Part 107 Operations Practice Questions
Operations makes up 18 of every 50 questions on a Tigertest Part 107 practice test. Here are 10 of the 72 questions on it, each with the answer and the reason.
Updated by the Tigertest team. Weighted to the FAA Remote Pilot ACS. The real test adds sectional chart figures, so study a chart legend too.
1. What is the purpose of the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) at an airport without an operating control tower?
- A.It is reserved for declaring emergencies
- B.Pilots self-announce their positions and intentions on it
- C.Air traffic controllers issue takeoff and landing clearances on it
- D.It carries only recorded weather and NOTAM broadcasts
Answer: B. The CTAF is the frequency on which pilots at a non-towered airport broadcast their own positions and intentions (AIM 4-1-9). No controller issues clearances on it, and recorded weather comes from ATIS, AWOS or ASOS.
2. Which statement best describes a UNICOM station at a non-towered airport?
- A.An FAA control tower frequency that issues landing clearances
- B.A continuous automated broadcast of terminal weather
- C.The military emergency frequency used for search and rescue
- D.A nongovernment station that may give airport information
Answer: D. UNICOM is a nongovernment communication facility that may provide airport advisories such as fuel or wind information (AIM 4-1-9). At many non-towered airports the UNICOM frequency also serves as the CTAF, but it never issues ATC clearances.
3. A remote PIC monitoring CTAF hears: "Lakeview traffic, Cessna 123, left downwind, runway 18, Lakeview." Where is the Cessna?
- A.East of runway 18, flying north parallel to it
- B.East of runway 18, flying south parallel to it
- C.West of runway 18, flying north parallel to it
- D.On final approach, aligned with runway 18 for landing
Answer: A. Runway 18 is used heading about 180 degrees, so the downwind leg is flown in the opposite direction, about 360 degrees. In a left-hand pattern the runway stays on the pilot's left, which places a northbound aircraft east of the runway.
4. Using the ICAO phonetic alphabet, how should a remote pilot say the letters N, P, and Z?
- A.Nectar, Papa, Zero
- B.Nancy, Peter, Zebra
- C.November, Papa, Zulu
- D.November, Peter, Zulu
Answer: C. The ICAO phonetic alphabet used in the AIM (Table 4-2-2) assigns November to N, Papa to P and Zulu to Z. The other choices mix in nonstandard words that controllers and pilots would not expect.
5. Using standard FAA radio phraseology, how is the frequency 122.8 MHz spoken:
- A.One twenty-two and eight
- B.One hundred twenty-two point eight
- C.One two two point eight
- D.Twelve twenty-eight
Answer: C. AIM 4-2-9 calls for frequencies to be spoken as separate digits with the decimal point said as "point." Grouped numbers such as "twelve twenty-eight" are not standard.
6. How should a pilot state an altitude of 4,500 feet MSL in standard radio phraseology?
- A.Four thousand five hundred
- B.Four five zero zero
- C.Forty-five hundred
- D.Four point five thousand feet
Answer: A. Under AIM 4-2-9, altitudes below 18,000 feet MSL are stated as separate digits for the thousands plus the hundreds, so 4,500 is "four thousand five hundred." Digit-by-digit and grouped forms are not standard.
7. What does an Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) broadcast typically contain?
- A.Individual takeoff clearances for each departing aircraft
- B.Remote ID broadcasts from nearby drones
- C.A list of every temporary flight restriction in the country
- D.Weather, active runways, and noncontrol airport information
Answer: D. ATIS is a continuous recorded broadcast of noncontrol information such as weather, active runways, approaches in use and pertinent NOTAMs, identified by a phonetic letter (AIM 4-1-13). It never contains individual clearances.
8. A remote PIC holds a LAANC authorization for Class D airspace that contains no communication requirement. Is radio contact with the tower required?
- A.Yes, but only when flying above 200 feet AGL
- B.No; contact is required only if the authorization says so
- C.No, unless a manned aircraft is in the pattern
- D.Yes; every Class D flight requires two-way radio contact with the tower
Answer: B. Part 107 has no general radio requirement; a remote PIC must communicate with ATC only when an airspace authorization or waiver requires it (14 CFR 107.41). Monitoring the frequency is still good practice for situational awareness.
9. Which frequency is the international VHF emergency frequency that pilots can monitor or use in distress?
- A.123.0 MHz
- B.121.5 MHz
- C.118.0 MHz
- D.122.8 MHz
Answer: B. 121.5 MHz is the VHF emergency (guard) frequency (AIM 6-3-1). Frequencies 122.8 and 123.0 MHz are commonly used for UNICOM or CTAF, not for emergencies.
10. In a standard airport traffic pattern, which leg is flown perpendicular to the runway immediately after the upwind leg?
- A.Downwind leg
- B.Final approach
- C.Base leg
- D.Crosswind leg
Answer: D. The pattern legs in order are upwind (departure), crosswind, downwind, base and final (AIM 4-3-2). The crosswind leg is perpendicular to the runway after takeoff, while base is the perpendicular leg flown before final.
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