Block 1: UAS 238
Who creates statues? (public law) - correct answer ✔✔congress, title 49- transportation
who creates regulations? (administrative law) - correct answer ✔✔FAA (federal aviation administration)
-title 14 Aeronautics and space
why was the FAA created? - correct answer ✔✔-wanted to continue the civil aeronautics board as a
agency of the united states they created the FAA to:
- provide for the regulation and promotion of civil aviation in such a manner as to best foster its
development and safety
-provide for the safe and efficient use of the airspace by both civil and military aircraft
what is common law? - correct answer ✔✔whoever owns the soil on the ground own all the space all
the way to the heavens
united state vs causby - correct answer ✔✔supreme court 1946: rejected the possession of all airspace
above their property
(guy with chicken farm)
what happened on June 31 1956 - correct answer ✔✔-a trasworld airline super constellation collided
with united airlines DC-7 over the grand canyon
-128 people died, first commercial accident that resulted in over 100 deaths
define regulation - correct answer ✔✔-a type of an administrative law
-legally binding on the pubic via the statutory authority given to the issuing the administration
legislative rules - correct answer ✔✔-how the FAA commonly issues rules
, -informal rulemaking: notice-and comment rulemaking
Nonlegislative rules - correct answer ✔✔- guidance, guidelines, opinion letters
-not legally binding
civil airworthiness certificates - correct answer ✔✔- generally speaking, all aircraft operation in the NAS
do have to have some type of airworthiness cert: title 14 part 21
what was the main delay for commercial operations in national airspace for UAS? - correct answer
✔✔because UAS cannot hold a civil airworthiness cert
what airspaces are UAS completely segregated from? - correct answer ✔✔-restricted airspace
-TFR
what airspace do UAS have limited access to? - correct answer ✔✔-MOAs
-civil (special airworthiness cert/ section333)
-public (91.903 waivers/ visual observers/ chase planes)
UAS regulated access granted by what? - correct answer ✔✔14 CFR part 107
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act (section 331-336) - correct answer ✔✔-enacted Feb. 14 2012
-to amend title 49 to authorize appropriations for the FAA from 2011-2014 to streamline programs and
improve aviation safety and capacity
airports and airways trust funds - correct answer ✔✔-est. in 1970 to finance aviation programs
-derived from aviation related taxes
-provides the majority of funding for FAA (70-90%)
Section 331 - correct answer ✔✔definitions
Who creates statues? (public law) - correct answer ✔✔congress, title 49- transportation
who creates regulations? (administrative law) - correct answer ✔✔FAA (federal aviation administration)
-title 14 Aeronautics and space
why was the FAA created? - correct answer ✔✔-wanted to continue the civil aeronautics board as a
agency of the united states they created the FAA to:
- provide for the regulation and promotion of civil aviation in such a manner as to best foster its
development and safety
-provide for the safe and efficient use of the airspace by both civil and military aircraft
what is common law? - correct answer ✔✔whoever owns the soil on the ground own all the space all
the way to the heavens
united state vs causby - correct answer ✔✔supreme court 1946: rejected the possession of all airspace
above their property
(guy with chicken farm)
what happened on June 31 1956 - correct answer ✔✔-a trasworld airline super constellation collided
with united airlines DC-7 over the grand canyon
-128 people died, first commercial accident that resulted in over 100 deaths
define regulation - correct answer ✔✔-a type of an administrative law
-legally binding on the pubic via the statutory authority given to the issuing the administration
legislative rules - correct answer ✔✔-how the FAA commonly issues rules
, -informal rulemaking: notice-and comment rulemaking
Nonlegislative rules - correct answer ✔✔- guidance, guidelines, opinion letters
-not legally binding
civil airworthiness certificates - correct answer ✔✔- generally speaking, all aircraft operation in the NAS
do have to have some type of airworthiness cert: title 14 part 21
what was the main delay for commercial operations in national airspace for UAS? - correct answer
✔✔because UAS cannot hold a civil airworthiness cert
what airspaces are UAS completely segregated from? - correct answer ✔✔-restricted airspace
-TFR
what airspace do UAS have limited access to? - correct answer ✔✔-MOAs
-civil (special airworthiness cert/ section333)
-public (91.903 waivers/ visual observers/ chase planes)
UAS regulated access granted by what? - correct answer ✔✔14 CFR part 107
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act (section 331-336) - correct answer ✔✔-enacted Feb. 14 2012
-to amend title 49 to authorize appropriations for the FAA from 2011-2014 to streamline programs and
improve aviation safety and capacity
airports and airways trust funds - correct answer ✔✔-est. in 1970 to finance aviation programs
-derived from aviation related taxes
-provides the majority of funding for FAA (70-90%)
Section 331 - correct answer ✔✔definitions
