Airport Operations and Safety Markings

The video tutorial covers the critical topic of runway incursions, highlighting their dangers and the importance of understanding airport signs, markings, and lighting. It explains various signs like location and direction signs, and markings such as holding positions and runway numbers. The tutorial also delves into runway lighting, emphasizing the differences between runway and taxiway lights, and the significance of pilot-controlled lighting for night operations.

What is a runway incursion?

• A type of airport lighting.

• A type of aircraft maneuver.

• A method of landing an aircraft.

• A situation where an aircraft is on the runway without clearance.

What does a black sign with yellow letters indicate at an airport?

• Direction to a runway.

• Emergency exit.

• Prohibited area for aircraft.

• Current location on the airfield.

What does a yellow sign with black letters signify?

• Direction to a specific taxiway or destination.

• Prohibited area for aircraft.

• Current location on the airfield.

• Runway closure.

What is the purpose of holding position markings on a taxiway?

• To indicate a no-entry zone.

• To indicate the end of a taxiway.

• To show where to stop if instructed by ground or tower.

• To mark the center of the taxiway.

What do two solid and two dashed yellow lines on a runway indicate?

• Emergency overrun area.

• Runway holding position marking.

• Runway closure.

• Taxiway direction.

What does a big 'X' on a runway signify?

• Runway is closed for aircraft operations.

• Runway is for emergency use only.

• Runway is open for use.

• Runway is under maintenance.

What is a displaced threshold?

• An emergency exit.

• A section of the runway where landing is not allowed.

• A taxiway marking.

• A type of runway lighting.

What do yellow chevrons on a runway indicate?

• Runway holding position.

• Runway closure.

• Emergency overrun area.

• Taxiway direction.

How can you differentiate between a runway and a taxiway at night?

• Runways have blue lights, taxiways have white lights.

• Runways have white lights, taxiways have blue lights.

• Both have green lights.

• Both have red lights.

How can pilots control lighting at unattended airports?

• By using a remote control.

• By clicking the mic a specific number of times.

• By using a mobile app.

• By calling the airport manager.