AAAE CM Module 1 NEWEST 2026 Question and
Answer | Actual Previously Tested Exam Scripts |
Updated Verified Solutions | A+ Verified
• Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) -✓✓Make safety rules and economic
regulation of the airlines
• Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design -✓✓Hub and spoke system
• What act created the FAA? -✓✓Federal Aviation Act (FAA)
• What act created the TSA? -✓✓Transportation Safety Act (TSA)
• Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 -✓✓Created gov't subsidies programs to
expand the list of eligible projects for Federal Funding
• Growth of the FAAP to the AIP -✓✓Will be discussed later
• Future challenges facing the industry -✓✓1. UAVs
2. Commercial Space
3. Cybersecurity
• Big dog of a Commercial Service Airport? -✓✓Airlines
• Big dog of a GA Airport? -✓✓FBO
• What is an FBO? -✓✓Fixed Base Operator that provides fuel
• What is a SASO? -✓✓Aeronautical Service that doesn't provide fuel
• How many airports in the US? -✓✓19,000 ish
• How many airports are Commercial Service Airports? -✓✓Just over 5,000
• How many GA airports are there? -✓✓Roughly 2,500
• What are the significance of these numbers: 2500, 10000 and 3345? -✓✓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? -✓✓To relieve the GA traffic from a Commercial
Service Airport
• Joint-Use Airport vs. Shared-Use Airport -✓✓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? -✓✓Part 91 - General
Aviation Safety Standards
Part 121 - Scheduled Airlines Safety Standards (highest)
Part 135 - Charter Airlines Safety Standards
• What is a public charter? -✓✓Similar to renting a limo but with a plane
• What do pilots check before flying? -✓✓Airport Facility Directory
Weather
Notices to Airman
Weight and Balance
Performance Check
• Above what altitude must an aircraft file an IFR flight plan? -✓✓18,000 ft
• Rule for keeping aircraft separated in VFR conditions? -✓✓See and Avoid
• What chart does a pilot use for VFR? -✓✓Sectional Chart
• What charts does a pilot use for IFR? -✓✓IFR Low altitude/IFR High Altitude
• 3 types of aircraft approaches? -✓✓1. Visual - no aids
2. Non-precision - lateral navigation aid
3. Precision - lateral and vertical aid
• Difference between Airport Sponsor and Airport Director? -✓✓Airport Sponsor
establishes policy while an Airport Director implements those policies
• Who does the FAA consider responsible for the airport? -✓✓Airport Director
• Why is Airport Management challenging? -✓✓Inexperienced managers or political
appointees with no aviation background
• Two prominent forms of airport ownership? -✓✓Municipality and Airport Authority
Answer | Actual Previously Tested Exam Scripts |
Updated Verified Solutions | A+ Verified
• Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) -✓✓Make safety rules and economic
regulation of the airlines
• Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design -✓✓Hub and spoke system
• What act created the FAA? -✓✓Federal Aviation Act (FAA)
• What act created the TSA? -✓✓Transportation Safety Act (TSA)
• Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 -✓✓Created gov't subsidies programs to
expand the list of eligible projects for Federal Funding
• Growth of the FAAP to the AIP -✓✓Will be discussed later
• Future challenges facing the industry -✓✓1. UAVs
2. Commercial Space
3. Cybersecurity
• Big dog of a Commercial Service Airport? -✓✓Airlines
• Big dog of a GA Airport? -✓✓FBO
• What is an FBO? -✓✓Fixed Base Operator that provides fuel
• What is a SASO? -✓✓Aeronautical Service that doesn't provide fuel
• How many airports in the US? -✓✓19,000 ish
• How many airports are Commercial Service Airports? -✓✓Just over 5,000
• How many GA airports are there? -✓✓Roughly 2,500
• What are the significance of these numbers: 2500, 10000 and 3345? -✓✓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? -✓✓To relieve the GA traffic from a Commercial
Service Airport
• Joint-Use Airport vs. Shared-Use Airport -✓✓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? -✓✓Part 91 - General
Aviation Safety Standards
Part 121 - Scheduled Airlines Safety Standards (highest)
Part 135 - Charter Airlines Safety Standards
• What is a public charter? -✓✓Similar to renting a limo but with a plane
• What do pilots check before flying? -✓✓Airport Facility Directory
Weather
Notices to Airman
Weight and Balance
Performance Check
• Above what altitude must an aircraft file an IFR flight plan? -✓✓18,000 ft
• Rule for keeping aircraft separated in VFR conditions? -✓✓See and Avoid
• What chart does a pilot use for VFR? -✓✓Sectional Chart
• What charts does a pilot use for IFR? -✓✓IFR Low altitude/IFR High Altitude
• 3 types of aircraft approaches? -✓✓1. Visual - no aids
2. Non-precision - lateral navigation aid
3. Precision - lateral and vertical aid
• Difference between Airport Sponsor and Airport Director? -✓✓Airport Sponsor
establishes policy while an Airport Director implements those policies
• Who does the FAA consider responsible for the airport? -✓✓Airport Director
• Why is Airport Management challenging? -✓✓Inexperienced managers or political
appointees with no aviation background
• Two prominent forms of airport ownership? -✓✓Municipality and Airport Authority
