Slide 1
Basic Principles of Airmanship Airfields
Slide 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
Slide 3
Types of Airfield Grass Triangle Pattern Main Instrument
Runway
Slide 4
Wind Speed 20 Knots Airspeed 80 Knots Ground Speed = 60
Knots
Slide 5
Grass Airfield
Slide 6
Triangle Pattern Airfield
Slide 7
Types of Airfield What are the advantages and disadvantages of:
Grass airfields? Triangle pattern airfields?
Slide 8
Modern Main Instrument Runway
Slide 9
Major Airport
Slide 10
Modern Main Instrument Runway
Slide 11
Aircraft are vulnerable to attack if lined up!
Slide 12
Aircraft Dispersal (Battle of Britain 1940)
Slide 13
Hardened Aircraft Shelter (HAS) 2004
Slide 14
Exterior of Hardened Aircraft Shelter
Slide 15
Damaged HAS in Iraq 2003
Slide 16
QRA Take Off
Slide 17
Runways numbered by Magnetic Compass Bearing
Slide 18
Runway 22 heading South West Runway 04 (Reciprocal) heading
North East
Slide 19
Runways numbered by Magnetic Compass Bearing
Slide 20
Runway 22 is heading 220
Slide 21
Air Traffic Control
Slide 22
Slide 23
Windsock Wind Direction & Strength
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