Aviation History
Often considered the pioneers of flights, they completed the first sustained, controlled, powered heavier-than-air manned flight.
Who are the Wright Brothers?
Airport code for Vancouver International Airport
What is CYVR or YVR?
This aircraft was notorious for its fast cross-atlantic travel, however, due to various factors, it is no longer flown commercially today.
What is the Concorde?
The letter “D” in the phonetic alphabet
What is Delta?
This creature, featured on campus, known to roam the paths, aggressive in the springtime, is UW's mascot.
What is a goose?
This year marked the beginning of the Waterloo Aviation Program, that you are all now enrolled in, and love dearly and are so excited to embark on this amazing journey.
When is 2007?
The roadways where aircraft move between runways and terminals.
What is a taxiway?
This Montreal-headquartered aerospace company is best known today for its business jets.
What is Bombardier?
This phrase is used on frequency in an emergency scenario
What is Mayday?
This professor, widely regarded, teaches a class every AVIA student must take in first year.
Who is Suzanne Kearns?
This flight went missing over the Indian ocean in 2014, sparked a global search. The aircraft has yet to be recovered in its entirety.
What is Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?
This airport has one of the world’s most famous approaches, requiring pilots to fly less than 100 ft over Maho Beach before landing on Runway 10.
What is Princess Juliana International Airport or SXM?
Introduced in the early 1970s, this was the very first aircraft produced by Airbus
What is the Airbus A300?
The letter “N” in the phonetic alphabet
What is November?
This organization is partnered with the University of Waterloo, they facilitate flight training for all of our students.
What is Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre? WWFC (half points only!)
The Montgolfier brothers launched the first successful human flight in this type of aircraft.
What is a hot air balloon?
The Region of Waterloo International Airport has two runways. Its longer runway, 08/26, is approximately this many feet long.
What is 7,000 feet?
This Canadian jet, developed in the 1950s, promised speeds near Mach 2 before being controversially cancelled.
What is the Avro Arrow?
This phrase is used on frequency in urgent but not necessarily emergency scenarios
What is PanPan?
This paved surface, home of the route 30 bus, encloses campus and infuriates drivers with its loop.
What is Ring Road?
This airline, operating under its original name, has continuously operated since its founding in 1919, is considered to be the oldest Airline in the world
What is KLM?
This Canadian airport is home to the largest runway, with a length of 14,000ft.
What is YYC or Calgary International Airport?
The A320 was the first commercial airplane to introduce this type of control system.
What is fly-by-wire?
These words are spoken on frequency when someone wishes to hear the previous statement again
What is “Say Again”?
This science building is the one of the newest on campus, decorated with a honeycomb exterior, and supervillain style laboratories.
What is QNC?