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Avia 100 syllabus
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100

This is the airport code of Toronto Pearson.

What is YYZ?

100

This is the largest passenger jet to enter commercial service.

What is the Airbus A380?

100

This is the term for air moving horizontally across the Earth's surface.

What is wind?

100

The bonus percentage on your final grade achievable by volunteering in the aviation community.

What is 3%?

100

This is the university program both your TAs Rami and Chris are currently in.

What is Science and Aviation?

200

This airport, identified by the code YVR, is the primary international airport serving this Canadian west-coast city.

What is Vancouver International?

200

The type of turbine engine used in commercial airliners.

What is a Turbofan/Turbojet?

200

This tall, towering cloud type is commonly associated with thunderstorms.

What is cumulonimbus?

200

The grade weight of the final exam.

What is 40%?

200

Your TA Rami leaves out this CRUCIAL ingredient from his pizzas.

What is tomato sauce?

300

This is the number of runway strips available at Waterloo International Airport.

What is 2?

300

On a conventional airplane, this movable control surface primarily controls roll.

What are ailerons?

300

When wind changes significantly in speed or direction over a short distance, pilots call it this.

What is wind shear?

300

This is what you are allowed to bring to each of the two midterms.

What is one handwritten test aid consisting of a single 8.5 × 11 inch sheet of paper, HANDWRITTEN ONLY?

300

A definitely useful minor, that both of your TAs Rami and Chris are doing with their degree.

What is Earth Science?

400

This is the colour of taxiway edge lights.

What is blue?

400

This is the name of the electric airplane at the Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre.

What is a Pipistrel Velis Electro?

400

This METAR is
CYKF 121800Z 24012KT 15SM FEW040 22/14 A3005

What is: Waterloo, observed on the 12th at 1800Z, winds from 240° at 12 knots, 15 statute miles visibility, few clouds at 4,000 ft, temperature 22°C, dew point 14°C, altimeter 30.05 inHg?

400

This is the subject area that UW Policy 71 addresses.

What is academic integrity?

400

This is the number of aircraft types that your TA Chris has flown.

What is 15?

500

A runway marked 09 will have this number painted on its opposite end.

What is 27?

500

The oldest airliner still currently produced by Boeing.

What is the Boeing 767?

500

These are all the exceptions permitting an IFR approach while an approach ban is in effect in Canada.

What are: past the FAF when the report is received; a no-landing training approach with ATC advised of the missed approach; RVR fluctuating above and below minimum; ground visibility of at least ¼ SM; or a precision approach to CAT III minima? (we'll take 1) 

500

These are the course elements that a 48-hour self-declared absence cannot excuse you from.

What are the midterms and final?

500

This air law was ACCIDENTALLY broken by your TAs together on the same flight to Muskoka.

What is VFR weather minima (remain 1NM clear of clouds)