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AAAE CM Module 1 Questions With Complete Solutions 2024 Update, Exams of Aviation

A comprehensive study guide or exam preparation material for the aaae cm module 1, which covers various topics related to airport management and operations. A wide range of questions and answers on topics such as the history and development of the aviation industry, airport infrastructure and facilities, airport management and governance, airport finance and funding, airport security, and airport property development. The level of detail and the range of topics covered suggest that this document could be a valuable resource for university students or professionals studying airport management or related fields. The document seems to be well-structured and organized, with clear explanations and solutions provided for the questions, making it a potentially useful tool for exam preparation, study notes, or as a reference material.

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AAAE CM Module 1 Questions With
Complete Solutions 2024 Update
Graded A+
Air Commerce Act of 1926 - Answer Created a new Aeronautics Branch known as the CAA
(the precursor of the FAA)
Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) - Answer Make safety rules and economic
regulation of the airlines
Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design - Answer Hub and spoke system
What act created the FAA? - Answer Federal Aviation Act (FAA)
What act created the TSA? - Answer Transportation Safety Act (TSA)
Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 - Answer Created gov't subsidies programs to
expand the list of eligible projects for Federal Funding
Growth of the FAAP to the AIP - Answer Will be discussed later
Future challenges facing the industry - Answer 1. UAVs
2. Commercial Space
3. Cybersecurity
Big dog of a Commercial Service Airport? - Answer Airlines
Big dog of a GA Airport? - Answer FBO
What is an FBO? - Answer Fixed Base Operator that provides fuel
What is a SASO? - Answer Aeronautical Service that doesn't provide fuel
How many airports in the US? - Answer 19,000 ish
How many airports are Commercial Service Airports? - Answer Just over 5,000
How many GA airports are there? - Answer Roughly 2,500
What are the significance of these numbers: 2500, 10000 and 3345? - Answer 2,500 -
Commercial Service Airport
10,000 - Primary Commercial Service Airport
3,345 - Number of public use airports in NPIAS
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Air Commerce Act of 1926 - Answer Created a new Aeronautics Branch known as the CAA (the precursor of the FAA) Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) - Answer Make safety rules and economic regulation of the airlines Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design - Answer Hub and spoke system What act created the FAA? - Answer Federal Aviation Act (FAA) What act created the TSA? - Answer Transportation Safety Act (TSA) Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 - Answer Created gov't subsidies programs to expand the list of eligible projects for Federal Funding Growth of the FAAP to the AIP - Answer Will be discussed later Future challenges facing the industry - Answer 1. UAVs

  1. Commercial Space
  2. Cybersecurity Big dog of a Commercial Service Airport? - Answer Airlines Big dog of a GA Airport? - Answer FBO What is an FBO? - Answer Fixed Base Operator that provides fuel What is a SASO? - Answer Aeronautical Service that doesn't provide fuel How many airports in the US? - Answer 19,000 ish How many airports are Commercial Service Airports? - Answer Just over 5, How many GA airports are there? - Answer Roughly 2, What are the significance of these numbers: 2500, 10000 and 3345? - Answer 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? - Answer To relieve the GA traffic from a Commercial Service Airport Joint-Use Airport vs. Shared-Use Airport - Answer 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? - Answer Part 91 - General Aviation Safety Standards Part 121 - Scheduled Airlines Safety Standards (highest) Part 135 - Charter Airlines Safety Standards What is a public charter? - Answer Similar to renting a limo but with a plane What do pilots check before flying? - Answer Airport Facility Directory Weather Notices to Airman Weight and Balance Performance Check Above what altitude must an aircraft file an IFR flight plan? - Answer 18,000 ft Rule for keeping aircraft separated in VFR conditions? - Answer See and Avoid What chart does a pilot use for VFR? - Answer Sectional Chart What charts does a pilot use for IFR? - Answer IFR Low altitude/IFR High Altitude 3 types of aircraft approaches? - Answer 1. Visual - no aids

  1. Non-precision - lateral navigation aid
  2. Precision - lateral and vertical aid Difference between Airport Sponsor and Airport Director? - Answer Airport Sponsor establishes policy while an Airport Director implements those policies Who does the FAA consider responsible for the airport? - Answer Airport Director Why is Airport Management challenging? - Answer Inexperienced managers or political appointees with no aviation background Two prominent forms of airport ownership? - Answer Municipality and Airport Authority Key regulations: Part 77 Part 107 Part 150 Part 1542

What are the two types of On-Airport land? - Answer Aeronautical and non-aeronautical. The FAA must give permission to reclassify aero land as non-aero. What are the two types of Off-Airport land? - Answer Compatible and incompatible land What structures are generally considered to be incompatible with airport operations? - Answer Residential, schools, churches, public hospitals or health facilities and concert halls What are some options for airport operators to attempt to prevent incompatible land use? - Answer 1. Airport Master Plan integration with local zoning and community plans

