3820 Flashcards
When planning for an operation, a simplistic approach to planning bids us to consider which of the following?
How we should perform an activity, when we should do it, and who will do it. The finances (cost and profit, if applicable). And a forecast of the possible outcomes.
Which of the following is not considered as one of the key planning principles of an airport operational plan?
Public Image
One of the advantages of top-down management approach in planning is that it allows employees at all levels of the organization to be involved in the decision making process.
False
Changes in aircraft operators’ schedule and their aircraft fleet significantly impact the operations planning at an airport especially the staff cost; airport operations often have to consider this aspect while planning for an operation. Which of these is not necessarily considered as a cost driver for the staff cost at an airport?
Reliability Objectives
One of the disadvantages of bottom-up management approach in planning is that it is easily viewed upon as bossy and dictatorial resulting in employees becoming resentful toward the management team.
False
Airport Operational Plan and Airport Collaborative Decision Making are both necessary processes needed by airport operators to ensure smooth operations
False
One of the concerns that can arise in a collaborative Dacion making effort is that, in trying to valuing harmony, stokeholds do not utilize rational thinking during the decision-making step. This situation is also known as “group thinking.”
True
Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) was created to air brining the aviation stakeholders together. Which of the following is not considered as one of the reasons for creating CDM?
Minimizing the air traffic low at any time
Over time, collaborative decision making process has been observed to valuable regardless of the size, traffic level and complexity of the airport
false
Which of the following is not considered as one of the essential rules of data sharing within the CDM effort?
Data can be manipulated accordingly to support the management of flight operations
Within the aviation industry context of the US, there are three main groups of stokeholds in the collaborative decision making effort. Which of these is not one of them.
Cargo Operations
Which of the following is the key element that is shared among various stakeholders in a collaborative decision making?
Data/information
In the airport collaborative decision-making process, ____ is considered as both the initiator and facilitator of the process
airport operator
In collaborative decision making process, three are four main ways of reaching a decision as a team namely: consensus, voting-based, delphi, dotmocracy
True
Bowling Green Airways operates charter flights mainly for college athletic programs across the country. The airline fleet consists of Airbus A321 and the Boeing 757. Recently, the airline just secured a permission to operate flights out of West Lafayette Airport in Indiana. The airport mainly serves the Purdue university flight students and a few private small aircraft operators. If the West Lafayette airport was to be certified under Part 139, what class would it belong?
Class 1
Which of the following Federal Grant Assurances address the maintenance and upkeep of the pavement areas at an airport?
11 & #19
_________________ occurs when an airport must violate a component of the Part 139 regulation because of some emergency conditions at an airport
Deviation
Which of the following airports below would not be required to implement a Safety Management System?
Airport FAA Category Annual Enplanement
A Small 105,411
B Medium 98,569
C Large 569,894
D None 112,568
E Medium 104,531
B and D
Regarding the overall safety of the airport, which of the following is not the main responsibility of the airport executive?
Directing the airport sponsor on the safety initiatives to be undertaken at the airport
Which of the following is not one of the elements of the Safety Management System?
Safety Implementation
Which of the following possible airport surfaces is considered as a rigid type of surface?
Concrete
James completed his initial training at Dallas-Fort Worth International airport on October 14th, 2018. To comply with Part 139, the airport management must store James’ training evidence until at least _______________
Oct. 31, 2020
If the Detroit internal inspection personnel conducted the inspection of the pavement on September 27th, 2019, the records of the conducted inspection is to be stored until at least
September 30, 2020
Which of these would not be considered to be an advantage of using asphalt as a pavement surface at an airport?
It requires less maintenance over time
Regarding the maintenance and safety standards of an airport, which of the following is not required area of maintenance according to Part 139 regulation?
Vehicle Parking Facility
_______________ is a type of airport self inspection which is performed when a complaint has been addressed or there is unusual event such as rain or thunderstorm
Special Inspection
One of the reasons the FAA encourages the airports to implement the APMS is to help them provide safe and operable pavement system at whatever cost since it is the FAA who funds the installation, repair and replacement of the paved surfaces
False
Airports that are not required to be certificated under Part 139 do not have any federal regulation to be certified under. (Ignore the government-operated and military airports)
True
Safety Assurance is one of the elements of the Safety Management System (SMS); this element mainly addresses the need for and adequacy of new or revised risk controls based on the assessment of acceptable risk
False
Alkali-Silica Reaction happens mostly on Asphalt pavement surfaces; the main reason is because asphalt is a petroleum product
False
The airport personnel who should be in charge of the implementation of the SMS is the Accountable Executive
True
While airports certificated under Part 139 are not required to have a safety self-inspection program, it is highly recommended that the airport operators establish such programs to ensure safe and effective operations
False
According to the FAA, airport operators who do not implement a preventative maintenance approach on their paved surfaces are most likely to spend between $3 to $4 more repairing the paved surface later in the life of the pavement
True
Part 139 requires the paved surfaces be inspected daily while the FAA requires the paved surfaces be inspected on a periodic basis
True
The two main causes of pavement deterioration are normally structural and environmental reasons
True
According to the Part 139 regulation, airport management must ensure they have the minimal number of personnel needed to run the airport operations; this number can be calculated using the methodology explained in Part 139 document
True
When driving in the area immediately behind a large jet aircraft with its engines running, a driver should
Stop or stay well back, and do not proceed too closely behind the aircraft
__ are primarily used to clean up the residue left on the pavement surface by a plow or blower
snow sweepers
__ happens when a pilot violates any Federal Regulation while on the airport field
Pilot Deviation
A __ distinguishes a displaced threshold from a stop-way, blast pad or taxiway that preceded the runway
demaraction bar
A __ distinguishes a displaced threshold from a stop-way, blast pad or taxiway that preceded the runway
demarcation bar
runway markings are
white
taxiway markings are
yellow
A business has approached the airport management about consultation on the newly proposed development which will be constructed near the airport. The airport management considers that this new development might pose as an obstruction to the airport’s operations. To that end, the airport management advises the business to each out to the FAA’s ________________ or Airports’ District Office, and also to review the Code of Federal Regulations Part ______________
Air traffic Division & 77