non-CMA Test

The lateral clearance distance from the taxiway centerline to any fixed objects, mobile equipment or vehicles must be __________ feet.

  • 200 feet
  • 100 feet

What does "I" represent?

  • Compass Rose
  • Christmas Tree Apron

A driver must first receive permission from which base agency before entering or crossing a runway.

  • Radar Approach Control
  • Airfield Management
  • Operations Group Commander
  • Air Traffic Control Tower

What should you do when a vehicle has a malfunction that prevents it from operating under its own power?

  • Leave the vehicle parking lights or emergency flasher on.
  • Nothing
  • Contact your squadron commander.
  • Leave the vehicle parking lights or emergency flashers on and contact Airfield Management, Air Traffic Control, or the Maintenance Operations Center.

A mandatory sign has a white legend on a red background and provides an instruction that must be followed.

  • False
  • True

What does "A" represent?

  • Compass Rose
  • Taxiway Quebec

What is a vehicles speed limit when within 50 feet of an aircraft?

  • 25 mph
  • 10 mph
  • 15 mph
  • 5 mph

What does“H” represent?

  • Taxiway Echo
  • Taxiway Alpha

What color are taxiway edge lights?

  • Yellow
  • Blue
  • Green
  • White

What does“G” represent?

  • Perimeter Road
  • Assault Landing Zone (ALZ)

Do not point vehicle headlights toward taxiing aircraft or towing operations.

  • False
  • True

Aircraft in motion will yield to vehicle operators.

  • False
  • True

Vehicle operators entering Taxiway Golf or Echo must contact ATC prior to crossing the airfield markings below.

  • True
  • False

What color are runway edge lights?

  • White / Yellow
  • Red / Pink
  • Green / Pink
  • Purple / Green

Any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person on the protected area of a surface designated for landing and take-off of aircraft is best described as __________.

  • Taxiway Incursion
  • Hangar Incursion
  • Apron Incursion
  • Runway Incursion

What does “D” represent?

  • Runway 25
  • Taxiway Foxtrot

Unless otherwise indicated, most taxiway, apron, and taxiline markings for both fixed and rotary-wing facilitates are marked in retro-reflective yellow.

  • False
  • True

All vehicles parked and left unattended will have brakes set or chocks placed in front of and behind a rear wheel, or one chock placed between the tandem wheels of dual (tandem) axle vehicles.

  • False
  • True

What does “M” represent?

  • Mass Parking Area (MPA)
  • Fire Department

Do not park or drive any vehicle closer than 25 feet in front or 200 feet to the rear of any aircraft when engines are operating or about to be started.

  • False
  • True

What does“J” represent?

  • Taxiway Bravo
  • Taxiway Golf

Do not operate vehicles within __________ feet of an aircraft unless providing an immediate service to that aircraft (e.g., fueling, servicing).

  • 35 feet
  • 15 feet
  • 25 feet
  • 40 feet

Any portion of the airfield requiring aircraft, vehicles and pedestrians to obtain specific Air Traffic Control approve is defined as the __________.

  • Hazardous Cargo Pad (HCP)
  • Contingency Pad (C-Pad)
  • Entry Control Point (ECP)
  • Controlled Movement Area (CMA)

What does “E” represent?

  • Taxiway Alpha
  • Taxiway Charlie

What does “C” represent?

  • Taxiway Golf
  • Taxiway Bravo

What does “B” represent?

  • Taxiway Alpha
  • Taxiway Delta

What does “K” represent?

  • Runway 07/25
  • Taxiway November

Do not operate vehicles within __________ feet of a helicopter with rotors in motion.

  • 100 feet
  • 50 feet

What does “F” represent?

  • Taxiway Foxtrot
  • Taxiway Delta

What taxiway at LRAFB would have a Visual Flight Rule (VFR) holding position marking and mandatory hold sign?

  • Taxiway Echo
  • Taxiway Foxtrot
  • All taxiways that intersect the runway and assault zone
  • Taxiway Bravo

Progress Check Tests

A mandatory instruction sign located at a runway holdline will be what colors?

  • White letters, red background
  • Black letters, yellow background
  • Red letters, white background
  • Blue letters, red Background
  • Yellow letters, black background

________ are identified by numbers that represent the orientation in compass degrees rounded to the nearest ten (10) degrees.

  • Runways
  • Aprons
  • Terminals
  • Taxiways

_______ are the portion of the airfield where aircraft or helicopters are parked before, after, or between flights, and for servicing and maintenance.

  • Terminals
  • Runways
  • Aprons
  • Taxiways

________ are routes marked with solid white lines on the edges and a dashed white center line. They are used to guide airfield vehicle operators on the apron.

  • Helipads
  • Vehicle Traffic Lanes
  • Entry Control Points (ECP)
  • Restricted Area Boundary

What is depicted here, and what must a driver do when they approach it?

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  • Applicable to aircraft only, vehicles can continue
  • Instrument Hold line, obtain approval from tower during inclement weather before crossing
  • Taxiway designation line, stop and conduct a FOD check
  • VFR Hold line, obtain approval from tower before crossing

Where would this sign be located? alt text

  • At Taxiway 4-22
  • At the VFR Hold line for Runway 4-22
  • At the Taxiway/Taxiway intersection
  • At Airfield Entry Points

Vehicles with daytime running lights must park in a safe location with ignition off, parking brake set, and emergency flashers off.

