Airport Identifiers
ORD is the identifier for what airport?
O'Hare Airport, Chicago
This actor portrayed a pilot in two movies, The Aviator (2004) and in Catch Me if You Can (2002)
Leonardo DiCaprio
Name 3 of the 5 largest major airlines in the US?
American, Delta, Southwest, United, Alaska
What does CFI stand for?
Certified Flight Instructor
Which Wright Brother was at the controls and flew the first successful flight?
Orville Wright
What is the identifier for the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport?
MKE
In this Disney Pixar movie a character uses balloons to lift himself and his house?
UP
Nike has a pair of shoes named after this famous Boeing 747 airplane ?
Air Force One
What does DPE stand for? These people are responsible for giving checkrides to those seeking their licenses or ratings
Designated Pilot Examiner
She was the first African American Woman to receive her Pilot's license (1921). The restaurant in at the Janesville WI airport is named after her.
Bessie Coleman
What airport has the identifier of RFD?
Chicago Rockford International Airport/ Rockford International Airport
Tom Cruise plays Pete Mitchell in this 1986 action movie?
Top Gun
What is the fastest airplane?
SR-71 Blackbird
What does EFB stand for?
Electronic Flight Bag
In 1909, this type of mammal was the first animal to fly in a heavier than air aircraft.
a pig
What is the identifier of the Los Angelas International Airport?
LAX
In this movie franchise characters fly TIE Fighters, X-Wing and Y-Wing Starfighters, among others?
Star Wars
Name an actor who has their pilot's license?
Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, John Travolta, Angelina Jolie, Glen Powel, Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Brad Pitt, James Franco, Kurt Russel, Dennis Quaid, Zach Braff, Miles Teller
What does ELT stand for?
Emergency Locator Transmitter
This plane set a record for the fastest transatlantic commercial airline crossing in 1996.
The Concord
This Illinois airport has the identifier of UNU? Hint the city doesn't start with the letter U but rather a W.
Waukegan
In the Disney Pixar Movie, Planes, what is the name of the protagonist who dreams of becoming a racing plane?
Dusty Crophopper (aka Strut Jetstream)
The busiest airport outside the USA is Dubai International Airport - DXB. What country is DXB located in?
United Arad Emirates (UAE)
What does KIAS stand for?
Knots Indicated Airspeed
What is another name for the rigid airships (they had a rigid internal framework, usually made of metal, and multiple gas-filled cells or balloons within a covered envelope) that were mainly flown in the early 1900s through the 1930's?
a dirigible or zeppelin