PA.XI.A.K2
KnowledgeLighting systems identifying airports, runways, taxiways and obstructions, as well as pilot controlled lighting.
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- Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Effect and Use of Flight Controls
With the pilot’s hand: ⦁ When pulling the elevator pitch control toward the pilot, which is an aft movement of the control wheel, yoke, control stick, or side stick controller (referred to as adding back pressure), the airplane’s nose ... will rotate backwards relative to the pilot around the pitch (lateral) axis of the airplane. Think of this movement from the pilot’s feet to the pilot’s head. ⦁ When pushing elevator pitch control toward the instrument panel, (referred…
- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-11. Pilot Responsibilities When Conducting Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)
pilot-in-command has the final authority to accept or decline any land and hold short clearance. The safety and operation of the aircraft remain the responsibility of the pilot. Pilots are expected to decline a LAHSO clearance if they ... determine it will compromise safety. 4. To conduct LAHSO, pilots should become familiar with all available information concerning LAHSO at their destination airport. Pilots should have, readily available, the published ALD and runway slope information for all LAHSO runway combinations…
- Chapter 2. Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids › Section 1. Airport Lighting Aids › 2-1-6. Runway Status Light (RWSL) System
clearance to begin a takeoff roll. All takeoff clearances will be issued by ATC. 2. What a pilot would observe: A pilot in position to depart from a runway, or has begun takeoff roll, will observe THLs illuminate in reaction ... aircraft or vehicle on the runway or entering or crossing it. Lights will extinguish when the runway is clear. A pilot may observe several cycles of illumination and extinguishing depending on the amount of crossing traffic. 3. When a pilot…
- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 1. Services Available to Pilots › 4-1-9. Traffic Advisory Practices at Airports Without Operating Control Towers
Traffic Advisory Practices at Airports Without Operating Control Towers a. Airport Operations Without Operating Control Tower 1. There is no substitute for alertness while in the vicinity of an airport. It is essential that pilots be alert and look ... other traffic and exchange traffic information when approaching or departing an airport without an operating control tower. This is of particular importance since other aircraft may not have communication capability or, in some cases, pilots may not communicate their presence…
- Chapter 2. Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids › Section 1. Airport Lighting Aids › 2-1-8. Pilot Control of Airport Lighting
Control of Lighting Systems a. Operation of approach light systems and runway lighting is controlled by the control tower (ATCT). At some locations the FSS may control the lights where there is no control tower in operation. b. Pilots ... request that lights be turned on or off. Runway edge lights, in-pavement lights and approach lights also have intensity controls which may be varied to meet the pilots request. Sequenced flashing lights (SFL) may be turned…
- Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Airport Lighting › Airport Beacon
These signs are used to provide the pilot with information on areas that cannot be seen from the control tower, applicable radio frequencies, and noise abatement procedures. The airport operator determines the need, size, and location of these signs. • Runway ... distance remaining signs—black background with white numbers. The numbers indicate the distance of the remaining runway in thousands of feet. Airport Lighting The majority of airports have some type of lighting for night operations. The variety and type…