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Part 107 operations practice test

20 questions · Updated October 6, 2026

Operations is the biggest area on the test, 35–45%. It covers how to fly safely around other aircraft: understanding radio calls, airport traffic patterns, emergencies, crew coordination, and the human factors that lead to accidents.

What this test covers

Radio procedures and the CTAF, airport operations (traffic patterns, runway numbers, lights and signs), emergency procedures, aeronautical decision-making, physiology, and chart information such as airport data blocks.

Question 1 of 20 · Operations

What is a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF)?

  1. AThe frequency used for airport advisory practices at an airport without an operating control tower
  2. BThe frequency of the nearest air route traffic control center
  3. CThe emergency frequency monitored by all aircraft
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A. The frequency used for airport advisory practices at an airport without an operating control tower

A CTAF carries airport advisory practices at airports without an operating tower. It may be a UNICOM, MULTICOM, FSS or tower frequency, and is identified on charts and in the Chart Supplement.

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 7

Question 2 of 20 · Operations

While monitoring a CTAF you hear: "Town and Country traffic, Cessna 123BF, midfield left downwind, runway 18." Where is the aircraft relative to the runway?

  1. AWest of the runway, flying south
  2. BEast of the runway, flying north
  3. CSouth of the runway, flying east
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B. East of the runway, flying north

Runway 18 points south (about 180°). In a left-hand pattern, the downwind leg lies to the left of the landing direction (east) and is flown opposite to it (north).

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 7

Question 3 of 20 · Operations

Which hazardous attitude does a remote pilot show by taking risks to impress others?

  1. AImpulsivity
  2. BInvulnerability
  3. CMacho
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C. Macho

Macho pilots try to prove they are better than others by taking risks. The antidote is "Taking chances is foolish."

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 10

Question 4 of 20 · Operations

The IMSAFE checklist is used to assess a pilot's fitness to fly. What do the letters stand for?

  1. AIllness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue, Emotion
  2. BInspection, Maintenance, Safety, Airspace, Fuel, Equipment
  3. CInstruments, Mission, Speed, Altitude, Frequency, Engine
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A. Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue, Emotion

IMSAFE is a personal checklist: Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue and Emotion.

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 9–10

Question 5 of 20 · Operations

During a flight your drone's battery catches fire, and the only safe landing area requires climbing above 400 feet AGL. What may you do?

  1. AYou must stay below 400 feet AGL no matter what
  2. BDeviate from Part 107 as needed to handle the emergency, and send a written report if the FAA requests one
  3. CContinue the mission and report the fire within 24 hours
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B. Deviate from Part 107 as needed to handle the emergency, and send a written report if the FAA requests one

In an in-flight emergency the remote PIC may deviate from any Part 107 rule to the extent necessary. A report is required only if the FAA asks for one.

Source: 14 CFR §107.21; Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 5

Question 6 of 20 · Operations

At a non-towered airport that has no UNICOM or flight service station, which frequency is used for self-announce broadcasts?

  1. A121.5 MHz
  2. B122.8 MHz
  3. C122.9 MHz (MULTICOM)
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C. 122.9 MHz (MULTICOM)

Where no tower, FSS or UNICOM exists, pilots use the MULTICOM frequency of 122.9. Many UNICOMs use 122.8, but always check the chart or Chart Supplement.

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 7

Question 7 of 20 · Operations

An aircraft reports that it is midfield left downwind for runway 13. Where is it relative to the runway?

  1. ANortheast of the runway
  2. BSouthwest of the runway
  3. CDirectly over the runway
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A. Northeast of the runway

Runway 13 points about 130° (southeast). Left traffic puts the downwind leg on the left of the landing direction, which is northeast of the runway, flown toward about 310°.

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 7

Question 8 of 20 · Operations

An aircraft reports "right downwind, runway 36." Where should you look for it?

  1. AEast of the runway, flying south
  2. BWest of the runway, flying south
  3. CEast of the runway, flying north
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A. East of the runway, flying south

Runway 36 points north. In a right-hand pattern the downwind leg is on the right of the landing direction (east) and is flown opposite to it (south).

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 7

Question 9 of 20 · Operations

What is the preferred way for manned aircraft to enter the traffic pattern at a non-towered airport from the downwind side?

  1. AA straight-in approach to the runway
  2. BA 45° entry to the downwind leg, joining at midfield at pattern altitude
  3. CCrossing over the runway at midfield below pattern altitude
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B. A 45° entry to the downwind leg, joining at midfield at pattern altitude

Non-towered patterns are entered at pattern altitude; the preferred method from the downwind side is a 45° angle to the downwind leg, joining at midfield.

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 11

Question 10 of 20 · Operations

Why do pilots at non-towered airports say the airport name at both the beginning and end of a broadcast?

