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Airport Operations and Regulations Flashcards

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  1. What does 'block time' mean for an airline flight?

    Answer: The total time from when an aircraft pushes back from the gate to when it arrives at the destination gate

    Block time measures total elapsed time from gate departure (off-blocks) to gate arrival (on-blocks), including taxi time, used for crew scheduling and performance reporting.

  2. What is the sterile cockpit rule and when does it apply?

    Answer: Below 10,000 ft, crew communications are restricted to essential flight-related information only

    FAA regulations require a sterile cockpit below 10,000 feet, meaning crew members must focus solely on flight-critical duties and avoid non-essential conversation.

  3. What does 'enplaned passengers' mean in airport statistics?

    Answer: Passengers boarding at that airport, used to measure airport traffic volume

    Enplaned passengers are those who board aircraft at an airport, and enplanement counts are the primary metric used to classify airport size and allocate federal AIP funding.

  4. What does the Minimum Equipment List (MEL) allow an airline to do?

    Answer: Operate an aircraft with certain inoperative components under specific conditions

    An MEL allows airlines to dispatch aircraft with specific inoperative items provided conditions listed in the MEL are met, reducing unnecessary ground delays.

  5. What is the purpose of a ground power unit (GPU) connected to an aircraft at the gate?

    Answer: To provide external electrical power to the aircraft while engines are off, replacing the need to run the APU

    A GPU provides 400 Hz electrical power to the aircraft from the ground, allowing cabin lighting, avionics, and air conditioning to operate without running the onboard APU.

  6. What does 'cabotage' mean in aviation law?

    Answer: The right to operate domestic flights within a foreign country, generally prohibited for foreign carriers in the US

    Cabotage is the right to transport passengers or cargo between domestic points within a country, and US law prohibits foreign airlines from performing cabotage on US domestic routes.