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What consisted of two rows of lights that formed a funnel, indicating an aircraft's position on the glidescope?
slope-line approach system
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Why did airport construction boom during the 1960s?
increase in jet aircraft traffic
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How far were runways extended out?
9,800 ft
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What was constructed out of reinforced concrete?
The fields
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When were jet bridge systems introduced to modern airport terminals?
early 1960s
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What does ATC stand for?
air traffic control
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ATC responsibilities are usually divided into how many main areas?
two
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What is responsible for directing all ground traffic in designated areas?
Ground Control
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Who instructs vehicles on which taxiways to use?
Ground Control
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When a plane is ready to take off, who takes over the direction of a plane?
Tower Control
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When is control turned back over to ground control?
After a plane has landed
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Who controls aircraft on the runway?
Tower Control
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Who controls aircraft in the controlled airspace immediately surrounding the airport?
Tower Control
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Tower controllers use what to locate an aircraft's position in three-dimensional space?
radar
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Why should aircraft that is only passing through an airspace contact Tower Control?
in order to be sure that they remain clear of other traffic
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What is a traffic pattern often called outside of the U.S.?
traffic pattern
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What assures smooth traffic flow between departing and arriving aircraft?
traffic pattern
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Due to this, the overall traffic planning tend to assure landing queues are avoided.
so-called SLOT-times
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Traffic patterns are usually flown at what altitude above ground level?
800 or 1,000 ft
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What does AGL stand for?
above ground level
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Are standard traffic patterns right-handed or left-handed?
left-handed
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What is one of the main reasons pilots sit on the left side of the airplane?
Standard traffic patterns are left-handed
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At an extremely large airport, what is in place but not usually used?
a circuit
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What is the frequency called that is used by departing aircraft for the purpose of requesting approach clearance?
Clearance Delivery
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Which aircraft request approach clearance while they are still hours away from the airport?
commercial with long routes
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What helps pilots fly the approach for landing?
visual approach slope indicator
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What does VASI stand for?
visual approach slope indicator
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What does VOR stand for?
VHF omnidirectional range
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What helps pilots find the direction to the airport?
VHF omnidirectional range
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What instruments do pilots use to find the runway and fly the correct approach, even if they cannot see the ground?
instrument landing system
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On runways, what indicate the beginning of the runway for landing?
green lights
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On runways, what indicate the end of the runway?
red lights
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What indicates the edge of a runway?
white lights
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What may low-traffic airports use to save electricity and staffing costs?
pilot controlled lighting
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What does ALS stand for?
approach lighting system
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What includes debris and nesting birds?
Hazards to aircraft
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What is one part of runway maintenance that helps maintain friction levels?
airfield rubber removal
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In adverse weather conditions, what can be used to improve traction on the landing strip?
ice and snow clearing equipment
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What pulls the aircraft to one of the airbridges?
tow tractor
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What keeps the electricity running in the plane when it stands at the terminal?
ground power unit
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The passengers disembark using what?
airbridge
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What can give the ground crew more clearance after the aircraft lands?
Mobile stairs
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How long should it take for an aircraft to be off the airport and in the air?
90 minutes
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An airfield is also referred to as what?
airbase
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What provides basing and support of military aircraft?
airbase
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Where is RAF Brize Norton located?
the UK
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Where is Bardufoss Air Station located?
Norway
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Where is Pune Airport located?
India
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What is the title of the film where a man becomes permanently grounded in an airport terminal?
The Terminal
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When was the movie Airport made?
1970
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When was the movie Final Destination released?
2000
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Landside, where can filming take place?
all public areas
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What are the only airside locations where filming is allowed?
Departure Lounge and some outside areas
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What can not be undertaken n Security, at Immigration/Customs or in Baggage Reclaim?
Filming
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What year was Kievan Rus became a territory?
882
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Who was the ruler at the begining of Kievan?
Prince Oleg
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Who achieve the first major expansion of Kievan?
Kiev. Sviatoslav I
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Which ruler introduced Christianity in Kievan Rus?
Vladimir the Great
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What did Yaroslav sons achieve during his time in Keivan Rus?
issued its first written legal code
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When was the term Kievan Rus first coined?
19th century
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When did the term Kievan Rus first appear in English?
1913
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Who first translated the term Kievan Rus into english from russian?
Vasily Klyuchevsky
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Who populated the area between the Baltic Sea and the Black sea before Kievan Rus?
Slavic tribes
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Where were the Limen Slavs located before Kievan Rus?
Novgorod
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Where was the Finnic Chud Tripe located curing this time period?
Ladoga and Karelia regions
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Which tribe resided in the south?
Poliane
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What controversy currently surrounds the Rus?
whether the Rus’ were Varangians (Vikings) or Slavs
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What were the "Rus" accourding to the "Normanist"?
Scandinavians
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What did the Russians beleive the Rus were?
Slavs
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Which early traveler provided an early description of the Rus?
Ahmad ibn Fadlan
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What did Ahmad say about the Rus when he described clothing?
garments that only cover half of his body
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Which historian refered to the Rus as "Scythians"?
Leo the Deacon
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Which two groups were divided inn the territories of the East Slavs?
Varangians and the Khazars
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In what year did the Varangians impose tribute from the Slavic and Finnic?
859
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In what year did the Slavic and Finnic tribes rebel againts the Varangians?
862
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What were the names of the three brothers that rulled Novgotod, Beloozero, and Izborsk?
Rurik, Sineus, and Truvor
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Whoch of the three brothers become the sole ruller over all three of the teritories?
Rurik
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What was the name of the small city on the hill that was discovered by Rurik's men?
Kiev
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Between what years did Askold and Dir continued to attack Kiev?
863–66
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What did the attack between Rus and Byzantines lead to?
Patriarch to send missionaries north to engage
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Wat was the purpose of the Patriarch when they were sent north?
to convert the Rus' and the Slavs.
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When did Ruik past away?
879
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When Rurik past away, who took over?
Prince Oleg
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Who declared Kiev "The mother of Rus citis'?
Prince Oleg
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What year did Oleg conquer the Drevlians?
883
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Why did the Kievan state prosper?
abundant supply of furs, beeswax, honey, and slaves for export
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How many trade routes did the Kievan state control?
three
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Which route was a central post in Kiev?
Dnieper route
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What other means of pay when purchasing items may have been in place?
money-lending system
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What led to constant problems with the Khazars?
rapid expansion of the Rus' to the south
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Which area did the Khazars rule over?
Black Sea steppe
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Who were allies with the Khazars?
Byzantine Empire
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Who were common enimies to both the Khazars and Byzantine Empire?
Persians and Arabs
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What did the Byzantine empire use to expand its political influence?
turmoil
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What teritory did the Byzantine empire hit first with their political beliefs?
Khazars
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What did the Byzantines help the Khazars with?
build a fortress at Sarkel
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What led to Khazar having to put more strain on its military?
expansion of the Rus
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Who led the war on Dniester and Dnieper?
Oleg
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What year were the Magyars and Pechenges drug into the war?
894
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What year did the Rus raid Baku, Gilan,Mazandaran, and Caucasus?
913
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