FAA Private Pilot Exam: Airport Operations
The numbers 8 and 26 on the approach ends of the runway indicate that the runway is orientated approximately
080° and 260° magnetic.
The numbers 9 and 27 on a runway indicate that the runway is oriented approximately
090° and 270° magnetic.
What is the difference between area A and area E on the airport depicted?
A' may be used for taxi and takeoff; 'E' may be used only as an overrun.
Which marking indicates a vehicle lane?
C.
In flying the rectangular course, when would the aircraft be turned less than 90°?
Corners 1 and 4.
What is the purpose of the runway/runway hold position sign?
Denotes intersecting runways.
How can a military airport be identified at night?
Dual peaked (two quick) white flashes between green flashes.
You see a runway hold position marking on the taxiway. What does this marking indicate?
Holds aircraft short of the runway.
What does the outbound destination sign identify?
Identifies direction to take-off runways.
What is the purpose of a runway hold position marking on a taxiway?
Identifies where aircraft hold short of the runway.
Which runway and traffic pattern should be used as indicated by the wind cone in the segmented circle?
Left-hand traffic on Runway 36.
Who has final authority to accept or decline any land and hold short (LAHSO) clearance?
Pilot in command.
Select the proper traffic pattern and runway for landing.
Right-hand traffic and Runway 18.
If the wind is as shown by the landing direction indicator, the pilot should land on
Runway 18 and expect a crosswind from the right.
Which approach and landing objective is assured when the pilot remains on the proper glidepath of the VASI?
Safe obstruction clearance in the approach area.
You are on the ground and see a steady red light signal from the tower. What does it indicate?
Stop.
According to the airport diagram, which statement is true?
Takeoffs may be started at position A on Runway 12, and the landing portion of this runway begins at position B.
A runway VASI system provides:
Visual descent information to the runway.
VASI lights as shown by illustration C indicate that the airplane is
above the glide slope.
While on final approach to a runway equipped with a standard 2-bar VASI, the lights appear as shown by illustration D. This means that the aircraft is
below the glide slope.
Airport taxiway edge lights are identified at night by
blue omnidirectional lights.
The arrows that appear on the end of the north/south runway indicate that the area
cannot be used for landing, but may be used for taxiing and takeoff.
Area C on the airport depicted is classified as a
closed runway.
The sign by letter E is a visual clue that
confirms the aircraft's location to be on taxiway "B."
To set the high intensity runway lights on medium intensity, the pilot should click the microphone seven times, and then click it
five times within five seconds.
The destination airport has one runway, 08-26, and the wind is calm. The normal approach in calm wind is a left-hand pattern to runway 08. There is no other traffic at the airport. A thunderstorm about 6 miles west is beginning its mature stage, and rain is starting to reach the ground. The pilot decides to
fly an approach to runway 26 since any unexpected wind due to the storm will be westerly.
A lighted heliport may be identified by a
green, yellow, and white rotating beacon.
The segmented circle indicates that the airport traffic is
left-hand for Runway 36 and right-hand for Runway 18.
The 'No Entry' sign identifies
paved area where aircraft entry is prohibited.
The segmented circle indicates that a landing on Runway 26 will be with a
right-quartering headwind.
The sign next to letter F confirms your position on
runway 22.
The 'yellow demarcation bar' marking indicates
runway with a displaced threshold that precedes the runway.
When approaching taxiway holding lines from the side with the continuous lines, the pilot
should not cross the lines without ATC clearance.
The traffic patterns indicated in the segmented circle have been arranged to avoid flights over an area to the
southeast of the airport.
That portion of the runway identified by the letter A may be used for
taxiing and takeoff.
VFR approaches to land at night should be accomplished
the same as during daytime.
A slightly high glide slope indication from a precision approach path indicator is
three white lights and one red light.
The recommended entry position to an airport traffic pattern is
to enter 45° at the midpoint of the downwind leg at traffic pattern altitude.
A military air station can be identified by a rotating beacon that emits
two quick, white flashes between green flashes.
