PLANE TEST- SECOND SEMESTER LATEST VERSION
2024/2025 WITH WELL DETAILED QUESTIONS AND 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
The FAA currently falls under the Department of the Interior. - CORRECT ANSWER
False
NASA research has provided many great spin-off technologies to our society. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
The heart of the airways system in the United States is the Very High Frequency Omni-
Directional Range system, which covers the country. - CORRECT ANSWER True
CRAF only applies to aircraft, not crews or maintenance personnel. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
The Civil Air Patrol is federally funded, public and unofficial auxiliary to the USAF. -
CORRECT ANSWER False
The Air Safety Foundation is a small organization providing aviation education and
safety programs for commercial aviation under the auspices of the FAA. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
What does the acronym NAFEC mean? What is it? Name three areas where they are
currently working on improvements mentioned in the text. - CORRECT ANSWER
National Aviation Facilities Experiment Center; the FAA's research and development
center; new types of airway navigational systems, a new instrument landing system,
collision avoidance systems
What is done at the FAA Aeronautical Center? - CORRECT ANSWER Train personnel
who operate the ARTCCs, FSSs, and airport control towers; train military and foreign
controllers; train engineers and technicians who install and maintain the electronic
equipment required for navigation, communication, and air traffic control; conduct initial
and refresher training for their maintenance inspectors; develop examinations for
airmen, airworthiness standards for aircraft, maintain records of airmen and aircraft.
What does the acronym NTSB mean? What is their primary responsibility? - CORRECT
ANSWER National Transportation Safety Board; determining the cause or probable
cause of any transportation accident
What are the three main tenets of the NASA mission statement? - CORRECT ANSWER
To explore, use, and enable the development of space for human enterprise; to
advance scientific knowledge and understanding of the Earth, the solar system and the
, universe, and use the environment of space for research; to research, develop, verify,
and transfer advanced aeronautics, space, and related technologies
What does the acronym CRAF mean? What will it do for the Department of Defense? -
CORRECT ANSWER Civil Reserve Air Fleet; allows DoD to use long-range jet
transport aircraft belonging to the commercial airlines to move military equipment, cargo
and personnel in times of national emergency or natural disaster on only 24 hours’
notice. The aircraft are supported by aircrews and maintenance personnel supplied by
the airlines
Briefly describe the three missions of the Civil Air Patrol. - CORRECT ANSWER
Emergency Services—SAR missions for downed aircraft, lost outdoorsmen and
children, disaster relief, and emergency airlift of sick and injured as well as blood and
transplant organs; Aerospace Education—for the membership and general public to
develop awareness and appreciation for aerospace world we live in; Cadet Program—
for young men and women 12-21 interested in aerospace and community service
There _?_ a correlation between your aptitudes and school subjects you like or dislike,
and those that are easy or difficult. - CORRECT ANSWER is
_?_ offer only those courses and degrees designed for a specific career field. -
CORRECT ANSWER Institutes
Community colleges and vocational schools both take about _?_ years to complete. -
CORRECT ANSWER 2
Technical/vocational schools provide the majority of _?_. - CORRECT ANSWER formal
technical education courses
Enrollment in the Community College of the Air Force is _?_. - CORRECT ANSWER
voluntary
After attending a technical school, there is usually a short period of _?_. - CORRECT
ANSWER further training sponsored by the employer
The special talents and natural abilities that a person possesses are called _?_. -
CORRECT ANSWER aptitudes
Selecting a(n) _?_ based on your _?_ may help you to succeed in it. - CORRECT
ANSWER occupation, aptitudes
Aircraft welding is probably a course at a _?_. - CORRECT ANSWER
technical/vocational school
_?_ are those designed to fill the needs of local employers and are part of a non-degree
program offered at community colleges. - CORRECT ANSWER Terminal courses
2024/2025 WITH WELL DETAILED QUESTIONS AND 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
The FAA currently falls under the Department of the Interior. - CORRECT ANSWER
False
NASA research has provided many great spin-off technologies to our society. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
The heart of the airways system in the United States is the Very High Frequency Omni-
Directional Range system, which covers the country. - CORRECT ANSWER True
CRAF only applies to aircraft, not crews or maintenance personnel. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
The Civil Air Patrol is federally funded, public and unofficial auxiliary to the USAF. -
CORRECT ANSWER False
The Air Safety Foundation is a small organization providing aviation education and
safety programs for commercial aviation under the auspices of the FAA. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
What does the acronym NAFEC mean? What is it? Name three areas where they are
currently working on improvements mentioned in the text. - CORRECT ANSWER
National Aviation Facilities Experiment Center; the FAA's research and development
center; new types of airway navigational systems, a new instrument landing system,
collision avoidance systems
What is done at the FAA Aeronautical Center? - CORRECT ANSWER Train personnel
who operate the ARTCCs, FSSs, and airport control towers; train military and foreign
controllers; train engineers and technicians who install and maintain the electronic
equipment required for navigation, communication, and air traffic control; conduct initial
and refresher training for their maintenance inspectors; develop examinations for
airmen, airworthiness standards for aircraft, maintain records of airmen and aircraft.
What does the acronym NTSB mean? What is their primary responsibility? - CORRECT
ANSWER National Transportation Safety Board; determining the cause or probable
cause of any transportation accident
What are the three main tenets of the NASA mission statement? - CORRECT ANSWER
To explore, use, and enable the development of space for human enterprise; to
advance scientific knowledge and understanding of the Earth, the solar system and the
, universe, and use the environment of space for research; to research, develop, verify,
and transfer advanced aeronautics, space, and related technologies
What does the acronym CRAF mean? What will it do for the Department of Defense? -
CORRECT ANSWER Civil Reserve Air Fleet; allows DoD to use long-range jet
transport aircraft belonging to the commercial airlines to move military equipment, cargo
and personnel in times of national emergency or natural disaster on only 24 hours’
notice. The aircraft are supported by aircrews and maintenance personnel supplied by
the airlines
Briefly describe the three missions of the Civil Air Patrol. - CORRECT ANSWER
Emergency Services—SAR missions for downed aircraft, lost outdoorsmen and
children, disaster relief, and emergency airlift of sick and injured as well as blood and
transplant organs; Aerospace Education—for the membership and general public to
develop awareness and appreciation for aerospace world we live in; Cadet Program—
for young men and women 12-21 interested in aerospace and community service
There _?_ a correlation between your aptitudes and school subjects you like or dislike,
and those that are easy or difficult. - CORRECT ANSWER is
_?_ offer only those courses and degrees designed for a specific career field. -
CORRECT ANSWER Institutes
Community colleges and vocational schools both take about _?_ years to complete. -
CORRECT ANSWER 2
Technical/vocational schools provide the majority of _?_. - CORRECT ANSWER formal
technical education courses
Enrollment in the Community College of the Air Force is _?_. - CORRECT ANSWER
voluntary
After attending a technical school, there is usually a short period of _?_. - CORRECT
ANSWER further training sponsored by the employer
The special talents and natural abilities that a person possesses are called _?_. -
CORRECT ANSWER aptitudes
Selecting a(n) _?_ based on your _?_ may help you to succeed in it. - CORRECT
ANSWER occupation, aptitudes
Aircraft welding is probably a course at a _?_. - CORRECT ANSWER
technical/vocational school
_?_ are those designed to fill the needs of local employers and are part of a non-degree
program offered at community colleges. - CORRECT ANSWER Terminal courses
