AMSA 490 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Which manuals are required to be carried aboard an air carrier aircraft operated under
Part 121? - Answer- 14 CFR §121.141 requires either the AFM or the FAA-approved
company flight manual to be carried aboard all aircraft during Part 121 operations. Also,
14 CFR §121.137 requires that crewmembers have the specific parts of the manual
required in §121.133 pertaining to flight operations easily accessible while performing
their duties (e.g., flight operations manual including weight and balance information,
performance analysis, minimum equipment lists, etc.).
What manuals are required to be aboard a Part 121 air carrier aircraft engaged in
supplemental operations? - Answer- · 14 CFR §121.141 requires that the AFM or CFM
be aboard all Part 121 aircraft. In addition, Section 121.139 requires supplemental air
carriers to carry the entire 14 CFR §121.133 manual. That includes all parts and or
subparts.
Which manual must be used by a Part 121 carrier to provide ground service crews the
necessary information about procedures to use for a particular ground operational
situation such as refueling an aircraft with passengers aboard? - Answer- · The general
operations manual. 14 CFR §121.137 requires that the ground operations portion of the
manual be furnished to ground operations personnel.
Where must an air carrier maintain a complete copy of the Section 121.133 manual(s)?
- Answer- · 14 CFR §121.135(c) requires that each certificate holder shall maintain at
least one complete copy of the manual at its principal base of operations. In addition, it
shall provide duplicate manual(s) to representatives of the Administrator which will be
kept at the FAA certificate holding district office.
Where must an air carrier maintain a complete copy of the Section 121.133 manual(s)?
- Answer- Whenever a manual revision page is issued, it will be accompanied by a
revised revision control log that shows the effective dates of all pages in the manual. In
this way a user can always determine that he or she is using the current information.
Which manual must be issued in paper form? - Answer- · The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) issued a legal interpretation in which it clarified that an electronic
version of a manual is satisfactory. This interpretation also clarified that if a manual is
provided in electronic form, the certificate holder must provide sufficient technological
resources to permit crewmembers "to review effectively the applicable portions of the
manual while performing their duties."
, If a Part 121 supplemental carrier has issued its maintenance manual using microfiche
or a computer file format and must carry it on the aircraft, what must also be carried
aboard the aircraft? - Answer- · 14 CFR §121.139(a) requires that if the certificate
holder carries aboard an airplane all or any portion of the maintenance part of its
manual in other than printed form, it must carry a compatible reading device that
produces a legible image of the maintenance information and instructions or a system
that is able to retrieve the maintenance information and instructions in the English
language.
Operational control of a flight refers to - Answer- · 14 CFR §1.1: Operational control,
with respect to a flight, means the exercise of authority over initiating, conducting or
terminating a flight.
Which manual would contain guidance on passenger handling policies? - Answer- ·
Ground operations manual. The GOM includes non-aircraft specific information such as
policies, procedures, and guidance covering the entire airline operation. Information
such as policies and procedures pertaining to passenger handling would be found here.
The concept of common carriage is derived from - Answer- · British common law.
Common carriage derives from the early application of British common law to the
transportation and hospitality (hotel/inn) industries. It has carried into US legal concepts
through American common law.
Private carriage is distinguished from common carriage primarily by - Answer-
transportation (carriage) of only one or a very small number of parties. Private carriage
is that transportation (carriage) arranged between one party (or some other small
number of parties) and the carrier. AS the number of parties being provided carriage
increases, the likelihood of common carriage increases.
Which of the following is not an element of common carriage? - Answer- · having a
license or certificate. It is not necessary that the carrier be licensed or certificated in
order to be determined to be a common carrier. It is only necessary that it hold out to
the public that it is willing to perform carriage for anyone from place to place for
compensation or hire.
: Holding out to the public would include: - Answer- ·Advertising, flyers in a campus
student union, and statements on a web page. Holding out as an air carrier can be done
in any of a number of ways. The key element is an indication to the public at large of a
willingness to perform transportation.
In analyzing a situation in which a private pilot is accused of acting illegally as a
common carrier, the FAA will, among other tests, look to see if the pilot - Answer- had
an independent interest in taking the trip. The independent interest test looks
specifically at whether the pilot had an independent interest in taking the trip or was only
interested in going if he or she received money for the trip.
