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COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). Answer: Make safety
rules and economic regulation of the airlines
⩥ Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design. Answer: Hub
and spoke system
⩥ What act created the FAA?. Answer: Federal Aviation Act (FAA)
⩥ What act created the TSA?. Answer: Transportation Safety Act (TSA)
⩥ Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970. Answer: Created gov't
subsidies programs to expand the list of eligible projects for Federal
Funding
⩥ Growth of the FAAP to the AIP. Answer: Will be discussed later
⩥ Future challenges facing the industry. Answer: 1. UAVs
2. Commercial Space
,3. Cybersecurity
⩥ Big dog of a Commercial Service Airport?. Answer: Airlines
⩥ Big dog of a GA Airport?. Answer: FBO
⩥ What is an FBO?. Answer: Fixed Base Operator that provides fuel
⩥ What is a SASO?. Answer: Aeronautical Service that doesn't provide
fuel
⩥ How many airports in the US?. Answer: 19,000 ish
⩥ How many airports are Commercial Service Airports?. Answer: Just
over 5,000
⩥ How many GA airports are there?. Answer: Roughly 2,500
⩥ What are the significance of these numbers: 2500, 10000 and 3345?.
Answer: 2,500 - Commercial Service Airport
10,000 - Primary Commercial Service Airport
3,345 - Number of public use airports in NPIAS
, ⩥ Purpose of a GA Reliever Airport?. Answer: To relieve the GA traffic
from a Commercial Service Airport
⩥ Joint-Use Airport vs. Shared-Use Airport. Answer: Joint-Use -
military owns the joint and leases space for commercial travel
Shared-Use - owned by govt and military and civil Airport share
runways and taxiways
⩥ What is the importance of Part 91, Part 121 and Part 135?. Answer:
Part 91 - General Aviation Safety Standards
Part 121 - Scheduled Airlines Safety Standards (highest)
Part 135 - Charter Airlines Safety Standards
⩥ What is a public charter?. Answer: Similar to renting a limo but with a
plane
⩥ What do pilots check before flying?. Answer: Airport Facility
Directory
Weather
Notices to Airman
Weight and Balance
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). Answer: Make safety
rules and economic regulation of the airlines
⩥ Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design. Answer: Hub
and spoke system
⩥ What act created the FAA?. Answer: Federal Aviation Act (FAA)
⩥ What act created the TSA?. Answer: Transportation Safety Act (TSA)
⩥ Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970. Answer: Created gov't
subsidies programs to expand the list of eligible projects for Federal
Funding
⩥ Growth of the FAAP to the AIP. Answer: Will be discussed later
⩥ Future challenges facing the industry. Answer: 1. UAVs
2. Commercial Space
,3. Cybersecurity
⩥ Big dog of a Commercial Service Airport?. Answer: Airlines
⩥ Big dog of a GA Airport?. Answer: FBO
⩥ What is an FBO?. Answer: Fixed Base Operator that provides fuel
⩥ What is a SASO?. Answer: Aeronautical Service that doesn't provide
fuel
⩥ How many airports in the US?. Answer: 19,000 ish
⩥ How many airports are Commercial Service Airports?. Answer: Just
over 5,000
⩥ How many GA airports are there?. Answer: Roughly 2,500
⩥ What are the significance of these numbers: 2500, 10000 and 3345?.
Answer: 2,500 - Commercial Service Airport
10,000 - Primary Commercial Service Airport
3,345 - Number of public use airports in NPIAS
, ⩥ Purpose of a GA Reliever Airport?. Answer: To relieve the GA traffic
from a Commercial Service Airport
⩥ Joint-Use Airport vs. Shared-Use Airport. Answer: Joint-Use -
military owns the joint and leases space for commercial travel
Shared-Use - owned by govt and military and civil Airport share
runways and taxiways
⩥ What is the importance of Part 91, Part 121 and Part 135?. Answer:
Part 91 - General Aviation Safety Standards
Part 121 - Scheduled Airlines Safety Standards (highest)
Part 135 - Charter Airlines Safety Standards
⩥ What is a public charter?. Answer: Similar to renting a limo but with a
plane
⩥ What do pilots check before flying?. Answer: Airport Facility
Directory
Weather
Notices to Airman
Weight and Balance
