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Basic Principles of Airmanship Airfields

Basic Principles of Airmanship Airfields. Objectives. Understand Airfield Layouts Know how runways are numbered Know how runways & taxiways are marked – by day and night Know how approach lights guide an aircraft into land. Types of Airfield. Grass Triangle Pattern Main Instrument Runway.

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Basic Principles of Airmanship Airfields

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  1. Basic Principles of AirmanshipAirfields

  2. Objectives Understand Airfield Layouts Know how runways are numbered Know how runways & taxiways are marked – by day and night Know how approach lights guide an aircraft into land

  3. Types of Airfield Grass Triangle Pattern Main Instrument Runway

  4. Wind Speed 20 Knots Airspeed 80 Knots Ground Speed = 60 Knots

  5. Grass Airfield

  6. Triangle Pattern Airfield

  7. Types of Airfield What are the advantages and disadvantages of: Grass airfields? Triangle pattern airfields?

  8. Modern Main Instrument Runway

  9. Major Airport

  10. Modern Main Instrument Runway

  11. Aircraft are vulnerable to attack if lined up!

  12. Aircraft Dispersal (Battle of Britain 1940)

  13. Hardened Aircraft Shelter (HAS) 2004

  14. Exterior of Hardened Aircraft Shelter

  15. Damaged HAS in Iraq 2003

  16. QRA Take Off

  17. Runways numbered by Magnetic Compass Bearing

  18. Runway 22 heading South West Runway 04 (Reciprocal) heading North East

  19. Runways numbered by Magnetic Compass Bearing

  20. Runway 22 is heading 220°

  21. Air Traffic Control

  22. Windsock – Wind Direction & Strength

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