FAA AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER EXAM SCRIPT 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is operational control? - ✔✔Exercising authority over initiating, conducting, and
terminating a flight
✔✔What is an aircraft dispatchers responsibility? - ✔✔Monitoring the progress of each
flight
✔✔A PIC must carry the load manifest, the dispatch release, and the flight plan to their
destination T/F? - ✔✔True
✔✔What is op specs? - ✔✔Operation specifications
✔✔What is the minimum fuel supply? - ✔✔Most distant alternate + 45 minutes of fuel
✔✔If a flight has a broken instrument and it is not listed in the MEL can the flight
takeoff? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔Can an aircraft dispatcher dispatch a flight into icing conditions? - ✔✔No
✔✔What is CG? - ✔✔Center of gravity
✔✔How many dispatchers are required by a certificate holder? - ✔✔Enough to ensure
operational control of each flight
✔✔Describe class A airspace? - ✔✔FL 180 - FL 600
✔✔Does an airplane with less than 19 seats require a PA system? - ✔✔No, more than
would though
✔✔What is the TSA? - ✔✔Transportation Security Administration
✔✔What is the FAA? - ✔✔Federal Aviation Administration
✔✔The 3 peole who can declare an emergency are the dispatcher, ATC, and PIC T/F?
- ✔✔True
✔✔What is the NTSB? - ✔✔National Transportation Safety Administration
✔✔Can military airports be used in emergency? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔Describe an isobar - ✔✔A line of equal pressure
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is operational control? - ✔✔Exercising authority over initiating, conducting, and
terminating a flight
✔✔What is an aircraft dispatchers responsibility? - ✔✔Monitoring the progress of each
flight
✔✔A PIC must carry the load manifest, the dispatch release, and the flight plan to their
destination T/F? - ✔✔True
✔✔What is op specs? - ✔✔Operation specifications
✔✔What is the minimum fuel supply? - ✔✔Most distant alternate + 45 minutes of fuel
✔✔If a flight has a broken instrument and it is not listed in the MEL can the flight
takeoff? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔Can an aircraft dispatcher dispatch a flight into icing conditions? - ✔✔No
✔✔What is CG? - ✔✔Center of gravity
✔✔How many dispatchers are required by a certificate holder? - ✔✔Enough to ensure
operational control of each flight
✔✔Describe class A airspace? - ✔✔FL 180 - FL 600
✔✔Does an airplane with less than 19 seats require a PA system? - ✔✔No, more than
would though
✔✔What is the TSA? - ✔✔Transportation Security Administration
✔✔What is the FAA? - ✔✔Federal Aviation Administration
✔✔The 3 peole who can declare an emergency are the dispatcher, ATC, and PIC T/F?
- ✔✔True
✔✔What is the NTSB? - ✔✔National Transportation Safety Administration
✔✔Can military airports be used in emergency? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔Describe an isobar - ✔✔A line of equal pressure
