Frontier FA Pre-Exam Study Guide Questions with
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Aircraft - Answer A/C
AAP - Answer Aft Attendant Panel
ACM - Answer Additional Crew Member
ACP - Answer Area Call Panel
AED - Answer automated external defibrillator
AIP - Answer Attendant Indication Panel
APU - Answer Auxiliary Power Unit.
- A small engine installed in the tail of an aircraft used to provide electrical power and air conditioning
while the aircraft is on the ground.
ASAP - Answer Aviation Safety Action Program
AFT - Answer The rear of the aircraft (towards the tail)
Agent - Answer An employee who handles the ground phases of the flight
Air Speed - Answer The velocity of the aircraft
Altimeter - Answer Gauge that measures the height of an aircraft above sea level expressed in feet
,ATC - Answer Air Traffic Control
Block Time - Answer Period of time beginning when the aircraft moves off blocks until the aircraft blocks
in to the gate at the next point of landing
Bid Month - Answer A month of flying, also referred to as Bid Period
Bulkhead - Answer Any dividing wall in an aircraft
Bump - Answer To remove a passenger due to weight/balance or over sale.
Cabin - Answer The interior of the aircraft containing passenger seats
Captain (PIC) - Answer The Pilot In Command - Wears four stripes on uniform
Ceiling - Answer The distance between the ground and the underside of clouds
Charter - Answer A flight where the aircraft and crew are leased by a group or company
Circling - Answer Flying in a set pattern until cleared to land - also called holding
CDO - Answer Continuous Duty Overnight
- A single duty period that crosses over two days with a reduced rest requiring a day room "stand-up"
CSI - Answer Cabin Safety Inspector
Deadhead (DH) - Answer Transportation at company direction to or from a duty assignment
Delayed Flight - Answer A flight operating behind schedule due to weather, mechanicals, etc.
, Direct Flight - Answer Flight between two cities with more than one leg on the same aircraft
Deplane - Answer Passengers leaving the aircraft
Dive - Answer A steep descent
Domicile - Answer A base where flight crews reside
DOT - Answer Department of Transportation
Downline - Answer Being away from the home base or domicile
Duty Day - Answer A calendar day in which a duty period begins or ends and all calendar days away from
base while flying a pairing
Duty Period - Answer Elapsed time from the time a FA reports for duty or the actual reporting whichever
is later, until the time the FA is released from duty following the debrief period
ECAM - Answer Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring
- A system that monitors the state of critical aircraft systems and provides indications and warnings to
the pilots.
EAAP - Answer Enhanced Aft Attendant Panel
EFAM - Answer Electronic Flight Attendant Manual
EFAP - Answer Enhanced Forward Attendant Panel
EMK - Answer Emergency Medical Kit
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Aircraft - Answer A/C
AAP - Answer Aft Attendant Panel
ACM - Answer Additional Crew Member
ACP - Answer Area Call Panel
AED - Answer automated external defibrillator
AIP - Answer Attendant Indication Panel
APU - Answer Auxiliary Power Unit.
- A small engine installed in the tail of an aircraft used to provide electrical power and air conditioning
while the aircraft is on the ground.
ASAP - Answer Aviation Safety Action Program
AFT - Answer The rear of the aircraft (towards the tail)
Agent - Answer An employee who handles the ground phases of the flight
Air Speed - Answer The velocity of the aircraft
Altimeter - Answer Gauge that measures the height of an aircraft above sea level expressed in feet
,ATC - Answer Air Traffic Control
Block Time - Answer Period of time beginning when the aircraft moves off blocks until the aircraft blocks
in to the gate at the next point of landing
Bid Month - Answer A month of flying, also referred to as Bid Period
Bulkhead - Answer Any dividing wall in an aircraft
Bump - Answer To remove a passenger due to weight/balance or over sale.
Cabin - Answer The interior of the aircraft containing passenger seats
Captain (PIC) - Answer The Pilot In Command - Wears four stripes on uniform
Ceiling - Answer The distance between the ground and the underside of clouds
Charter - Answer A flight where the aircraft and crew are leased by a group or company
Circling - Answer Flying in a set pattern until cleared to land - also called holding
CDO - Answer Continuous Duty Overnight
- A single duty period that crosses over two days with a reduced rest requiring a day room "stand-up"
CSI - Answer Cabin Safety Inspector
Deadhead (DH) - Answer Transportation at company direction to or from a duty assignment
Delayed Flight - Answer A flight operating behind schedule due to weather, mechanicals, etc.
, Direct Flight - Answer Flight between two cities with more than one leg on the same aircraft
Deplane - Answer Passengers leaving the aircraft
Dive - Answer A steep descent
Domicile - Answer A base where flight crews reside
DOT - Answer Department of Transportation
Downline - Answer Being away from the home base or domicile
Duty Day - Answer A calendar day in which a duty period begins or ends and all calendar days away from
base while flying a pairing
Duty Period - Answer Elapsed time from the time a FA reports for duty or the actual reporting whichever
is later, until the time the FA is released from duty following the debrief period
ECAM - Answer Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring
- A system that monitors the state of critical aircraft systems and provides indications and warnings to
the pilots.
EAAP - Answer Enhanced Aft Attendant Panel
EFAM - Answer Electronic Flight Attendant Manual
EFAP - Answer Enhanced Forward Attendant Panel
EMK - Answer Emergency Medical Kit
