Spirit Airlines Trivia

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What size carrier

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As of 2020 8th largest in North America.

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Jetblue merger price

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3.8 billion

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Original company/founding date

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Clippert trucking company 1964, charter one airlines 1983 by Ned Homfeld

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First destinations

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From Boston and Providence RI to Atlantic city then las vegas and the bahamas

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What year named spirit

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1992 first jet aircraft and name change. Route from Detroit to Atlantic city june 1 1992

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Spirit headquarters

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Originally in easypointe, Michigan until 1999 when moved to Miramar Florida

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First peurto rico flight

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November 2001 to include fully integrated spanish language service

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Ben Baldanza

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CEO from 2006-2016, made spirit profitable

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February 2018

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Only airline in North America to make list of top 10 safest in the world

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Number of aircraft 2022

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194. Planned for 293 by 2027

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Number of destinations

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83 as of 2022

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executive team

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CEO Ted Christie since 2019

Previously senior vp and cfo of frontier

Hayden Hammer is a base chief pilot

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Holding speeds

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0-6 200

6.001-14 230

14001- 265

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5/5/5

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Good. (Lower is medium, poor, nil). Touchdown, midpoint, rollout

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Metar for Hail

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GR

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Maximum pitch on airbus sidestick

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30 degrees

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Airbus flight laws

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5 Laws: Normal, alternate with, normal without, direct, mechanical. Prevents exceeding tolerances

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Centerline lights OOS

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Look for 1800rvr with FD/AP, CL on approach plate.

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Maltese cross?

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FAF for non-precision. May or may not coincide with GS intercept

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Holdover chart numbers are from where

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Testing lab appendix B FAA holdover times guidelines manual

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Touchdown zone is what distance

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First 3000 or first third

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Dutch roll/mach tuck/dihedral

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Answer

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How far from coastline 250kts below 10

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12nm

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Any error affecting safety

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Fill out ASAP report

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When do VORs switch from magnetic to true

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82N/S, in polar regions

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Sunset question

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Earth is 24,885 miles so 100ph

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Supercritical wing

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Designed to delay wave drag by decreasing boundary layer

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Green dot on efis

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Optimal l/d, can be used during dual engine failure as best glide

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Maximum bank normal airbus side stick

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67 degrees

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Ils faf

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Minimum glideslope intercept altitude

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When ils critical area in effect

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800-2