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Which manuals are required to be carried aboard an air carrier aircraft operated under
Part 121? - Answer- 14 CFR §121.141 requires either the AFM or the FAA-approved
company flight manual to be carried aboard all aircraft during Part 121 operations. Also,
14 CFR §121.137 requires that crewmembers have the specific parts of the manual
required in §121.133 pertaining to flight operations easily accessible while performing
their duties (e.g., flight operations manual including weight and balance information,
performance analysis, minimum equipment lists, etc.).
What manuals are required to be aboard a Part 121 air carrier aircraft engaged in
supplemental operations? - Answer- · 14 CFR §121.141 requires that the AFM or CFM
be aboard all Part 121 aircraft. In addition, Section 121.139 requires supplemental air
carriers to carry the entire 14 CFR §121.133 manual. That includes all parts and or
subparts.
Which manual must be used by a Part 121 carrier to provide ground service crews the
necessary information about procedures to use for a particular ground operational
situation such as refueling an aircraft with passengers aboard? - Answer- · The general
operations manual. 14 CFR §121.137 requires that the ground operations portion of the
manual be furnished to ground operations personnel.
Where must an air carrier maintain a complete copy of the Section 121.133 manual(s)?
- Answer- · 14 CFR §121.135(c) requires that each certificate holder shall maintain at
least one complete copy of the manual at its principal base of operations. In addition, it
shall provide duplicate manual(s) to representatives of the Administrator which will be
kept at the FAA certificate holding district office.
Where must an air carrier maintain a complete copy of the Section 121.133 manual(s)?
- Answer- Whenever a manual revision page is issued, it will be accompanied by a
revised revision control log that shows the effective dates of all pages in the manual. In
this way a user can always determine that he or she is using the current information.
Which manual must be issued in paper form? - Answer- · The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) issued a legal interpretation in which it clarified that an electronic
version of a manual is satisfactory. This interpretation also clarified that if a manual is
provided in electronic form, the certificate holder must provide sufficient technological
resources to permit crewmembers "to review effectively the applicable portions of the
manual while performing their duties."
, If a Part 121 supplemental carrier has issued its maintenance manual using microfiche
or a computer file format and must carry it on the aircraft, what must also be carried
aboard the aircraft? - Answer- · 14 CFR §121.139(a) requires that if the certificate
holder carries aboard an airplane all or any portion of the maintenance part of its
manual in other than printed form, it must carry a compatible reading device that
produces a legible image of the maintenance information and instructions or a system
that is able to retrieve the maintenance information and instructions in the English
language.
Operational control of a flight refers to - Answer- · 14 CFR §1.1: Operational control,
with respect to a flight, means the exercise of authority over initiating, conducting or
terminating a flight.
Which manual would contain guidance on passenger handling policies? - Answer- ·
Ground operations manual. The GOM includes non-aircraft specific information such as
policies, procedures, and guidance covering the entire airline operation. Information
such as policies and procedures pertaining to passenger handling would be found here.
The concept of common carriage is derived from - Answer- · British common law.
Common carriage derives from the early application of British common law to the
transportation and hospitality (hotel/inn) industries. It has carried into US legal concepts
through American common law.
Private carriage is distinguished from common carriage primarily by - Answer-
transportation (carriage) of only one or a very small number of parties. Private carriage
is that transportation (carriage) arranged between one party (or some other small
number of parties) and the carrier. AS the number of parties being provided carriage
increases, the likelihood of common carriage increases.
Which of the following is not an element of common carriage? - Answer- · having a
license or certificate. It is not necessary that the carrier be licensed or certificated in
order to be determined to be a common carrier. It is only necessary that it hold out to
the public that it is willing to perform carriage for anyone from place to place for
compensation or hire.
: Holding out to the public would include: - Answer- ·Advertising, flyers in a campus
student union, and statements on a web page. Holding out as an air carrier can be done
in any of a number of ways. The key element is an indication to the public at large of a
willingness to perform transportation.
In analyzing a situation in which a private pilot is accused of acting illegally as a
common carrier, the FAA will, among other tests, look to see if the pilot - Answer- had
an independent interest in taking the trip. The independent interest test looks
specifically at whether the pilot had an independent interest in taking the trip or was only
interested in going if he or she received money for the trip.
