be adjusted in intensity by the pilot tuning the designated frequency
and then keying his microphone. - Answer-True
Taxiways are the same width as runways, but are identified by a letter rather than a number. - Answer-
False
Aircraft starting engines, taxiing aircraft and numerous vehicles are several of the dangers posed to
personnel working on the ramp of an airport. - Answer-True
Your airplane lines up on the runway and the compass heading reads 257 degrees. What is the runway
number? After landing on another runway, your compass reads 033 degrees. What is that runway
number? How are parallel runways delineated? - Answer-26, 03, XX Left or XX Right or XX Center
What does the acronym ATIS stand for? What is it? How does it help the congested environment near an
airport? - Answer-Automated Terminal Information System; a voice recording telling pilots about local
weather conditions, and runway restrictions; it allows the controller to direct their attention to
controlling air traffic instead of filling the pilots in on local conditions.
