Terms to Remember

Question 1

What is a General Obligation Bond?

Other Airport Capital Funding Sources

Answer 1

Issued by the government
Requires voter approval
Taxes are levied to meet entire bond
Issued at lower interest rates because of community commitment

Question 2

What are revenue bonds?

Other Airport Capital Funding Sources

Answer 2

Issued by government or airport authority
Those who use the facilities, pay for the facilities
Issued 25-39 year periods with lower monthly payments
Do NOT require voter approval

Question 3

Specialty Bonds

Other Airport Capital Funding Sources

Answer 3

Airport Sponsor issues to obtain tax-exempt status
Revenue from the indebted facility pays the bond
- i.e. MRO facility

Question 4

Hybrid Source Bonds

Other Airport Capital Funding Sources

Answer 4

Airport Revenue Bonds combined with PFC, CFCs general obligation bonds or other to fund project
Can receive credit rating

Question 5

What are Industrial Development Bonds

Other Airport Capital Funding Sources

Answer 5

Suited for small airports
tax-exempt rates in exchange for capital investment
Private Investors use these
In-depth and complicated. Consult with certified accountant

Question 6

What can be funded with Discretionary funds?

Answer 6

• Noise and Environmental
• Military Airport Program
• Reliever
• Capacity, Safety, Security, and Noise
• Pure Discretionary
• Discretionary from Entitlements/Apportionments

Question 7

What are the funding categories of AIP Funds?

Answer 7

• Passenger Entitlement (i.e. 10,000 enplanements = 1.3 mil)
• Cargo Entitlement (i.e. lbs. of cargo)
• Non-Primary Entitlement
• State Apportionment
• Small Airport Fund

Question 8

How do State’s get Funding and what is it used for?

Answer 8

Funded by State Fuel Taxes
Provided to Non-NPIAS Airports
Used to for AIP local match (i.e. every single project in VT)

Question 9

What is FAA 4(f)

Answer 9

Rule that prohibits development on publicly-owned parks, recreational areas.

Can be used only if there is no feasible alternative and planning minimizes risk and harm from using land

Question 10

When do planning projects interact with NOAA?

Answer 10

When Costal zones are impacted

Question 11

What is a critical aircraft

Answer 11

Most demanding aircraft that uses infrastructure
Must have 500+ takeoffs and landings (Not touch and gos)

Question 12

What are the 3 elements that make up the runway design code

Answer 12

Aircraft Approach Category
Airplane Design Group
Approach Visibility Minimums

Question 13

What are the Aircraft Approach Category levels?

Memory Cue:
Think of FAR Parts that allow you to speed through the industry.

Answer 13

Approach speed of aircraft defined through letters

CAT A: less than 91 kts
CAT B: 91 - 121 kts
CAT C: 121 - 141 kts
CAT D: 144 - 166 kts
CAT E: greater than 166kts

Question 14

What are the Airplane Design Group Levels?

Answer 14

Wingspan and Tail Height of Aircraft defined through numerals

I - > 49 |> 20
II 49 - 79 | 20 -30
III - 79-118 | 30 - 45
IV 118 - 171 | 45-60
V 171 - 214 | 60 -66
VI 214 - 262 | 66 - 80

Question 15

What are the Approach Visibility Minimums Levels

Answer 15

Defined through RVR. Determines Pavement width and approach dimensions

5000 RVR - above 1 sm
4000 RVR - 3/4 - 1 sm
2400 RVR - 1/2 - 3/4 sm
1600 RVR - 1/4 - 1/2 sm
1200 Lower than 1/4 sm
VIS - Visual Approach ONLY

Question 16

What is the Airport Reference Code?

Answer 16

Airports can only have 1!

Aircraft that can operate within AC safety but does not limit what aircraft can operate there

Determined by Airplane Design Group (numerals) and Aircraft Approach Category (letters)

Creates: AI, BII, etc.

Question 17

What makes up the Taxiway Design Group.

Answer 17

Width of main landing gear and lateral distance from gear to cockpit of critical aircraft.

Keeps a/c on pavement with noise overcenterline with taxiway fillets,

Prevents judgemental oversteer

Question 18

How much wind coverage is needed for a primary runway?

Answer 18

95%

Question 19

What program does the FAA use to determine pavement strength?

They want their pavement to go Faaaarrrr

Answer 19

FAARField

Question 20

What dimension is a runway safety area?

Answer 20

2-D

same elevation as runway centerline

Question 21

Describe the ROFA design criteria

Answer 21

same elevation as runway

based on critical aircraft’s (i.e. BII) approach visibility minimums
(measured in RVR)

Question 22

What is the Obstacle Free Zone

Answer 22

3-D volume of airspace that surrounds runway preventing object from interferring.

Has 3 elements that make it up

Prevents any objects in area when aircraft are taking off and landing

Question 23

What are the three elements of the Obstacle Free Zone?

Answer 23

Runway OFZ
Inner-Approach OFZ
Inner-Transitional OFZ

Question 24

What are the dimensions of the Runway Obstacle Free Zone?

Answer 24

200’ from runway end

Critical A/C determines width

Question 25

What are the dimensions of the Inner-Approach OFZ?

Answer 25

200' from runway threshold and 200' beyond last ALS light unit. Only on runway with ALS light units 50:1 slope outward and upward Same width as RWY OFZ

Question 26

What are the dimensions of the Transitional-Approach OFZ?

Answer 26

Only on runways with approach minimums less than 3/4 sm. Dimensions based on type of instrument approach and critical aircraft

Question 27

What are the dimensions of a Precision OFZ?

Answer 27

800' wide and 200' past rwy threshold. In effect when... ceilings less than 250', visibility less than 3/4sm, and RVR less than 4,000ft a/c on final 2,000ft from airport A holding a/c wing can penetrate not the tail or fuselage ## Footnote memory cue: 200+800 = 1000 and 1000 is a nice number in effect memory cue 250 - 3/4 - 4,000 (numbers step up)

Question 28

What are the dimensions of the Runway Protection Zone? ## Footnote Used to protect safety of people and property on the ground

Answer 28

Trapezodial shape centered on centerline 200' past threshold end Aircraft Approach Category and Approach visibility Minimums determine APPROACH dimensions AAC and departure procedures determine DEPARTURE usually the same, but differ with runway threshold

Question 29

What are the taxiway width dimensions determined

Answer 29

By Taxiway Design Group of Critical Aircraft 1A & 1B - 25' 2A &2B - 35' 3 & 4 - 50' 5&6 - 75' ## Footnote 25 35 50 75

Question 30

What are the 5 imaginary Part 77 Surfaces?

Answer 30

Primary Approach Horizontal Conical Transitional

Question 31

# Part 77 What is the primary surface?

Answer 31

same elevation as runway. extends 200 ft from rwy end and width based on runway designation and approach

Question 32

# Part 77 What is the Approach Surface?

Answer 32

Extends out and upward from the primary surface. RWY apprach type determines dimensions

Question 33

# Part 77 What is a Horizontal Surface?

Answer 33

150' above airport elevation. Swinging arcs connecting radii from primary surface points. Radius of arc based on runway types.

Question 34

# Part 77 What is the Conical Surface

Answer 34

extends up and out from horizontal surface at 20:1 slope and distance of 4000'

Question 35

# part 77 What is the Transitional Surface?

Answer 35

extend up and out at 90 degree angle from primary surface at 7:1 slope Runways with instrument apprach projects 5000' through horizontal and conical surface