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FLETC UPTP EXAM 4 STUDY GUIDE/PRACTICE EXAM
2026 ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED|HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED BY EXPERTS |NEW AND REVISED
1. A special federal criminal jurisdiction exhists concerning crimes commited on
board an aircraft in flight, which is defined as "the moment all external doors are
closed following boarding, through the moment all external doors are closed
following boarding, through the moment when one external door is opened to
allow passengers to leave the aircraft".
This jurisdiction is reffered to as the .-
: special aircraft jurisdiction of the united states
2. What is the federal good samaritan act ?: a federal leo will be considered in the scope of their
employment if they take reasonable action, including the use of force.
3. What 3 actions make a leo within the scope of the good samaritan act ?: 1. Protect
individual from crime occurring in their presence
2. Provide assistance when they believe an individual has suttered, or is threatened with bodily harm
3. Prevent escape of an individual they believed to have commited a crime of violence in their presence (does not include deadly
force).
4. The creates a remedy to the scope of employment issue, but
does not provide immunity.: good samaritan act
5. (true/false)
There is no specific federal grant of authority to state, local, tribal, or territo-rial
law enforcment officers to take action or make arrests on an aircraft in flight.: true
6. (true/false)
Under (atsa) aviation transportation security act there is specific limitation on liability
to anyone including an armed leo who attempts to thwart an act of aircraft piracy or
acts of criminal violence aboard an aircraft in flight.: true
7. Crime of violence =: an ottense that has an element of physical force in use against an individual or property of
another, or any other ottense that is a felony that involves substantial risk that physical force against a person or property of another
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may be used in the course of commiting the ottense
8. Aircraft piracy =: a person who takes over control of an aircraft by force, violence, or intimidation, with lawful intent while
in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the usa or could/would be in the jurisdiction of the usa.
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9. roles and authorities of the pilot in command (pic) ?: - has the duty to protect the passengers, crew,
& aircraft as the in flight coordinator (like a captain of a ship, pilots can have passengers detained)
- Has the authority to determine hazards to flight safety
- Have the authority to make decisions concerning emergency landing procedures, diversion locations, and safety operation of
aircraft.
10. Role and authorities of crewmembers on a flight ?: - fall under the captains authority
-handle most non life threatening incedents, leo's should allow them to do their business unless requested for help
-may routinely assist leo's attempting to handle an incident, but may also be told by captain not to take part in leo action.
11. Fams role on a flight ?: - exclusive responsibility to direct law enforcment activity within the special aircraft
jurisdiction to ensure passenger & crew safety
- There authority coexhists alongside the pilot (independent of the pilot and vested in the fam's by the government
- Will make every reasonable ettort to coordinate with the pilot and should leave decisions about navigation and safety on the aircraft
to the pilot.
12. (true/false)
Fam's are not considered part of the aircraft crew, but are passengers who have
independent authority as federal leo's.: true
13. (true/false)
Ffdo (federal flight deck officer) are authorized to use force to defend the flight deck
against any hostile attempt to take control of an aircraft.: true
14. Important notes to note about federal flight deck officers ?: - must submit their credentials
to inspection when asked by tsa employees or leo's.
- They are leo's for defending flight deck of an aircraft from piracy only.
- Only allowed to carry their firearm in the flight pit, not anywhere else.
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15. (true/false)
Leo's on board commercial aircraft are required to know the identity and seat location
of all other armed personnel on board (including federal flight deck officers (even if
"dead heading"): true
16. Factors which give leo's a decision to respond to air piracy or a violent crime on
board an aircraft ?: fam presance
Agency policy/procedures
jurisdiction
Leo training/capability
Legal authority
17. The is trained to handle most non life threatening incidents. Allow
them to do so unless they request assistance.: cabin crew
18. If the cabin crew requests law enforcment assistance, the leo must still ex-cercise
good judgment and decision making such as what 3 things ?: reasonable suspicion
Probable cause
Totality of the circumstances
19. A is an action intended to deceive someone; a trick.: ruse
20. is inconspicuous movement of a leo to the forward area of the
aircraft to establish a pod, this includes a 360 degrees security, with no verbal
identification or deliberate scans.: covert deployment
21. Air craft common strategy threat levels :: level 1 = verbal
Disruptive, suspicious, threatening behavior (cabin crew will resolve this, if still on ground pilot may remove passenger)
Level 2 = physichal
Kicking, pushing, hitting, groping, grabbing, damaging property
FLETC UPTP EXAM 4 STUDY GUIDE/PRACTICE EXAM
2026 ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED|HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED BY EXPERTS |NEW AND REVISED
1. A special federal criminal jurisdiction exhists concerning crimes commited on
board an aircraft in flight, which is defined as "the moment all external doors are
closed following boarding, through the moment all external doors are closed
following boarding, through the moment when one external door is opened to
allow passengers to leave the aircraft".
