ACE -Operations Study Guide Questions
with Accurate Answers 2026 Updated.
14 CFR Part 77 - Answer Objects Affecting Navigable Airspace
This regulation establishes standards for determining obstructions to air navigation.
Also requires each person proposing any kind of construction or alteration described in Sec.
77.1 to give adequate notice to the Administrator.
Specifies the locations and dimensions of the construction or alteration for which notice is
required and prescribes the form and manner of the notice.
14 CFR Pat 139 - Answer Certification of Airports
This regulation requires the FAA to issue airport operating certificates to airports that:
- Serve scheduled and unscheduled air carrier aircraft with more than 30 seats
- Serve scheduled and unscheduled air carrier aircraft with more than 9 seats but less than 31
seats
- The FAA Administrator requires to have a certificate
Does not apply to airports at which air carrier passenger operations are conducted only because
the airport has been designated as an alternate airport.
Does allow the FAA to issue certain exemptions to airports that serve few passengers yearly and
for which some requirements might create financial hardship.
Airport Operating Certificate - Answer Serves to ensure safety in air transportation.
Obtaining a Certificate - Answer Airport must agree to certain operational and safety
standards and provide for such things as firefighting and rescue equipment.
Requirements vary depending on the size of the airport and the type of flights available.
49 CFR Part 1542 - Answer Airport Security
, Embodies the key security requirements for commercial Airport Operations.
Includes role and responsibilities for the Airport Security Coordinator, access control systems,
personnel identification systems including Criminal History Record Check process, law
enforcement personnel and response requirements, contingency planning and incident
response.
Advanced Visual Docking Guidance Systems (AVDGS) - Answer Provide electronically displayed
information, such as the azimuth position of the aircraft and stopping distance.
Advisory Circular (AC) - Answer FAA issued to inform the aviation public in a systematic way of
non-regulatory material.
Contents are not binding on the public unless incorporated by regulation.
Issued to provide guidance and information in a designated subject area or to show a method
acceptable to the Administrator for complying with a related Federal Aviation Regulation.
Air Taxi - Answer Movement of a helicopter above the surface, normally in ground effect and
at a ground speed normally less than 20 knots.
Height may vary.
Some helicopters may require air-taxiing above 25 ft AGL to reduce ground effect turbulence or
provide clearance for cargo slingloads.
Aircraft Approach Category (AAC) - Answer Grouping of aircraft based on 1.3 times their stall
speed in their landing configuration at the certified maximum flap setting and maximum landing
weight at standard atmospheric conditions.
AAC A - Answer Speed less than 91 knots.
AAC B - Answer Speed 91 knots or more but less than 121 knots.
AAC C - Answer Speed 121 knots or more but less than 141 knots.
AAC D - Answer Speed 141 knots or more but less than 166 knots.
AAC E - Answer Speed 166 knots or more.
with Accurate Answers 2026 Updated.
14 CFR Part 77 - Answer Objects Affecting Navigable Airspace
This regulation establishes standards for determining obstructions to air navigation.
Also requires each person proposing any kind of construction or alteration described in Sec.
77.1 to give adequate notice to the Administrator.
Specifies the locations and dimensions of the construction or alteration for which notice is
required and prescribes the form and manner of the notice.
14 CFR Pat 139 - Answer Certification of Airports
This regulation requires the FAA to issue airport operating certificates to airports that:
- Serve scheduled and unscheduled air carrier aircraft with more than 30 seats
- Serve scheduled and unscheduled air carrier aircraft with more than 9 seats but less than 31
seats
- The FAA Administrator requires to have a certificate
Does not apply to airports at which air carrier passenger operations are conducted only because
the airport has been designated as an alternate airport.
Does allow the FAA to issue certain exemptions to airports that serve few passengers yearly and
for which some requirements might create financial hardship.
Airport Operating Certificate - Answer Serves to ensure safety in air transportation.
Obtaining a Certificate - Answer Airport must agree to certain operational and safety
standards and provide for such things as firefighting and rescue equipment.
Requirements vary depending on the size of the airport and the type of flights available.
49 CFR Part 1542 - Answer Airport Security
, Embodies the key security requirements for commercial Airport Operations.
Includes role and responsibilities for the Airport Security Coordinator, access control systems,
personnel identification systems including Criminal History Record Check process, law
enforcement personnel and response requirements, contingency planning and incident
response.
Advanced Visual Docking Guidance Systems (AVDGS) - Answer Provide electronically displayed
information, such as the azimuth position of the aircraft and stopping distance.
Advisory Circular (AC) - Answer FAA issued to inform the aviation public in a systematic way of
non-regulatory material.
Contents are not binding on the public unless incorporated by regulation.
Issued to provide guidance and information in a designated subject area or to show a method
acceptable to the Administrator for complying with a related Federal Aviation Regulation.
Air Taxi - Answer Movement of a helicopter above the surface, normally in ground effect and
at a ground speed normally less than 20 knots.
Height may vary.
Some helicopters may require air-taxiing above 25 ft AGL to reduce ground effect turbulence or
provide clearance for cargo slingloads.
Aircraft Approach Category (AAC) - Answer Grouping of aircraft based on 1.3 times their stall
speed in their landing configuration at the certified maximum flap setting and maximum landing
weight at standard atmospheric conditions.
AAC A - Answer Speed less than 91 knots.
AAC B - Answer Speed 91 knots or more but less than 121 knots.
AAC C - Answer Speed 121 knots or more but less than 141 knots.
AAC D - Answer Speed 141 knots or more but less than 166 knots.
AAC E - Answer Speed 166 knots or more.
