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U.S. Airport Acronyms II

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Aviation : U.S. Airport Acronyms II

Introduction:
"Back again, huh? Let's see how much more you know about US airport acronyms."


1. What is an SST?
    super saver tariff
    Saturday and Sunday traffic
    snow and sleet tractor
    supersonic transport


2. Where would you go to find the FIS?
    Federal Inspection Station
    Freight Inbond Storage
    Flight Information Service
    Flight Instructor Station


3. If you were told to bring a GPU to the aircraft what would you bring?
    ground power unit
    geophysical unit
    grease packing unit
    glass patching unit


4. What is an ILS?
    ice and light snow
    internally louvred starter
    instrument landing system
    illuminating light stanchion


5. The WHMP is part of the airport's Airport Certification Manual. What does WHMP stand for?
    wildlife hazard management plan
    waveguide harmonic mixer plate
    weather hazard mitigation program
    world health medical practices


6. You are in the terminal and you see a FIDS. What are you looking at?
    flight instrument diagnostic scope
    facility intrusion detection system
    flight information display system
    freight identifiers


7. Have you ever seen an RJ on or near an airport? If so (or even if not) what is an RJ?
    radio jack
    ramp jitney
    runway junction
    regional jet


8. We are looking at the Airport Layout Plan and you ask me what the abbreviation DTWL means. I say, "What do you think it means?" And you answer:
    disabled triturator warning light
    dual tandem wheel loading
    duct tape wrapping limit
    distance to waypoint line


9. Airports that do not have 24-hour air traffic control usually have something called PCL. What is PCL?
    none of these
    port clearance limitations
    pilot controlled lighting
    personnel control locks


10. ASOS is something a pilot has to call for. What is ASOS?
    all sorts of stuff
    aviation-special operations satellite
    airplane security oversight service
    automated surface observation system


11. Most airports have a business on the field that handles such things as flight instruction, charters, aircraft rental, hangaring, aircraft maintenance, fueling and servicing. What would this type of business be called?
    ASC
    FBO
    FLY
    AVB


12. When an airport studies their O&D data, what are they studying?
    overages and debits
    overdue flights
    origination and destination passengers
    officers and directors


13. So tell me, what do you think a PFC is?
    both porous friction course and passenger facility charge
    passenger facility charge
    porous friction course
    neither porous friction course nor passenger facility charge


14. Everything in aviation is covered by a FAR and everyone involved in aviation is familiar, or should be familiar, with at least one FAR. What does FAR stand for?
    Fair Access Requirement
    Federal Aviation Regulation
    Flying Airplane Rule
    Four Alcohol Rule


15. What does UNICOM stand for?
    Unified Command
    (m)unicipal commercial (airport)
    Universal Computer
    uniform communications (frequency)


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