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• Aeronautical Information Manualp. PCG R-9
  Pilot/Controller Glossary › R

  series of evenly spaced lights to the runway edge aligned with the taxiway centerline, and one additional light at the runway centerline in line with the last two lights before the runway edge. RUNWAY GRADIENT- The average slope, measured ... percent, between two ends or points on a runway. Runway gradient is depicted on Government aerodrome sketches when total runway gradient exceeds 0.3%. RUNWAY HEADING- The magnetic direction that corresponds with the runway centerline extended, not the painted runway number…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 2-3-2
  Chapter 2. Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids › Section 3. Airport Marking Aids and Signs › 2-3-3. Runway Markings

  three parallel runways “L” “C” “R.” c. Runway Centerline Marking. The runway centerline identifies the center of the runway and provides alignment guidance during takeoff and landings. The centerline consists of a line of uniformly spaced stripes and gaps ... Runway Aiming Point Marking. The aiming point marking serves as a visual aiming point for a landing aircraft. These two rectangular markings consist of a broad white stripe located on each side of the runway centerline and approximately…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 14-31
  Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Collision Avoidance › Runway Incursion Avoidance

  preflight planning, before descending to land and while taxiing, as needed. • Know airport signage. • Review NOTAM for information on runway/ taxiway closures and construction areas. • Request progressive taxi instructions from ATC when unsure of the taxi route. • Check for traffic ... before crossing any runway hold line and before entering a taxiway. • Turn on aircraft lights and the rotating beacon or strobe lights while taxing. • When landing, clear the active runway as soon as possible, then wait for taxi instructions before…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 14-7
  Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Airport Markings and Signs › Runway Holding Position Sign

  Figure 14-6. (A) Displaced runway threshold drawing. (B) Displaced threshold for Runway 17 at Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ). If a taxiway intersects a runway somewhere other than at the threshold, the sign has the designation of the intersecting runway ... runway numbers on the sign are arranged to correspond to the relative location of the respective runway thresholds. Figure 14-10 shows “18-36” to indicate the threshold for Runway 18 is to the left and the threshold for Figure…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 14-32
  Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Collision Avoidance › Causal Factors of Runway Confusion

  Runway Confusion Runway confusion is a subset of runway incursions and often results in you unintentionally taking off or landing on a taxiway or wrong runway. Generally, you are unaware of the mistake until after it has occurred. Figure ... eyes outside. In August 2006, the flight crew of a commercial regional jet was cleared for takeoff on Runway 22 but mistakenly lined up and departed on Runway 26, a much shorter runway. As a result, the aircraft crashed…

• Currency Requirements and Guidance for the Flight Review and Instrument Proficiency Checkp. 2-6
  CHAPTER 2. REDUCING GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENTS › 2.3 Runway Incursion Risks and Avoidance › 2.3.1 Definition

  Definition. The FAA defines a runway incursion as “any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle, or person on the protected area of a surface designated for the landing and take off of aircraft…