Chapter 1: What Is An Air Carrier?

A company must operate under 14 CFR Part 121 if it is: A: a domestic operation B: a commuter operation C: an on-demand operation D: none of the above

A: Domestic Operation A domestic, flag, or supplemental operation must be conducted under Part 121 rules. Commuter and on-demand operations are conducted under Part 135 rules.

Which of the following is NOT an element of common carriage? A: Having a license or certificate? B: Performing Carriage for anyone (person or goods) C: From place to place D: For compensation or hire

A: Having a license or certificate? It is NOT necessary that the carrier be licensed or certificated in order to be determined to be a common carrier. It is only necessary that it hold out to the public that it is willing to perfom carriage for anyone from place to place for compensation or hire.

A supplemental operation is one that: A: conducts charter-type (nonscheduled) operations using aircraft having MORE than 30 seats and/or with MORE than 7,500 pounds of payload capacity B: conducts charter-type (nonscheduled) operations using aircraft having LESS than 30 seats and/or with LESS than 7,500 pounds payload capacity C: supplements a scheduled air carrier operation with five or more round trips per week in a turbojet aircraft that is operated entirely within the 48 contiguous United States. D: supplements a (nonscheduled) air carrier operation in a turbojet aircraft that is operated entirely within the 48 contiguous United States

A: a supplemental operation is one that conducts charter type (nonscheduled) operations using aircraft having more than 30 seats and/or with more than 7,500 pounds of payload capacity.

Operational Control is the concept that: A: the carrier, not the crew, is final determinant of how the aircraft is operated B: the carrier knows where all of its aircraft are and relies on the crew to advise it of what they intend to do C: the crew, acting for the carrier, determines how best to operate the flight D: the pilot-in-command is solely responsible for the conduct of the flight

A: the carrier, not the crew is the final determinant of how the aircraft is operated. The carrier, not the crew, determines how its flights are to be operated. It is a collaborative process, but ultimately, the company controls its operations through personnel authorized to exercise operational control.

In analyzing a situation in which a private pilot is accused of active illegally as a common carrier, the FAA will, among other tests, look to see if the pilot: A: was paid only for fuel, oil, and aircraft rental B: had an independent interest in taking the trip C: had a commercial pilot certificate D: used his or her personal aircraft or paid money for rental of aircraft

B: Had an independent interest in taking the trip.

A commuter operation is one that: A: conducts nonscheduled on-demand operations (five or more round trips per week), in supplemental non-turbojet aircraft that have no more than 19 passenger seats and a payload capacity of 12,500 pounds or less. B: conducts scheduled operations (five or more round trips per week) in non-turbojet aircraft which have nine or fewer passenger seats or a payload capacity of 7,500 pounds or less. C: conducts scheduled operations (five or more round trips per week) in turbojet or turboprop aircraf that have a passenger capacity of 19 or less passengers. D: none of the above

B: commuter operation is one that conducts scheduled operations (five or more round trips per week) in non-turbojet aircraft which have nine or fewer passenger seats or a payload capacity of 7,500 pounds or less.

The concept of common carriage is derived from: A: U.S. Federal Aviation Regulations B: U.S. Federal Statues C: British Common Law D: State Statues

C: British Common Law Common Carriage derives from the early application of British Common Law to the transportation and hospitality (inn/hotel) industries. It has carried into United States legal concepts through American Common Law

As a commercial pilot, active individually and without further certificates, you may: A: charge a hunter to take him to the deep north woods of Alaska B: charge a fellow student half the costs to take him home to visit his girlfriend C: charge a gas company to perform pipeline aerial spotter patrols D: charge an acquaintance to take her to the Atlantic City Casinos

C: Charge a gas company to perform pipeline aerial spotter patrols. Answers A, B and D all involve carrying people for hire. Without an air carrier certificate (or meeting one of the small exceptions allowed for private pilots) you would not be legal to perform these missions. Pipeline patrol is one of the specific activities excluded from certification requirements by operation of 14 CFR 119.1(e)(4)(vi).

Part 121 carriers must have the ability to communicate with a flight crew: A: from report time until the flight is finally dispatched for takeoff, just in case issues arise that might affect the actual dispatch of the flight. B: through an approved system operated by the government (eg: flight service or ATC networks) C: at an point in the route structure in a rapid and reliable fashion D: only when the pilot-in-command exercises emergency authority

C: Part 121 air carriers must have the ability to communicate with flight crew at any point in the route structure in a rapid and reliable fashion (14 CFR 121.99)

A Flight Follower differs from an aircraft dispatcher in that: A: a Flight Follower is a certificated airman who works with the flight crew and other departments to ensure compliance with all operational rules B: a Flight Follower has more stringent duty and rest requirements than an aircraft dispatcher C: a Flight Follower is not required to be a certificated airman D: none of the above

C: a flight follower is not required to be a certificated airman.

Assume you were found to be operating as an on-demand air carrier but didn't have an operating certificate. The potential penalty for this would be an $11,000 fine for: A: each flight conducted for compensation or hire B: conducting flights without a certificate C: each provision of Part 135 applicable to each flight conducted D: you wouldn't be fined; you would be required to obtain a certificate before continuing and your pilot certificate could be suspended.

C: each provision of Part 135 applicable to each flight conducted. The rules applicable to unauthorized operators act as if to give you a certificate for the sole purpose of holding you responsible for all things a certificate holder is responsible for. You would then be fined for every section you were not complying with for each and every flight conducted. This could easily amount to hundred of thousands of dollars (or more) of potential fines.

Holding out to the public would include: A: Advertising B: Flyers in a campus student union C: Statements on a webpage D: All of the above

D: All of the above Holding out as an air carrier can be done in any of a number of ways. The key element is an indication to the public at large of a willingness to perform transportation.

A company operating turbo-propeller aircraft with 8 passenger seats and a payload of 7,000 pounds three times a week between Los Angeles and Mexico City on a scheduled basis would need to hold: A: a domestic operating certificate B: a flag operating certificate C: a supplemental operating certifcate D: a Part 135 operating certificate (which allows on-demand operation)

D: a Part 135 operating certificate (which allows on-demand operation) Scheduled operations using other than turbojet aircraft with nine or fewer passenger seats and a 7,500 pound or less payload capacity on fewer than five roundtrips per week according to the published schedule(s) fall under the purview of Part 135 of the regulations.

A Flag Carrier must use weather sources approved by: A: the individual exercising operational control for the air carrier B: the person in charge of flight operations C: the National Weather Service (NWS) D: the Administrator of the FAA

D: a flag carrier must use weather sources approved by the Administrator of the FAA.

Private carriage is distinguished from common carriage primarily by: A: the lack of exchange of money for transportation (carriage) B: the amount of money charged for the transportation (carriage) C: contracts between parties as opposed to contracts between individuals D: transportation (carriage) of only one or a very small number of parties

D: transportation (carriage) of only one or a very small number of parties. Private carriage is that transportation (carriage) arranged between one party (or some other small number of parties) and the carrier. As the number of parties being provided carriage increases, the likelihood of common carriage increases.