This jurisdiction is reffered to as the .-
: special aircraft jurisdiction of the united states
2. What is the federal good samaritan act ?: a federal leo will be considered in the scope of their
employment if they take reasonable action, including the use of force.
3. What 3 actions make a leo within the scope of the good samaritan act ?: 1. Protect
individual from crime occurring in their presence
2. Provide assistance when they believe an individual has suttered, or is threatened with bodily harm
3. Prevent escape of an individual they believed to have commited a crime of violence in their presence (does not include deadly
force).
4. The creates a remedy to the scope of employment issue, but
does not provide immunity.: good samaritan act
5. (true/false)
There is no specific federal grant of authority to state, local, tribal, or territo-rial
law enforcment officers to take action or make arrests on an aircraft in flight.: true
6. (true/false)
Under (atsa) aviation transportation security act there is specific limitation on liability
to anyone including an armed leo who attempts to thwart an act of aircraft piracy or
acts of criminal violence aboard an aircraft in flight.: true
7. Crime of violence =: an ottense that has an element of physical force in use against an individual or property of
another, or any other ottense that is a felony that involves substantial risk that physical force against a person or property of another
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may be used in the course of commiting the ottense
8. Aircraft piracy =: a person who takes over control of an aircraft by force, violence, or intimidation, with lawful intent while
in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the usa or could/would be in the jurisdiction of the usa.
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9. roles and authorities of the pilot in command (pic) ?: - has the duty to protect the passengers, crew,
& aircraft as the in flight coordinator (like a captain of a ship, pilots can have passengers detained)
- Has the authority to determine hazards to flight safety
- Have the authority to make decisions concerning emergency landing procedures, diversion locations, and safety operation of
aircraft.
10. Role and authorities of crewmembers on a flight ?: - fall under the captains authority
-handle most non life threatening incedents, leo's should allow them to do their business unless requested for help
-may routinely assist leo's attempting to handle an incident, but may also be told by captain not to take part in leo action.
11. Fams role on a flight ?: - exclusive responsibility to direct law enforcment activity within the special aircraft
jurisdiction to ensure passenger & crew safety
- There authority coexhists alongside the pilot (independent of the pilot and vested in the fam's by the government
- Will make every reasonable ettort to coordinate with the pilot and should leave decisions about navigation and safety on the aircraft
to the pilot.
12. (true/false)
Fam's are not considered part of the aircraft crew, but are passengers who have
independent authority as federal leo's.: true
13. (true/false)
Ffdo (federal flight deck officer) are authorized to use force to defend the flight deck
against any hostile attempt to take control of an aircraft.: true
14. Important notes to note about federal flight deck officers ?: - must submit their credentials
to inspection when asked by tsa employees or leo's.
- They are leo's for defending flight deck of an aircraft from piracy only.
- Only allowed to carry their firearm in the flight pit, not anywhere else.
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15. (true/false)
Leo's on board commercial aircraft are required to know the identity and seat location
of all other armed personnel on board (including federal flight deck officers (even if
"dead heading"): true
16. Factors which give leo's a decision to respond to air piracy or a violent crime on
board an aircraft ?: fam presance
Agency policy/procedures
jurisdiction
Leo training/capability
Legal authority
17. The is trained to handle most non life threatening incidents. Allow
them to do so unless they request assistance.: cabin crew
18. If the cabin crew requests law enforcment assistance, the leo must still ex-cercise
good judgment and decision making such as what 3 things ?: reasonable suspicion
Probable cause
Totality of the circumstances
19. A is an action intended to deceive someone; a trick.: ruse
20. is inconspicuous movement of a leo to the forward area of the
aircraft to establish a pod, this includes a 360 degrees security, with no verbal
identification or deliberate scans.: covert deployment
21. Air craft common strategy threat levels :: level 1 = verbal
Disruptive, suspicious, threatening behavior (cabin crew will resolve this, if still on ground pilot may remove passenger)
Level 2 = physichal
Kicking, pushing, hitting, groping, grabbing, damaging property