  • True
  • False

For periods of lowered visibility, which of the following statements is true?

  • During restricted visibility, night time operations or in the vicinity of taxiing aircraft, must park vehicles with daytime running headlights in a safe location with headlights off, parking brake set, and emergency flashers on.
  • Do not point headlights toward taxiing aircraft or towing operations
  • Use flashing or parking lights
  • All of the above.

At night and during inclement weather, it is critical you gain permission from and maintain communication with the tower controller while driving in the Controlled Movement Area (CMA).

  • True
  • False

At night the taxiways have internally illuminated signs and _______ edge lights?

  • Red
  • Blue
  • Yellow
  • Green

Which of the following is required when parking a vehicle at the side of any aircraft?

  • Vehicle will be clear of the wingtips
  • Vehicle must be visible to personnel in the cockpit
  • No particular requirements
  • Vehicle must be visible to personnel in the cockpit and clear of the wingtips

Which of the following vehicles may be operated in the path of taxiing aircraft?

  • Security Forces Vehicles
  • Follow-Me Vehicles
  • Airfield Management Vehicles
  • All of these
  • True
  • False

Prior to driving on the airfield, all drivers must?

  • Get checked-out by immediate supervisor
  • Complete local airfield drivers training and possess proper documentation authorizing airfield driving
  • Nothing is required if trained at previous assignment
  • Possess a valid states driver's license, only

Which of the following vehicles are required to be chocked when parked on the airfield?

  • Vehicles with an integral braking system that is set
  • Alert or emergency vehicles responding to an emergency/alert
  • Vehicles without an integral braking system
  • All vehicles are required to be chocked

The speed limit (maximum) when driving a vehicle on a taxiway or inactive runway is _______ .

  • 15 mph
  • 45 mph
  • 30 mph
  • 10 mph

A Controlled Movement Area violation (CMAV) that is the result of an unauthorized entry or erroneous occupation of a runway or other surface used for takeoff and landing of aircraft regardless of impact on aircraft safety is defined as a ___________.

  • Mishap
  • Situational Awareness
  • Aircraft Incident
  • Runway Incursion

Before a vehicle may operate on the runway, the vehicle operator must have which of the following?

  • Completed airfield drivers training
  • Permission from the control tower
  • Two-way radio contact with the control tower
  • All of the above

While operating on a runway, vehicle operators must obey and respond to radio instructions and light gun signals displayed by which base agency?

  • Flight Safety
  • Airfield Management
  • Air Traffic Control Tower
  • Security Police

This light gun signal (Steady Read Light )means: alt text

  • Wait until aircraft on approach completes touch and go
  • Stop; vehicle will not be moved
  • Stop; then proceed
  • General Warning; exercise extreme caution

The speed limit (maximum) when driving a general purpose vehicle within 25 feet of a parked aircraft is:

  • 10 mph
  • 5 mph
  • 20 mph
  • 15 mph

Which of the following actions are required when parking a vehicle on the airfield?

  • All of the above
  • Leave keys in the ignition
  • Park vehicle so it does not interfere with aircraft being towed or taxiing
  • Place automatic transmission in park or manual transmission in reverse

Crossing the runway hold lines and entering a runway without ATCT approval will result in?

  • Suspension of airfield driving privileges
  • Immediate apprehension
  • All of the above
  • Notification to squadron commander

Prior to entering/crossing a runway, drivers will:

  • Stop at the runway hold line and coordinate with Maintenance Operations Center and await their permission to enter/cross
  • Stop at the runway hold line, contact airfield management via two-way radio to gain approval to enter/cross the runway
  • Stop at the runway hold line, visually determine the runway is clear and continue to cross/enter the runway if clear
  • Stop at the runway hold line, contact the control tower via two-way radio to ask permission to enter/cross

When approaching a moving aircraft at night, vehicle operators should do which of the following?

  • Dim headlights from high beam to low beam
  • Turn on parking flashers
  • Turn around
  • Turn off headlights and leave parking lights on

When an aircraft's engines are being operated, vehicles will not be parked less then _________/__________ of an aircraft?

  • 25 ft in front/200 ft to the rear
  • 10 ft in front/100 ft to the rear
  • 30 ft in front/300 ft to the rear
  • 20 ft in front/150 ft to the rear

During an aircraft emergency on the runway which of the following vehicles have permission to cross the runway without contacting the Control Tower for approval?

  • None of the above
  • Fire Department
  • Ambulance
  • Security Forces

Before entering the controlled movement area, vehicle operators must do which of the following?

  • Establish two-way radio contact with the control tower
  • Complete airfield driver's training in accordance with the local airfield driving program
  • Completely stop at the runway holdline or taxiway intersection, as applicable
  • All of the above

If a portion of the Control Tower's transmission is 'garbled' or 'stepped on' what should you do?

  • Ask for clarification by asking the Tower if you are clear to cross the runway
  • As long as your call sign and the word "clear" is heard proceed on or across the runway
  • Assume the unheard portion is irrelevant
  • Ask the Tower to repeat the transmission by saying "Say Again"

Which of the following statements is/are true for chocking parked vehicles on the airfield?

  • Alert or emergency vehicles responding to an emergency/alert are exempt from choking when parked
  • All vehicles are required to be choked, except parked alert or emergency vehicles responding to an emergency/alert
  • None of the above
  • All vehicles are required to be choked