AMSA 490 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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The concept of common carriage is derived from: - (ANSWER)British Common Law
Private carriage is distinguished from common carriage primarily by - (ANSWER)transportation (carriage)
of only one or a very small number of parties
Which of the following is not an element of common carriage? - (ANSWER)Having a license or certificate
Holding out to the public would include: - (ANSWER)All of the above
(advertising, flyers in a campus student union, statements on a web page)
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
A company must operate under 14 CFR Part 121 if it is: - (ANSWER)a domestic operation
A company operating turbo-propeller aircraft with 8 passenger seats and a payload of 7,000 pounds
three times a week between Los Angeles and Mexico City on a scheduled basis would need to hold -
(ANSWER)a Part 135 operating certificate (which allows on-demand operations)
1. Assume you were found to be operating as an on-demand air carrier but didn't have an operating
certificate. The potential penalty for this would be an $11,000 fine for - (ANSWER)each provision of Part
135 applicable to each flight conducted
Operational control is the concept that - (ANSWER)The carrier, not the crew, is the final determinant of
how the aircraft is operated.
A supplemental operation is one that - (ANSWER)conducts charter-type (nonscheduled) operations using
aircraft having more than 30 seats and/or with more than 7,500 pounds payload capacity.
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A commuter operation is one that - (ANSWER)conducts scheduled operations (five or more round trips
per week) in non-turbojet aircraft that have nine or fewer passenger seats and a payload capacity of
7,500 pounds or less.
Part 121 air carriers must have the ability to communicate with a flight crew - (ANSWER)at any point in
the route structure in a rapid and reliable fashion.
The purpose of operations specifications (or ops specs) is for the company to - (ANSWER)identify to the
FAA and itself how it will specifically comply with various provisions of the FARs.
The FAA instituted which part in 1996 to further bring air carriers of both Parts 121 and 135 under the
umbrella of "One Level of Safety"? - (ANSWER)14 CFR Part 119
Operating under 14 CFR Part 121 - (ANSWER)requires only that the carrier comply with Parts 119 and
121.
Ops specs must contain which of the following: - (ANSWER)All of the Above (authorizations, limitations,
certain procedures)
Where is the required content of operations specifications for a commuter or on-demand operator
found? - (ANSWER)14 CFR Part 119
Which of the following is not required to be in a domestic carrier's ops specs? - (ANSWER)Names and
addresses of the five largest shareholders
Production of ops specs are now automated by the FAA through the use of what amounts to a punch
card system. By doing this, the FAA intends that the ops specs of each carrier be - (ANSWER)standard in
form and language but tailored to suit the individual, specific needs of each carrier.
If you were a ramp service supervisor for Aeromech Airlines, where would you look to find the loading
instructions (procedures) for how to load a particular A-320-232 aircraft? (Refer to Aeromech Ops Specs
E096.) - (ANSWER)Volume 3 of the flight crew operations manual (FCOM)
100% VERIFIED!!!! LATEST UPDATE ALREADY GRADED A+
The concept of common carriage is derived from: - (ANSWER)British Common Law
Private carriage is distinguished from common carriage primarily by - (ANSWER)transportation (carriage)
of only one or a very small number of parties
Which of the following is not an element of common carriage? - (ANSWER)Having a license or certificate
Holding out to the public would include: - (ANSWER)All of the above
(advertising, flyers in a campus student union, statements on a web page)
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
A company must operate under 14 CFR Part 121 if it is: - (ANSWER)a domestic operation
A company operating turbo-propeller aircraft with 8 passenger seats and a payload of 7,000 pounds
three times a week between Los Angeles and Mexico City on a scheduled basis would need to hold -
(ANSWER)a Part 135 operating certificate (which allows on-demand operations)
1. Assume you were found to be operating as an on-demand air carrier but didn't have an operating
certificate. The potential penalty for this would be an $11,000 fine for - (ANSWER)each provision of Part
135 applicable to each flight conducted
Operational control is the concept that - (ANSWER)The carrier, not the crew, is the final determinant of
how the aircraft is operated.
A supplemental operation is one that - (ANSWER)conducts charter-type (nonscheduled) operations using
aircraft having more than 30 seats and/or with more than 7,500 pounds payload capacity.
, AMSA 490 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
100% VERIFIED!!!! LATEST UPDATE ALREADY GRADED A+
A commuter operation is one that - (ANSWER)conducts scheduled operations (five or more round trips
per week) in non-turbojet aircraft that have nine or fewer passenger seats and a payload capacity of
7,500 pounds or less.
Part 121 air carriers must have the ability to communicate with a flight crew - (ANSWER)at any point in
the route structure in a rapid and reliable fashion.
The purpose of operations specifications (or ops specs) is for the company to - (ANSWER)identify to the
FAA and itself how it will specifically comply with various provisions of the FARs.
The FAA instituted which part in 1996 to further bring air carriers of both Parts 121 and 135 under the
umbrella of "One Level of Safety"? - (ANSWER)14 CFR Part 119
Operating under 14 CFR Part 121 - (ANSWER)requires only that the carrier comply with Parts 119 and
121.
Ops specs must contain which of the following: - (ANSWER)All of the Above (authorizations, limitations,
certain procedures)
Where is the required content of operations specifications for a commuter or on-demand operator
found? - (ANSWER)14 CFR Part 119
Which of the following is not required to be in a domestic carrier's ops specs? - (ANSWER)Names and
addresses of the five largest shareholders
Production of ops specs are now automated by the FAA through the use of what amounts to a punch
card system. By doing this, the FAA intends that the ops specs of each carrier be - (ANSWER)standard in
form and language but tailored to suit the individual, specific needs of each carrier.
If you were a ramp service supervisor for Aeromech Airlines, where would you look to find the loading
instructions (procedures) for how to load a particular A-320-232 aircraft? (Refer to Aeromech Ops Specs
E096.) - (ANSWER)Volume 3 of the flight crew operations manual (FCOM)
