AAAE CM Module 1
AAAE CM Module 1 Air Commerce Act of 1926 - correctanswers Created a new Aeronautics Branch known as the CAA (the precursor of the FAA) Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) - correctanswers Make safety rules and economic regulation of the airlines Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design - correctanswers Hub and spoke system What act created the FAA? - correctanswers Federal Aviation Act (FAA) What act created the TSA? - correctanswers Transportation Safety Act (TSA) Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 - correctanswers Created gov't subsidies programs to expand the list of eligible projects for Federal Funding Growth of the FAAP to the AIP - correctanswers Will be discussed later Future challenges facing the industry - correctanswers 1. UAVs 2. Commercial Space 3. Cybersecurity Big dog of a Commercial Service Airport? - correctanswers Airlines Big dog of a GA Airport? - correctanswers FBO What is an FBO? - correctanswers Fixed Base Operator that provides fuel What is a SASO? - correctanswers Aeronautical Service that doesn't provide fuel How many airports in the US? - correctanswers 19,000 ish How many airports are Commercial Service Airports? - correctanswers Just over 5,000 How many GA airports are there? - correctanswers Roughly 2,500 What are the significance of these numbers: 2500, 10000 and 3345? - correctanswers 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? - correctanswers To relieve the GA traffic from a Commercial Service Airport Joint-Use Airport vs. Shared-Use Airport - correctanswers 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? - correctanswers Part 91 - General Aviation Safety Standards Part 121 - Scheduled Airlines Safety Standards (highest) Part 135 - Charter Airlines Safety Standards What is a public charter? - correctanswers Similar to renting a limo but with a plane What do pilots check before flying? - correctanswers Airport Facility Director
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