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Final Flashcards

1
Q

What’s the No.1 environmental problem of airports?

A

Noise

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2
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Which Part deals with noise certification standards for airplanes and was the first regulation to address noise?

A

Part 36 Certificated Airplane Noise Levels

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3
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When did noise became an issue?

A

1969

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4
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What are the main need of GA?

A

Parking

Storage

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5
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What Part deals with aviation noise around airports

A

Part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility Planning

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6
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How is noise measured?

A

Day / night average sound level (Ldn)

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7
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What should be the noise level for residential use?

A

65 Ldn

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8
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Who’s responsible for noise abatement at the airport?

A

Airport Manager / Operator

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9
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Can noise abatement restrictions be discriminatory?

A

No

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10
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Can noise abatement interfere with interstate commerce?

A

No

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11
Q

When did the FAA address air quality?

A

Clean Air Act of 1970

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12
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When did the FAA first address water quality?

A

1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act

1977 Clean Water Act

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13
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What are externalities?

A

Environmental impacts of activities that occur as a result of operations from other sources, as an indirect result of an airports presence (Hotels, Restaurants, etc.)

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14
Q

The planning of national airports is the responsibility of?

A

FAA

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15
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What need airports to be a member of to receive money form the FAA?

A

National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)

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16
Q

What does regional planning address?

A

Air transportation for the region as a whole
Consider traffic at all the airports in the region
Produce an airport system that is optimum with respect to region wide benefits and costs

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17
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What is airport planning at state level concerned with?

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Developing an airport system that will provide adequate service to all parts of the state both rural and metropolitan

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18
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How often are master plans updated?

A

Every 20 years

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19
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What is part of the inventory?

A

Airport data

Historical information

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20
Q

What’s disposable income?

A

Purchasing power available to residents in any one period of time

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21
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What Part deals with airport surfaces?

A

Part 77

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22
Q

What all is included in Part 77?

A 
Noise impacted areas
Terminal buildings
A/C and vehicle parking
Ground access roads
Public transit
23
Q

How often are forecasts for airports made?

A

5, 10, 20 years

24
Q

What is always included in the airport layout plan?

A

Wind rose

25
Q

How should runways be oriented at an airport?

A

So that A/C may use the airport 95% of the time with the xwind component not exceeding that of the critical A/C

26
Q

What are rwy protection zones?

A

Areas immediately off the approach end of runways

27
Q

What does the FAA require airport operators to provide at the end of the runways?

A

Clear zones

28
Q

What is a major factor in site selection?

A

Available land for expansion of the airport

29
Q

How far should the airport be located from potential users?

A

30 minutes

30
Q

What is a major concern in airport construction?

A

Aesthetics

31
Q

What’s one of the most important factors affecting air travelers?

A

Walking distance

32
Q

What will have a major impact on the types of land uses to be found on the airport?

A

Amount of acreage

33
Q

Airport planning is a very … process

A

Political

34
Q

What’s the definition of delay?

A

Demand exceeding capacity

35
Q

What causes delays?

A

WX
MX issues
Demands exceeds capacity

36
Q

Define capacity

A

Practical maximum number of operations that a system can serve within a given period of time

37
Q

Define throughput

A

Rate at which A/C operations may be handled without regard to any small delays

38
Q

Define practical capacity

A

The number of operations that may be accommodated over time with no more than a nominal amount of delay

39
Q

What are problems with delay measurement?

A

Schedules …. busy airports
Delays occur enroute
Problems with controller reports
Problems with completeness

40
Q

What factors affect capacity and delay?

A

Layout of runways, taxiways, and aprons
Various types of A/C
Type of equipment

41
Q

Which rwy configuration is the worst?

A

Close parallels

42
Q

Which rwy configuration is the best?

A

Dual-line runways

43
Q

What factor causes the most delays?

A

WX

44
Q

What’s a slot system?

A

Established limit on the number of operations per hour

45
Q

What’s runway occupancy time?

A

The time required for an A/C to start from the rwy and leave the rwy environment to allow another A/C to depart

46
Q

Does charging airlines help to reduce delays?

A

No

47
Q

How did the A380 affect the airport?

A

Handled them just fine

48
Q

How will future problems be solved?

A

Technology

49
Q

What are SATS?

A

Small A/C transportation systems

Bring the latest technology to small airplanes

50
Q

Where does most air pollution at the airport come from?

A

A/C engines

51
Q

What’s the NPIAS mostly concerned with?

A

Support structures of the airport

52
Q

What’s the wind rose?

A

Description of the wx at the airport

53
Q

What months have the most flight delays?

A

December

June

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