Airmanship I

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Airmanship I

• CWO Richard Atkin

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Key Terms

• Airfield / Aerodrome
• An area (including buildings) used for the
  accommodation, take off and landing of aircraft
• Airport
• An airfield with extra facilities for freight and
  passengers
• Aircraft Manoeuvring Areas
• Parts of an airfield specially prepared for the
  movement of aircraft on the ground

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Three Types of Airfield

• Basic Grass Airfield
• Light aircraft, training purposes
• Triangular Patterned Runway
• Three runways so can choose the one where
  aircraft will take off into wind
• Modern Main Instrument Runway
• Long tarmac runway with full lighting, radio
  installations and safety equipment
• Usually allows aircraft to take off into wind

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Other Features on an Airfield

• Operational Readiness Platforms
• Specially prepared areas used for parking
  aircraft to take off rapidly or final flight
  checks
• Aircraft Servicing Platforms
• Used for servicing and turn around of aircraft
• Taxiways
• Connect all parts of the airfield
• Windsocks
• Show the direction of the wind
• Hangers
• Store aircraft

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Runways

• Normally concrete
• Vary in length and width dependent on aircraft
  usually flown
• On a typical RAF base, normally 45m wide and
  1,800m long
• Can be fitted with arrester gear
• Aircraft are fitted with hooks which then hook
  onto a cable across the runway
• Usually have a smooth clear over-run area
• Sometimes have deployable nets

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Runway Markings

• Coloured white (taxi way markings yellow)
• Runway numbers formed from magnetic (compass)
  bearing, to nearest 10 degrees
• Threshold markings
• must land before them, used for obstacles at end
  of runway
• Centre and side markings in broken white line
• Solid if little contrast between runway and
  surrounding area

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Airfield Lighting 1

• Airfield Identification Beacon
• In an open space on the airfield and flashes the
  Airfield Identification Letters in Morse Code in
  a high intensity red light
• Obstruction Lights
• All high buildings have red obstruction lights
• Floodlights
• Used on aircraft servicing platforms

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Airfield Lighting 2

• Taxi Way Lighting
• If taxi way less than 18m wide have blue lights
  on each edge
• If taxi way more than 18m wide have green lights
  down the centre line
• Holding Position Signs
• Own light or a triangle of three blue lights
• Runway Lights
• Outline the runway, some can only be seen in the
  direction of landing

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Airfield Lighting 3

• Threshold Lights
• Row of green lights at threshold
• Wings not included if threshold not at end of
  runway
• Approach Lighting
• High intensity white lights set in a pattern to
  help pilots line up aircraft with runway and
  judge aircrafts height

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Passenger Pre-Flight Briefing

• Ensure everyone understands the purpose of the
  flight and how to complete it safely and
  efficiently
• An AEF briefing for the Tutor includes
• Aim of the exercise
• Fitting and operation of safety equipment
• Action to take in an emergency
• What you can and cannot touch in cockpit
• Precautions to take whilst on the ground

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Safety Equipment for AEF

• Parachute
• Life Jacket
• Safety Harness
• Loose Article Check

• Slows down free fall and allows you to make a
  controlled landing
• Worn when flying over water, attached with
  whistle, light and small radio transmitter
• Stops you from falling out the seat and offers
  crash protection
• Items can damage the controls and cause an
  accident

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AEF Aircraft Emergency

• Rare, especially abandoning aircraft
• Do not panic and do as youre told
• In event of abandoning aircraft
• Canopy will be jettisoned
• On command Jump, Jump, release safety harness
• Stand up and dive head first over side of the
  aircraft behind the wing
• Once clear of aircraft pull handle on parachute

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Grob Tutor

• Used for AEF flying
• Single engine, low winged monoplane
• Brakes on two main wheels
• One steerable wheel on the nose
• Two side by side seats with dual controls
• Wingspan 10m, Length 7.6m, Height 2.4m, Max
  Mass 990kg, Top Speed 185k

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Cockpit Instruments 1

• Attitude Indicator
• Whether or not the aircraft is level
• Altimeter
• Aircraft Height
• Control Column
• Changes direction of aircraft
• Throttle
• Controls acceleration

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Cockpit Instruments 2

• Airspeed Indicator
• Speed of aircraft
• Vertical Speed Indicator
• Rate of ascent or descent
• Turn and Slip Indicator
• Rate of turn and direction of turn
• RPM Gauge
• Shows speed at which engine is rotating

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Other Instruments on Tutor

• RPM Control
• Adjusts RPM of engine
• Makes propeller more efficient
• Mixture Control
• Adjusts fuel/air ratio
• Rudder Pedals
• Turn aircraft without banking

• Wheel Brakes
• Keeps the aircraft straight whilst preparing to
  land
• Allows pilot to steer whilst on ground
• Flaps
• Adjust amount of lift
• Elevator Trimmer
• Keeps the aircraft level without pressure on
  control column

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Gliders

• Winch Launched
• A steel cable is attached to the undercarriage of
  the glider
• The cable is slowly reeled in until taut
• It is then wound in rapidly causing the glider to
  lift
• The pilot releases the winch when airborne
• Eg. Viking

• Self Launched
• Taxis, takes-off and climbs under own power
  (engine)
• Engine put into idle or shut off to glide
• Engine not powerful enough to climb rapidly
  (unlike most powered aircraft)
• Eg. Vigilant

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Airmanship I

• CWO Richard Atkin
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