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| What safety hazards are there on the flight line? |
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Definition
| Jet blast, rotor arcs, propellers, and jet intakes. |
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| What safety equipment is required on the flight line? |
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Definition
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Flight deck safety boots (steel-toed)
Protective eye goggles
Gloves |
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Definition
| paved areas used for aircraft landing and takeoff. |
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Definition
parallel stripes on the ends of the runways that designate the landing area
12 feet wide, 150 ft long |
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Definition
| paved or unpaved areas on ends of runways that provide an effective deceleration area for aborting or overshooting aircraft. |
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| MA-1 Series Overrun Barrier |
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Definition
| to stop tricycle landing gear equipped aircraft. always in standby status in case there is an aborted takeoff or emergency landing |
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| Emergency shore based recovery equipment |
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Definition
| used during in-flight emergencies. stops aircraft during landing in the shortest distance possible. reduces chance of injury to pilot and damage to aircraft |
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Definition
| paved areas used to move between parking aprons, runways, and airfield services |
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Definition
| paved areas adjacent to the flight line. used for parking, servicing, and loading aircraft. connected to runways by taxiways |
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Term
Compass rose
(Compass calibration pad) |
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Definition
| paved area in magnetically quiet area where aircraft compass is calibrated. |
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Term
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Definition
| normally numbered in relation to their magnetic heading rounded off to the nearest 10 degrees. |
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Term
| If there are 2 runways, what will they be identified as? |
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Definition
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| If there are 3 runways, what will they be identified as? |
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Definition
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| What are some safety hazards and concerns on the flight deck? |
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Definition
oil, grease, and fuel.
jet intakes, rotor arcs, intakes, and propellers are life threatening hazards. |
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Term
| Safety equipment needed on the flight deck |
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Definition
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Goggles
Gloves
Protective jersey
Flight deck boots |
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Term
Who are YELLOW jerseys?
(6) |
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Definition
| Air handling officer, Flight Deck Officer, Catapult Officer, Air Boss, Arresting Gear Officer, and Plane Directors |
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Term
Who are WHITE Jerseys?
(5) |
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Definition
| Safety, Troubleshooters, Air Transport officer, Landing Signal officer, and Medical |
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Term
Who are BROWN jerseys?
(1) |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Aircraft handling and chock crewman, eleveator operators |
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Term
Who are GREEN jerseys?
(4) |
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Definition
| Catapult and Arresting gear personell, squadron maintenance personnel, helicopter landing signal enlisted-man, photographers |
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Term
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Definition
| Crash and Salvage, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, and Ordnance Handling Personnel |
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Term
Who are PURPLE jerseys?
(1) |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
12 in red stripes with 3 in white PKP on wheel stop coamings.
18 in white circle with 5 in red PKP on flight deck when coamings are not installed. |
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Term
| How is Saltwater stations identified? |
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Definition
18 in red stripes with 3 in yellow W on wheel stop coamings
18 in red triangle with yellow W on flight deck when coamings are not installed. |
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Term
| How is CO2 Bottle Stowage identified? |
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Definition
12 in red stripes with 3 in white CO2 on wheel stop coamings
18 in white circle with 5 in red CO2 on flight deck when coamings are not installed. |
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Term
| How is the AFFF Station identified? |
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Definition
18 in green stripes with 3 in white AFFF on wheel stop coaming.
18 in green square with 3 in white AFFF on flight deck when coamings not installed |
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Term
| What is the Bomb Jettison Ramp? |
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Definition
| used to eliminate loose ordinance |
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Term
| how is the Bomb Jettison Ramp identified? |
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Definition
yellow stripe painted up and over deck edge on both ends of ramp.
in front of ramp opening, it is marked with alternating 4 in red and yellow stripes with 12 in facsimile of bomb centered. |
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Term
| How is Steam Smothering identified? |
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Definition
| 18 in black stripe with 3 in STEAM on wheel stop coaming |
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