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True or False: The RAID model is only used by the government when it investigates aviation accidents.
What is False?
Why are weather forecasts important in aviation?
What is inform pilots of potential hazards along their route of flight.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the U.S. agency responsible for the safety of what?
What is Civil Aviation?
What is a process that systematically identifies hazards, assesses the degree of risk, and determines the best course of action.
What is Risk Management?
True or False. The function of the NTSB is to enforce regulations against pilots or an aviation-related company.
What is False?
Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts, or TAFs, are used primarily during which phase(s) of a flight?
What is preflight and planning?
True or False. Part of the mission of the NTSB is to determine the probable cause of an accident?
What is True?
The subjective judgment that people make about the characteristics and severity of a risk is called what?
What is perceived risk?
The NTSB provides a Go Team responsible for what?
What is investigating aviation accidents?
The National Weather Service’s (NWS) mission is what?
What is provide forecasts, warnings and data about weather, water, and the climate.
A member of the NTSB’s Go Team providing expertise on “systems” would investigate what?
What is navigation systems and flight controls?
What is Government regulation?
Shortly after an accident, investigators discovered the pilot was sick and received very little sleep in advance of the flight. Which NTSB Go Team specialty would focus on this possible contributing factor to the accident?
What is Human performance?
Why are Hurricane Hunters critical to gathering important hurricane weather information?
What is data collected by these airplanes help researchers better understand storm processes and improve forecast models?
Why is the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) an independent agency?
What is to ensure an unbiased approach to investigations and to promote objectivity?
How is the party system used by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) during an accident investigation?
What are external subject matter experts?
Elements of a TAF include all of the following accept?
What is name of the forecaster?
Roles and responsibilities of the Federal Aviation Administration include all of the following except?
Certifying aircraft - Airport security - Enforcing regulations - Certificating pilotsWhat is Airport Security?