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Runway & Taxiway Markings. Runways marked in white Taxiways marked in yellow. Taxi way Markings - Yellow. Runway Threshold. Threshold Markings. Displacement Markings. Sterile Area. Taxiway. Airfield Lighting. Taxiway Lighting – Blue Edge , Green Centre. Airfield Approach Lights.
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Runway & Taxiway Markings Runways marked in white Taxiways marked in yellow
Threshold Markings Displacement Markings Sterile Area Taxiway
Airfield Approach Lights Threshold (Green) PAPIs (Red/White) Approach Lights (White)
White Runway lights Threshold Green Lights Sterile Area Red Obstruction Lights
Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPIs) Threshold Lights High Visibility “T” Approach Lights
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
Questions What does “HAS” stand for? What colour are obstruction lights? What colour are threshold lights? How are taxiways marked in daylight? What colours are taxiway lights? What is used on an airfield to show wind direction?
Questions How are runways numbered? True or False: Pilots will usually choose to take off with the wind behind them. What is a “Sterile Area”? How is a Sterile Area marked?