  1. Adopt ordinances restricting incompatible land and limit the height of structures Grant Assurance 19 Operations and Maintenance, requires the airport to ___________________________. - Answer be operated at all times in a safe and serviceable condition Why does the FAA encourage airports to have minimum standards? - Answer Ensure and adequate level of safe and efficient service Promote safety and a high quality of service Promote orderly development Prevent disputes What is an example of "just" discrimination? - Answer Essentially requiring different standards for different kinds of tenants (i.e. flight school and fbo) What does the Exclusive Rights Grant Assurance (23) require, and what are the expectations?
  • Answer Airport cannot grant an exclusive right to a particular commercial aeronautical service. Or the Airport Operator can grant itself the right Explain what you can and cannot do on an airport? - Answer Aircraft Owners can provide preventative maintenance to their own pland and can self-fuel What is a through the fence agreement? - Answer Not prohibited but strongly discouraged. TTF may occur when a user is adjacent to the airport and they only access the airport to escape full revenue share Explain Grant Assurance 24, Fee and Rental Structure, as if you were explaining it to your Airport Board - Answer Due to this Grant Assurance the airport must set rates and charges in order to be self-sustaining for itself What are airports prohibited from factoring in to the rate base? - Answer Improvements or Noise Mitigation Programs paid for with federal funds What does "self-sustainability" mean? - Answer Only those that use aviation should pay for the use of it

What is the difference between establishing rates for aeronautical versus non-aeronautical rates? What are the exceptions? - Answer Aeronautical Areas - at least a level to cover the cost Non-aeronautical Areas - Fair Market Value (FMV) Exceptions: Community Purposes Not-for-Profits Transit Private transit Military How do residual agreements work? - Answer Airlines cover the additional expenses of the airport What can be included in base rent? - Answer Cost of airfield facilities Services Debt-service Cash reserves Environmental costs When are federal procurement policies and process required to be used? - Answer When using federal funds What are federal procurement policies designed to do? - Answer Promote fair and open competition What are various types of contracts and their central elements? - Answer Construction manager-at-risk proposals: contractor retained to provide advise Design-build: one entity provides both design and contrcution Task-order: permits stocks of specific items (salt and sand) Professional Services contract: program management, planning studies, architectural, preliminary engineering, surveying Single-source: only available from one source What are the dollar requirement and minimum public posting requirements for construction contracts using federal funding? - Answer Exceeding $100,000 must be publicly advertised for at least 30 days 4 areas to assess when upgrading a computer system - Answer Compatibility & Integration

What are the critical elements of a leasehold agreement? - Answer Recitals - statements reflecting facts, events, terminology, that grants the lease to the lessee Term Improvements (what the lessee will build) repairs and maintenance indemnity insurance subletting expiration What are factors to consider in concession leasing and rate setting? - Answer Location Infrastructure needed Traveler flow Demand for space What are 3 approaches to leasing concession space? - Answer 1. Profit margins

  1. Prices
  2. Competing concessions +/- of concessions before security - Answer + Increased exposure
  • Cost efficiencies
  • Passengers want to get thru screening ASAP +/- of concessions after security - Answer + Secure facilities
  • Capture connecting traffic
  • Higher cost What do airport use agreements do, and don't do? What is a signatory carrier and an MII clause? - Answer AUA's grant operating rights to the airline. They don't necessarily guarantee service Signatory carriers make a major investment determined by the AO MII clause grant signatories some control over the airport What are the 5 steps of airport property development? - Answer 1. Assess
  1. Market Analysis
  2. Develop a Pro Forma (How much you should charge)
  3. Construction Phase
  4. Operating Plan

Block Grant States - Answer States receive a block of AIP money for distribution to non- primary, GA and GA Reliever airports What is the purpose of the ALP? - Answer Signify concurrence in the conformity of the plan to all applicable airport design standards What does the ALP do? - Answer 1.Necessary to receive AIP funding

  1. Blueprint
  2. Public document
  3. Plan for improvements
  4. Working tool for staff What does the ALP not do? - Answer 1. Release of federal obligations attached to the land or properties
  5. Approval to use land for non-aeronautical use Pages of ALP - Answer Cover Sheet Existing and Future Plan Summary Data (wind, length, etc.) Facilities Layout Airspace Drawing Inner Portion of Approach Land Use Drawing Property Map When should the ALP be updated? - Answer 2-7 years depending on the size of the airport What is the FAA criteria for approving an ALP update? - Answer Existing projects cant accommodate forecasted demand Numerous "pen and ink" changes Property lines up to date and the location of all existing and proposed non-aviation areas Movement vs. Non-movement area - Answer Movement area controlled by ATC (runways, taxiways, other areas) Non-movement are ramps, aircraft parking, etc. What is the AOA? - Answer Security term to describe "the airfield" What is considered "substantial use"? - Answer Largest plane with 500 annual itinerant operations or largest commercial service aircraft How is the Runway Design Code (RDC) determined? - Answer Determined by the "design aircraft"