AAAE CM Module 1 Practice EXAM 2024 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOLVED
AND VERIFIED
What is a public charter? ✔Ans✔ Similar to renting a limo but with a plane
What do pilots check before flying? ✔Ans✔ Airport Facility Directory
Weather
Notices to Airman
Weight and Balance
Performance Check
Above what altitude must an aircraft file an IFR flight plan? ✔Ans✔ 18,000 ft
Rule for keeping aircraft separated in VFR conditions? ✔Ans✔ See and Avoid
What chart does a pilot use for VFR? ✔Ans✔ Sectional Chart
What charts does a pilot use for IFR? ✔Ans✔ IFR Low altitude/IFR High Altitude
3 types of aircraft approaches? ✔Ans✔ 1. Visual - no aids
2. Non-precision - lateral navigation aid
3. Precision - lateral and vertical aid
,Difference between Airport Sponsor and Airport Director? ✔Ans✔ Airport Sponsor
establishes policy while an Airport Director implements those policies
Who does the FAA consider responsible for the airport? ✔Ans✔ Airport Director
Why is Airport Management challenging? ✔Ans✔ Inexperienced managers or
political appointees with no aviation background
Two prominent forms of airport ownership? ✔Ans✔ Municipality and Airport Authority
Key regulations:
Part 77
Part 107
Part 150
Part 1542
Part 1544
Part 36 ✔Ans✔ Part 77 - Obstructions
Part 107 - UAVs
Part 150 - Airport Noise
Part 1542 - Airport Security
Part 1544 - Airline Security
Part 36 - Plane noise
What are the primary FAA offices that an airport manager would likely engage with?
✔Ans✔ Airport District Office (ADO)
, What do the ACRP and PARAS projects show? ✔Ans✔ Peer reviewed research to provide
best practice suggestions
Two primary docs issued by the TSA? ✔Ans✔ Security Directive - provide direction to
change security requirements
Information Circulars - provide best practices
Grant assurances are: ✔Ans✔ Promises made to the govt in exchange for land or money
What three competing interests to Grant Assurances balance? ✔Ans✔ 1. Allow the Executive
to better manage local affairs
2. Federal funds are used for public air transportation
3. Promote social objectives (DBE/ADA)
How long are assurances in effect? ✔Ans✔ 20 years to life
If you don't adhere to Grant Assurances: ✔Ans✔ You risk losing federal funding and can
be placed on the Airport Noncompliance List
Who is most likely to file a Part 13 or Part 16? ✔Ans✔ Tenant
Difference between a Part 13 and a Part 16? ✔Ans✔ Part 13 is an informal complaint while
a Part 16 is formal complaint that can lead to consequences for the airport
What is Airport Law? ✔Ans✔ A phrase used to describe a collection of FAA
regulations, adjudications, various statutes, Grant Assurances, ACs, and court decisions.
AND VERIFIED
What is a public charter? ✔Ans✔ Similar to renting a limo but with a plane
What do pilots check before flying? ✔Ans✔ Airport Facility Directory
Weather
Notices to Airman
Weight and Balance
Performance Check
Above what altitude must an aircraft file an IFR flight plan? ✔Ans✔ 18,000 ft
Rule for keeping aircraft separated in VFR conditions? ✔Ans✔ See and Avoid
What chart does a pilot use for VFR? ✔Ans✔ Sectional Chart
What charts does a pilot use for IFR? ✔Ans✔ IFR Low altitude/IFR High Altitude
3 types of aircraft approaches? ✔Ans✔ 1. Visual - no aids
2. Non-precision - lateral navigation aid
3. Precision - lateral and vertical aid
,Difference between Airport Sponsor and Airport Director? ✔Ans✔ Airport Sponsor
establishes policy while an Airport Director implements those policies
Who does the FAA consider responsible for the airport? ✔Ans✔ Airport Director
Why is Airport Management challenging? ✔Ans✔ Inexperienced managers or
political appointees with no aviation background
Two prominent forms of airport ownership? ✔Ans✔ Municipality and Airport Authority
Key regulations:
Part 77
Part 107
Part 150
Part 1542
Part 1544
Part 36 ✔Ans✔ Part 77 - Obstructions
Part 107 - UAVs
Part 150 - Airport Noise
Part 1542 - Airport Security
Part 1544 - Airline Security
Part 36 - Plane noise
What are the primary FAA offices that an airport manager would likely engage with?
✔Ans✔ Airport District Office (ADO)
, What do the ACRP and PARAS projects show? ✔Ans✔ Peer reviewed research to provide
best practice suggestions
Two primary docs issued by the TSA? ✔Ans✔ Security Directive - provide direction to
change security requirements
Information Circulars - provide best practices
Grant assurances are: ✔Ans✔ Promises made to the govt in exchange for land or money
What three competing interests to Grant Assurances balance? ✔Ans✔ 1. Allow the Executive
to better manage local affairs
2. Federal funds are used for public air transportation
3. Promote social objectives (DBE/ADA)
How long are assurances in effect? ✔Ans✔ 20 years to life
If you don't adhere to Grant Assurances: ✔Ans✔ You risk losing federal funding and can
be placed on the Airport Noncompliance List
Who is most likely to file a Part 13 or Part 16? ✔Ans✔ Tenant
Difference between a Part 13 and a Part 16? ✔Ans✔ Part 13 is an informal complaint while
a Part 16 is formal complaint that can lead to consequences for the airport
What is Airport Law? ✔Ans✔ A phrase used to describe a collection of FAA
regulations, adjudications, various statutes, Grant Assurances, ACs, and court decisions.
