Abbreviations
Time Conversions
Federal Agencies
Plane Parts
General Terminology
100

FAM

What is Flight Attendant Manual?

100

1:45am

What is 0145 (zero one forty five)? 

100
It's the lead organization that investigates airline accidents and makes recommendations to the FAA

What is the National Transportation Safety Board?

100

It's the wall that separates spaces on the aircraft.

What is the bulkhead?

100

It's the aircraft's inability to maintain a designated cabin pressure.

What is decompression?

200

PIC, CA and FO

What is Pilot-in-Charge, Captain, and First Officer?

200

12:00pm

What is 1200 (twelve hundred)?

200

Created in 2001, it's responsible for developing policies to protect U.S. transportation, especially in airport security. 

What is the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)?

200

It's the passenger area of the plane.

What is the cabin?

200

It's the paperwork provided to the flight attendant by the gate agent before passenger boarding.

What is pre-departure report?

300

GSD

What is Galley Service Door?

300

11:00pm

What is 2300 (twenty three hundred hours)?

300

It's the organization that sets and enforces protective workplace safety and health standards.

What is the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)?

300

It's the body of the aircraft minus the wings and tail.

What is the fuselage?

300

It's the restricted area at the airport in which aircraft are parked and serviced.  

What is the air operations area? (ramp area also acceptable)

400

POB

What is Portable Oxygen Bottle?

400

7:57pm

What is 1957 (nineteen fifty seven)?

400

It's the federal agency responsible for shaping and administering policies and programs to enhance the safety, adequacy, and efficiency of the transportation system.

What is the Department of Transportation (DOT)?

400

It's the front of the wing.

What is the leading edge?

400

They're employees who are jointly responsible with the Captain for the safe operation of each flight.

What are Dispatch?

500

GPU

What is Ground Power Unit?

500

12:30am

What is 0030 (midnight thirty)?

500

It's the Federal agency responsible for enforcing the policies and procedures set by the DOT. It oversees all aspects of American civil aviation.

What is the Federal Aviation Association (FAA)?

500

It's the back of the wing.

What is the trailing edge?

500

They are rules that govern each person aircraft within the U.S., each person operating and aircraft, and each person onboard the aircraft.

What is Federal Aviation Administration part 91?