Flight Attendant Training Flashcards
FAM
Flight Air Marshal
LEO
Law Enforcement Officer
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
ATC
Air Traffic Control
Lap Child
A child under the age of 2
Minimum Equipment List (MEL)
Master list of essential items on the aircraft that can be deferred until they can be fixed at a maintenance station
Manifest
Document of cargo, passengers, and crew on an aircraft
Runway
Paved strip used for take-off and landing
Connecting Flight
A change of flight to required to get to the final destination
Rejected Takeoff/Missed Approach
These occur when the pilot determines, last minute, that conditions are not favorable for take-off or landing
Sterile Cockpit
During the critical phase of flight when communication with the flight deck is prohibited (except in the case of emergency or unusual circumstance)
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
City Pair
The departure and destination city
Pre-Flight
Checking of the emergency equipment and service items
Planned Emergency
When the crew has time to prepare the passengers
Unplanned Emergency
No time to prepare the passengers for an emergency
TSA
Transportation Security Administration
The 4 Forces of Flight
Lift, Drag, Thrust, Weight & Gravity
Headwind
Wind that blows the opposite of the flight path, slowing the plane down
Crosswind
Air that blows across the line of flight
Tailwind
Air that blows in the direction of the flight path
Lightning
Can temporarily disrupt radios and electronic devices, lightning is channeled through the fuselage and off the plane
