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GEN-F General

Ground Operations and Servicing · FAA readings

Readings in the sources

10 short readings for GEN-F, a topic at a time: what the test asks, and the sections that cover it. Sign in to tick them off as you read.

  1. Procedures, tow bar and attachment practice, tie-down K1, K2, S3, S11

    For the test: Towing and securing

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 1: Towing of Aircraft · Ground Movement of Aircraft · Tie-Down Procedures · Tie-Down Procedures for Land Planes

  2. Fuel types, colors, handling K3, K9–K11, S5–S8

    For the test: Fueling and defuelling; fuel characteristics; additives; approved grades

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 1: Fuel Servicing of Aircraft · Types of Fuel and Identification · Fueling Procedures · Fueling Hazards · Defueling

  3. Ramp and movement-area practice K4

    For the test: Airport operations area, ATC communication, runway incursion avoidance

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 1: Flight Line Safety · Taxi Signals

  4. Start and run procedures K5, S9, S12

    For the test: Engine starting, ground operation and taxiing

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 1: Engine Starting and Operation · Reciprocating Engines · Taxiing Aircraft

  5. Classes of fire and agents K6, S10

    For the test: Fire extinguisher types and procedures; induction fire

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 1: Fire Protection · Classification of Fires · Fire Extinguishers · Identifying Fire Extinguishers · Using Fire Extinguishers · Extinguishing Engine Fires

  6. Servicing procedures K7, K8

    For the test: Oil, hydraulic, pneumatic and deicing servicing; oxygen system servicing

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 1: Servicing Aircraft · Servicing Aircraft Air/Nitrogen Oil & Fluids · Oxygen Servicing Equipment

  7. Practice K12–K14

    For the test: Tool and hardware accountability; material handling; parts protection

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 1: Shop Safety · Safety Around Machine Tools

  8. Hazardous materials, SDS and PPE K15

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 1: Safety Around Hazardous Materials

  9. Effects and prevention K16, S1

    For the test: Foreign object damage and its control

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 1: Foreign Object Damage (FOD)

  10. Safety practice R1–R10

    For the test: Ten risk elements, five of them about running engines

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 1: Safety Around Airplanes · Safety Around Helicopters · Safety Around Compressed Gases · Physiological Safety