AAAE CM Module 1 Exam Questions & Answers
Air Commerce Act of 1926 - ANSWER-Created a new Aeronautics Branch known as the CAA (the precursor of the FAA)
Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) - ANSWER-Make safety rules and economic regulation of the airlines
Deregulation of the airl...
AAAE CM Module 1 Exam Questions &
Answers
Air Commerce Act of 1926 - ANSWER-Created a new Aeronautics Branch known as the CAA (the
precursor of the FAA)
Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) - ANSWER-Make safety rules and economic regulation of
the airlines
Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design - ANSWER-Hub and spoke system
What act created the FAA? - ANSWER-Federal Aviation Act (FAA)
What act created the TSA? - ANSWER-Transportation Safety Act (TSA)
Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 - ANSWER-Created gov't subsidies programs to expand the
list of eligible projects for Federal Funding
Growth of the FAAP to the AIP - ANSWER-Will be discussed later
Future challenges facing the industry - ANSWER-1. UAVs
2. Commercial Space
3. Cybersecurity
Big dog of a Commercial Service Airport? - ANSWER-Airlines
Big dog of a GA Airport? - ANSWER-FBO
What is an FBO? - ANSWER-Fixed Base Operator that provides fuel
, What is a SASO? - ANSWER-Aeronautical Service that doesn't provide fuel
How many airports in the US? - ANSWER-19,000 ish
How many airports are Commercial Service Airports? - ANSWER-Just over 5,000
How many GA airports are there? - ANSWER-Roughly 2,500
What are the significance of these numbers: 2500, 10000 and 3345? - ANSWER-2,500 - Commercial
Service Airport
10,000 - Primary Commercial Service Airport
3,345 - Number of public use airports in NPIAS
Purpose of a GA Reliever Airport? - ANSWER-To relieve the GA traffic from a Commercial Service Airport
Joint-Use Airport vs. Shared-Use Airport - ANSWER-Joint-Use - military owns the joint and leases space
for commercial travel
Shared-Use - owned by govt and military and civil Airport share runways and taxiways
What is the importance of Part 91, Part 121 and Part 135? - ANSWER-Part 91 - General Aviation Safety
Standards
Part 121 - Scheduled Airlines Safety Standards (highest)
Part 135 - Charter Airlines Safety Standards
What is a public charter? - ANSWER-Similar to renting a limo but with a plane
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