  1. AIt is required by Part 91
  2. BSo other pilots on the shared frequency can confirm which airport the aircraft is at
  3. CTo test the radio
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B. So other pilots on the shared frequency can confirm which airport the aircraft is at

Several airports may share a frequency. Stating the name twice lets others confirm where the aircraft is going.

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 7

Question 11 of 20 · Operations

A remote pilot carries an aviation radio while flying near an airport. How should it be used?

  1. AAnnounce every takeoff and landing on the CTAF
  2. BMonitor for situational awareness and transmit only in an emergency
  3. CRequest clearance from nearby manned aircraft before flying
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B. Monitor for situational awareness and transmit only in an emergency

Monitoring the right frequency adds situational awareness, but a remote pilot should not transmit on an active aviation frequency unless there is an emergency.

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 7

Question 12 of 20 · Operations

How would you expect to hear the call sign of a Cessna 172 registered as N123AB on the radio?

  1. A"Cessna One-Two-Three-Alpha-Bravo"
  2. B"November One-Twenty-Three-A-B"
  3. C"Skyhawk Alpha-Bravo"
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A. "Cessna One-Two-Three-Alpha-Bravo"

Light general aviation aircraft usually replace "November" with the manufacturer's name and read the rest using the phonetic alphabet.

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 7

Question 13 of 20 · Operations

What is ATIS?

  1. AA continuous recording of local weather and other non-control information, usually updated hourly
  2. BThe frequency used to request ATC authorization for drones
  3. CAn automated system that tracks drone Remote ID
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A. A continuous recording of local weather and other non-control information, usually updated hourly

The Automated Terminal Information Service broadcasts weather, runways in use and other information in a loop. Each update gets a new code letter: Alpha, then Bravo, and so on.

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 11

Question 14 of 20 · Operations

Which publication provides the most comprehensive information on a given airport?

  1. AThe Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly the Airport/Facility Directory)
  2. BA sectional chart
  3. CNOTAMs
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A. The Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly the Airport/Facility Directory)

The Chart Supplement U.S. contains detailed data on public-use airports, heliports and seaplane bases. It is published in seven regional books and revised every 56 days.

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 11

Question 15 of 20 · Operations

What is the scale of a sectional chart?

  1. A1:250,000
  2. B1:500,000
  3. C1:1,000,000
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B. 1:500,000

Sectional charts are 1:500,000, so 1 inch is about 6.86 NM (about 8 statute miles). They are revised semiannually in most areas.

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 11

Question 16 of 20 · Operations

Lines of latitude measure

  1. Adegrees east and west of the Prime Meridian
  2. Bdegrees north and south of the equator
  3. Cthe variation between true and magnetic north
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B. degrees north and south of the equator

Parallels of latitude run east–west and measure degrees north or south of the equator. The 48 contiguous states lie between about 25° and 49° N.

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 11

Question 17 of 20 · Operations

Meridians of longitude are measured in degrees east and west of

  1. Athe equator
  2. Bthe Prime Meridian through Greenwich, England
  3. Cthe agonic line
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B. the Prime Meridian through Greenwich, England

Longitude is measured east and west from the Prime Meridian, which passes through Greenwich, England, up to 180°.

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 11

Question 18 of 20 · Operations

How far horizontally should you stay from skeletal structures such as antenna towers?

  1. AAt least 500 feet
  2. BAt least 1,000 feet
  3. CAt least 2,000 feet
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C. At least 2,000 feet

Guy wires can extend about 1,500 feet horizontally from a tower and are very hard to see, so avoid skeletal structures by at least 2,000 feet horizontally. New towers may not yet appear on your chart.

Source: Remote Pilot Study Guide, Ch. 11

Question 19 of 20 · Operations

A runway numbered 27 is aligned closest to which magnetic direction?

  1. A027°
  2. B207°
  3. C270°
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C. 270°

Runway numbers are the magnetic direction of the runway rounded to the nearest 10° with the last zero dropped, so runway 27 points about 270°.

Source: AIM 2-3-3

Question 20 of 20 · Operations

You are flying in Class G airspace near a small non-towered airport. What does Part 107 require?

  1. ARadio contact with every manned aircraft in the pattern
  2. BThat you not interfere with operations and traffic patterns at the airport
  3. CThat you stay at least 5 miles from the airport
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B. That you not interfere with operations and traffic patterns at the airport

No one may operate a small UA in a way that interferes with operations and traffic patterns at any airport, heliport or seaplane base. Avoid the traffic pattern and approach corridors.

Source: 14 CFR §107.43; AC 107-2A 5.10.1

The operations ideas people miss most

  • Runway numbers are magnetic headings divided by ten. Runway 27 points about 270° magnetic, so aircraft landing on it fly west.
  • Standard traffic patterns turn left. Unless the chart or Chart Supplement says otherwise, every turn in the pattern is to the left.
  • At an airport without an operating tower, listen on the CTAF. Pilots announce their position there; it is shown on the chart with a C in a circle.

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