1. Airmanship One Airfields

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. Grass Airfield

5. Triangle Pattern Airfield

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

7. Modern Main Instrument Runway

9. Aircraft are vulnerable to attack if lined up!

10. Aircraft Dispersal (Battle of Britain 1940)

11. Hardened Aircraft Shelter (HAS) 2004

12. Exterior of Hardened Aircraft Shelter

13. Damaged HAS in Iraq 2003

14. QRA Take Off

15. Wind Speed 20 Knots Airspeed 80 Knots

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

17. Runways numbered by Magnetic Compass Bearing

18. 360 090 180 270

19. 315 045 135 225

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

21. Runways numbered by Magnetic Compass Bearing

22. Runway 22 is heading SOUTH WEST

23. Air Traffic Control

26. Radar Controller

27. Radar

28. 10 20 30 40 Primary Radar Display

29. 10 20 30 40 Primary Radar Display

30. 10 20 30 40 Primary Radar Display

31. 10 20 30 40 Primary Radar Display

32. Windsock – Wind Direction & Strength

33. Runway & Taxiway Markings Runways marked in white Taxiways marked in yellow

34. Taxiway Markings - Yellow

35. Inactive Runways

37. Runway Threshold

38. Major Airport

40. Touchdown markings Runway number

41. Threshold Markings Displacement Markings Taxiway Sterile Area

42. Threshold Markings Displacement Markings Taxiway Sterile Area

43. Threshold Markings Displacement Markings Taxiway Sterile Area

44. Threshold Markings Displacement Markings Taxiway Sterile Area

45. Airfield Lighting

46. Taxiway Lighting – Blue Edge Green Centre

47. Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI)

48. PAPIs on Ground

49. PAPIs (Red/White) Threshold (Green) Approach Lights (White) AIRFIELD APPROACH LIGHTING

50. Threshold Green Lights White Runway lights Sterile Area Red Obstruction Lights

51. Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPIs) Threshold Lights High Visibility “T” Approach Lights

53. Lining up on Approach

54. TOO LOW!

57. Landing on Runway 15 – Birmingham Airport

60. Why are taxiway lights and markings so important?

62. 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

63. Modern Main Instrument Runway

64. Questions ?

65. 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?

66. 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?

67. Threshold Markings Displacement Markings Taxiway Sterile Area

68. Acknowledgments Mr Richard Heaton, Professional Flight Instructor and CI with 489 (Acocks Green) Sqn for assistance with this project Civil Aviation Authority (for use of their diagrams) MOD Website No.2 Welsh Wing (OC 2518 Flint Sqn)