AAAE C.M. MODULE 1 - FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
EXAM LATEST UPDATE WITH MULTIPLE CORRECTLY
ANSWERED QUESTIONS ALREADY GRADED A+
_________________ monies are distributed by Office of Management and
Budget and allow the FAA to obligate Congressional apportionments with a
financial plan. ...ANSWER... Discretionary
14 CFR Part 13 ...ANSWER... Investigation and Enforcement
14 CFR Part 16 ...ANSWER... Rules of Practice for Federally-Assisted
Airport Enforcement Proceedings
1970 Airport and Airway Revenue Act ...ANSWER... Created the trust
fund and required the collection of taxes or user fees from various segments
of the aviation community.
A standard ____ degree glideslope requires one-foot descent for every 20-
feet over the ground. ...ANSWER... 3
A total of _________ airports were built throughout the U.S. under the
DLAND program. ...ANSWER... 986
ACDBE ...ANSWER... Airport Concessionaire Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise
,ASCORERS STUVIA
Active negligence ...ANSWER... A plaintiff's voluntary use of a defective
product with knowledge of the potential danger resulting from the defect.
Advisory Circular (AC) ...ANSWER... Type of publication offered by the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Unless they're incorporated into a
regulation by specific reference, ACs are issued to inform the public of
nonregulatory material and are not binding.
Aeronautical Revenue ...ANSWER... Includes services provided by air
carriers related directly and substantially to the movement of pax, baggage,
mail, and cargo at the airport.
Aeronautics Branch ...ANSWER... Within the Department of Commerce
Responsibilities:
Fostering air commerce
Issuing and enforcing air traffic rules
Licensing pilots
Certifying aircraft
Establishing airways
Operating and maintaining navigational aids
*** NOTE: The FAA now has these responsibilities.
After the war, _______ airports were declared surplus and handed over to
cities and counties for civil use. ...ANSWER... 500
,ASCORERS STUVIA
Air Commerce Act ...ANSWER... Prohibited use of federal funds to build
or improve airports.
Air Commerce Act of 1926 ...ANSWER... First attempt to standardize and
regulate commercial aviation to establish and improve safety standards.
Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 ...ANSWER... Airlines and air cargo
operations were free to raise or lower airfares and to expand or remove
routes and destinations at will.
Allowed hub-and-spook model to take place.
Airparks ...ANSWER... Permanent or long-term communities such as fly-
in communities
Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 ...ANSWER... Created the
Airport Improvement Program where 75-90% of a project is covered by
federal money.
Reorganized the National Airport Plan as the National Plan of Integrated
Airport Systems (NPIAS), establishing airport categories of commercial and
GA.
Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 ...ANSWER... Created the
Airport Improvement Program where 75-90% of a project is covered by
federal money.
, ASCORERS STUVIA
Reorganized the National Airport Plan as the National Plan of Integrated
Airport Systems (NPIAS), establishing airport categories of commercial and
GA.
Airport and Airway Trust Fund ...ANSWER... A federal fund that collects
passenger ticket taxes and disburses those funds for airport facilities.
Airport authorities become the legal Airport ______, empowered to make
decisions on the direction and overall management of the
airport. ...ANSWER... Sponsor
Airport Compliance Manual (FAA Order 5190.6B) ...ANSWER...
Provides guidance to FAA personnel on interpreting and administrating the
ongoing commitments made by sponsors to the Federal Government.
Airport Executive (AKA Airport Director, Airport
Manager...) ...ANSWER... retained by the Sponsor to manage an airport.
Airport Improvement Program - types of money ...ANSWER...
Entitlement - awarded through a formula, based on enplanements,
operations, and cargo
Set-aside - noise, military (former or current joint-use or shared-use), GA
reliever, state apportionment
Discretionary - what's left over, 75% capacity/safety/security, 25% "pure"
discretionary
Airport Information Technology (IT) ...ANSWER... A core component of
nearly all the processes at an airport.