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Quick reference

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Dotted in the text; open one for its entry, or see the glossary.

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

Source: FAA-H-8083-30B, ground handling and servicing chapter. Public domain. Pointers only.

Chapter and section verified against FAA-H-8083-30B, 2023 edition, on 28 August 2026. Page numbers are deliberately not cited: they move between printings, and a citation that rots silently is worse than a coarser one that stays true. Checked by our handbook citation check against our index of the handbook's chapters and sections.

Elements The ACS asks for In the handbook Where in FAA-H-8083-30B What it does not give you
K1, K2, S3, S11 Towing and securing Procedures, tow bar and attachment practice, tie-down Ch. 1 — Towing of Aircraft; Ground Movement of Aircraft; Tie-Down Procedures; Tie-Down Procedures for Land Planes Why towing is a multi-person task. GEN-F Concepts §4
K3, K9–K11, S5–S8 Fueling and defuelling; fuel characteristics; additives; approved grades Fuel types, colors, handling Ch. 1 — Fuel Servicing of Aircraft; Types of Fuel and Identification; Fueling Procedures; Fueling Hazards; Defueling Why grounding works. GEN-F Concepts §3
K4 Airport operations area, ATC communication, runway incursion avoidance Ramp and movement-area practice Ch. 1 — Flight Line Safety; Ground Movement of Aircraft; Taxi Signals FAA runway safety guidance is the fuller source
K5, S9, S12 Engine starting, ground operation and taxiing Start and run procedures Ch. 1 — Engine Starting and Operation; Reciprocating Engines; Taxiing Aircraft; Taxi Signals The aircraft's own checklist is the object of the skill
K6, S10 Fire extinguisher types and procedures; induction fire Classes of fire and agents Ch. 1 — Fire Protection; Classification of Fires; Fire Extinguishers; Identifying Fire Extinguishers; Using Fire Extinguishers; Extinguishing Engine Fires The counter-intuitive response. GEN-F Concepts §2
K7, K8 Oil, hydraulic, pneumatic and deicing servicing; oxygen system servicing Servicing procedures Ch. 1 — Servicing Aircraft; Servicing Aircraft Air/Nitrogen Oil & Fluids; Oxygen Servicing Equipment Oxygen is eleven elements across the certificate — AF-G §1
K12–K14 Tool and hardware accountability; material handling; parts protection Practice Ch. 1 — Shop Safety; Safety Around Machine Tools GEN-F Concepts §5
K15 Hazardous materials, SDS and PPE — Ch. 1 — Safety Around Hazardous Materials The SDS itself is the source
K16, S1 Foreign object damage and its control Effects and prevention Ch. 1 — Foreign Object Damage (FOD) —
R1–R10 Ten risk elements, five of them about running engines Safety practice Ch. 1 — Safety Around Airplanes; Safety Around Helicopters; Flight Line Safety; Safety Around Compressed Gases; Physiological Safety GEN-F Concepts §1

The operative sources

  • The aircraft's own checklist for S9 and K5. Not our summary of it, and not a generic one — R6 is specifically about operating without it.
  • The TCDS for approved fuel grades (S7), which is GEN-I Quick reference's territory.
  • The safety data sheet for every fluid serviced (K15).
  • FAA runway safety and airport signs and markings guidance for K4.

Fuel identification
100LL avgas Dyed blue
Jet fuel Clear to straw, and noticeably oilier to the touch

Color is a check, not an authority. The approved grade for an aircraft comes from its TCDS and its placards, and the fuel in a truck is whatever the truck actually contains (GEN-F Concepts §3).

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