航空专业英语教学课件：Airport, Runway and Taxiway Signs, Markings.pptVIP

Tricky because the transition from green to red appears amber Some might think they’re too high and descend when they’re actually becoming too low Synchronized flashing white lights located on either side of the runway Allows quick identification of the approach end of the runway Alternating green and yellow Help you transition from the runway to the taxiway Can I cross this line? No What if it’s dashed? Yes Can I cross on the dashed side? Yes How about the solid side? No, not until getting clearance What can I use this displaced threshold for? Taxi, takeoff, landing rollout How about this displaced threshold? Nothing What is this sign? Runway distance remaining sign What is this sign? Location sign How do we remember this sign? Yellow on black tells you where you’re at What is this sign? Destination sign What’s this sign? Direction sign What’s this sign? Mandatory instruction sign What’s this sign? Information sign What color are taxiway edge lights? Blue How about taxiway centerline lights? Green What color are runway edge lights? White How many times do I key for HIRLS? 7 in 5 sec MIRLS? 5 in 5 sec LIRLS? 3 in 5 sec How wide is this runway? 100 feet How about this runway? 150 feet What kind of visual glideslope indicator is this? VASI What kind of glideslope indicator is this? PAPI Where are the threshold lights and REILs? * If tower tells you to hold short of taxiway alpha, you need to know where that is or you could cause a collision hazard The signs, markings, and lights tell you where runways are, help you avoid collision hazards and are very helpful at night It will make your life easier if you understand it all Objectives Airport signs Taxiway markings and lights Runway markings and lights Approach lighting Taxiways Used to transition from parking areas to the runway Taxiways are identified by a continuous yellow centerline stripe Might have taxiway edge markers Done if the edge of the taxiway is different than the edge of the pa