AMSA 490 – Unit 1 (Q&A)
1. What is 14 CFR 119?
Certification; Air Carriers and Commercial Operators Parts 121, 125 and 135
2. What is a Domestic Operation?
Any scheduled operation conducted entirely within the 48 contiguous United States
3. What is a Flag Operation?
Operates between any point in the 48 contiguous United States and any point outside
it
4. What is a Supplemental Operation?
Charter (non-scheduled) operations using aircraft with more than 30 seats or over
7,500 lbs payload
5. What are the 135 Operating Requirements?
Commuter and On-Demand operations and rules governing persons onboard
6. What is 135.411(a)(1)?
Aircraft with 9 or fewer passenger seats
7. What is 135.411(a)(2)?
Aircraft with 10 or more passenger seats
8. Does Part 135 have international recognition?
No
9. What is a Commuter Operation?
Scheduled operations (5+ round trips weekly) in non-turbojet aircraft with ≤9 seats
or ≤7,500 lbs payload
10.What is an On-Demand Operation?
Non-scheduled operations with ≤9 seats and ≤7,500 lbs payload
11. What is Part 125?
Certification and operations for airplanes with ≥20 passengers or ≥6,000 lbs payload
, 12. What is Part 129?
Foreign air carriers operating U.S.-registered aircraft
13. What is Part 133?
Rotorcraft external load operations
14. What is carriage?
Transporting persons or property
15. What is Private Carriage?
Transport between limited parties that does NOT meet the 4-point test
16. What is Common Carriage?
Offering transport to the public for compensation and meeting the 4-point test
17. When does a carrier become a common carrier?
When it “holds out” to the public
18.What is the 4-Point Test?
Holding out, transport, place-to-place, for compensation
19. What is an Air Carrier?
A person/company engaged in air transportation
20.What is Air Transportation?
Interstate, overseas, or foreign transport by aircraft
21. What is a Commercial Operator?
A person transporting people/property for compensation
22.Are repair stations required to administer drug testing?
False
23.Foreign repair station certificate validity?
1–2 years
24.FAA repair station ratings?
6
25.Can a satellite repair station exceed parent ratings?
No (True statement)
1. What is 14 CFR 119?
Certification; Air Carriers and Commercial Operators Parts 121, 125 and 135
2. What is a Domestic Operation?
Any scheduled operation conducted entirely within the 48 contiguous United States
3. What is a Flag Operation?
Operates between any point in the 48 contiguous United States and any point outside
it
4. What is a Supplemental Operation?
Charter (non-scheduled) operations using aircraft with more than 30 seats or over
7,500 lbs payload
5. What are the 135 Operating Requirements?
Commuter and On-Demand operations and rules governing persons onboard
6. What is 135.411(a)(1)?
Aircraft with 9 or fewer passenger seats
7. What is 135.411(a)(2)?
Aircraft with 10 or more passenger seats
8. Does Part 135 have international recognition?
No
9. What is a Commuter Operation?
Scheduled operations (5+ round trips weekly) in non-turbojet aircraft with ≤9 seats
or ≤7,500 lbs payload
10.What is an On-Demand Operation?
Non-scheduled operations with ≤9 seats and ≤7,500 lbs payload
11. What is Part 125?
Certification and operations for airplanes with ≥20 passengers or ≥6,000 lbs payload
, 12. What is Part 129?
Foreign air carriers operating U.S.-registered aircraft
13. What is Part 133?
Rotorcraft external load operations
14. What is carriage?
Transporting persons or property
15. What is Private Carriage?
Transport between limited parties that does NOT meet the 4-point test
16. What is Common Carriage?
Offering transport to the public for compensation and meeting the 4-point test
17. When does a carrier become a common carrier?
When it “holds out” to the public
18.What is the 4-Point Test?
Holding out, transport, place-to-place, for compensation
19. What is an Air Carrier?
A person/company engaged in air transportation
20.What is Air Transportation?
Interstate, overseas, or foreign transport by aircraft
21. What is a Commercial Operator?
A person transporting people/property for compensation
22.Are repair stations required to administer drug testing?
False
23.Foreign repair station certificate validity?
1–2 years
24.FAA repair station ratings?
6
25.Can a satellite repair station exceed parent ratings?
No (True statement)
