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- Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Collision Avoidance › Runway Incursion Avoidance
ground operations. Pilot deviations can and frequently do occur on the ground. Many strategies and tactics pilots use to avoid airborne deviations also work on the ground. Pilots should also remain vigilant about vehicle/pedestrian deviations (V/PDs). A vehicle or pedestrian ... deviation includes pedestrians, vehicles or other objects interfering with aircraft operations by entering or moving on the runway movement area without authorization from air traffic control. In serious instances, any ground deviation (PD or VPD) can result in a runway…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- CHAPTER 2. REDUCING GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENTS › 2.3 Runway Incursion Risks and Avoidance › 2.3.6 Runway Incursion Mitigation/Avoidance
Causal Factors of Runway Incursions. Detailed investigations of runway incursions since 2008 have identified three major areas (pilot errors) contributing to these events:3 1. Failure to comply with ATC instructions. 2. Lack of airport familiarity. 3. Nonconformance with standard ... operating procedures. 2.3.5 Challenges. Pilot proficiency, preflight planning, taxi procedures, runway confusion, SA, and the use of aircraft lights are all challenges that, if not properly managed, lead to deviations. Adverse weather, technology limitation, and complex airport designs are additional…
- CHAPTER 2. REDUCING GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENTS › 2.3 Runway Incursion Risks and Avoidance › 2.3.8 FAA Recommendations
Safety Team (FAASTeam). Because GA PDs comprise the greatest percentage of all runway incursions, the FAA has increased its outreach efforts through its Flight Standards FAASTeam program. The FAASTeam program provides outreach to GA pilots on topics concerning aviation safety ... example, the FAASTeam addresses local runway safety issues by posting hot spot charts, runway safety bulletins, runway safety event notices, and other materials on its website, https://www.faasafety.gov. Additionally, the FAASTeam also provides web-based training. Pilots and flight instructors…