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  • Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Marking and Lighting of Permanently Closed Runways and Taxiways › Airport Signs

    appropriate pilot action. The six types of signs are: • Mandatory instruction signs—red background with white inscription. These signs denote an entrance to a runway, critical area, or prohibited area. Figure 14-27. (A) Yellow “X” placed on surface…

  • Chapter 15: Airspace › Other Airspace Areas › Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR)

    other information deemed appropriate. The pilot should check the NOTAMs as part of flight planning. Some of the purposes for establishing a TFR are: • Protect persons and property in the air or on the surface from an existing or imminent…

  • Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual

    Stress management. The personal analysis of the kinds of stress experienced while flying, the application of appropriate stress assessment tools, and other coping mechanisms. Structural icing. The accumulation of ice on the exterior of the aircraft. Sublimation. Process by which ... water droplets. Water droplets that have been cooled below the freezing point, but are still in a liquid state. Surface analysis chart. A report that depicts an analysis of the current surface weather. Shows the areas of high…

  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Situational Awareness › Workload Management

    workload. Reviewing the appropriate chart and setting radio frequencies well in advance of when they are needed helps reduce workload as the flight nears the airport. In addition, a pilot should listen to ATIS, Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS…

  • Chapter 13: Aviation Weather Services › Weather Charts › Significant Weather Prognostic Charts

    encounter. Pilots can balance weather phenomena with their aircraft capability and skill set resulting in aeronautical decision-making appropriate to the flight. Prognostic charts are an excellent source of information for preflight planning; however, this chart should be viewed ... contains forecast positions and characteristics of pressure patterns, fronts, and precipitation. An example of a 36- and 48-hour surface prognostic chart is shown in Figure…

  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-6. Use of Runways/Declared Distances

    prohibited from operating beyond a declared distance limit during the takeoff, landing, or taxi operation provided the runway surface is appropriately marked as usable runway (See FIG 4-3-6). The following examples clarify the intent of this paragraph. EXAMPLE…