The exam attempts to focus on regulatory requirements, best practices, and key points,
rather
than minutiae - Correct answer-The exam bank does not
... [Show More] contain any question that
requires a candidate to know the
date of a particular event or act
The Kelly Act - Correct answer-it authorized the
postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers
The Air Commerce Act - Correct answer-created a new Aeronautics
Branch within the Department of Commerce and charged the agency with the following:
fostering air commerce, issuing and enforcing air traffic rules, licensing pilots, certifying
aircraft,
establishing airways, and operating and maintaining navigational aids
Civil Aeronautics Administration - Correct answer-CAA retained its responsibility for Air
Traffic Control
(ATC), pilot and aircraft certification, safety enforcement, and airway development
Civil
Aeronautics Board - Correct answer-charged with making the safety rules, conducting
aircraft accident investigations, and
the economic regulation of the airlines
DLAND - Correct answer-Development of Landing Areas for National Defense
Federal Aid to Airports Program - Correct answer-provide grant funds for certain
airport projects (mostly runway and taxiway development)
Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) - Correct answer-ADAP provided funds for
airport development projects (expanding the list of eligible projects)
Planning Grant Program (PGP) - Correct answer-provided funds for airport master plans
and system plans
Airport and Airway Trust Fund - Correct answer-financed by an eight percent tax on
domestic passenger airfares, a three-dollar surcharge on passenger tickets originating
in the United States, a seven cents per gallon tax on aviation fuel, a five percent tax on
air freight, and an annual aircraft registration fee tied to the aircraft's weight
An airport can be included in the NPIAS if it is - Correct answer-publicly owned, if it is
privately owned but designated as a reliever by the FAA, or if it is privately owned with
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