UAG - Unmanned Aircraft General Airport and Radio Communications Questions and Answers

Question 1

A remote pilot is operating near a non-towered airport and wants to maintain situational awareness of manned aircraft operations. Which frequency should the pilot monitor?

Accepted Answer

The airport's designated CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency)

Answer

ATIS (Automated Terminal Information Service)

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MULTICOM (122.9 MHz) only

Answer

The local Flight Service Station (FSS) frequency

Question 2

In aviation radio communications, what is the primary reason for using the phonetic alphabet (e.g., "Alpha, Bravo, Charlie")?

Accepted Answer

To ensure clarity and prevent misinterpretation of letters that may sound similar over the radio.

Answer

To make transmissions sound more professional and standardized.

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To shorten the length of radio calls and increase efficiency.

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To provide a coded language that only certified pilots can understand.

Question 3

A remote pilot monitoring a CTAF hears a manned aircraft pilot announce, "Centennial traffic, Skyhawk one-seven-two, midfield left downwind, runway one-seven left, Centennial." What is the aircraft's approximate position and direction of flight?

Accepted Answer

Flying parallel to the runway in the opposite direction of landing.

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Flying perpendicular towards the runway, about to make the final turn to land.

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Flying in the direction of landing, parallel to the runway but offset to the side.

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Flying away from the airport after having just taken off from runway 17L.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the function of a UNICOM station at a non-towered airport?

Accepted Answer

A non-government ground station that can provide airport information like wind, weather, and recommended runway.

Answer

A mandatory air traffic control service that provides separation instructions to all aircraft.

Answer

An automated weather broadcast that provides current airport conditions.

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An air-to-air only frequency used exclusively for pilots to report their positions to each other.

Question 5

When monitoring radio communications, which is the correct and standard way a pilot would state an altitude of 9,500 feet MSL?

Accepted Answer

"Niner thousand, five hundred feet"

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"Niner-five-zero-zero feet"

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"Ninety-five hundred"

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"Nine point five, altitude"

Question 6

You are operating a UAS near an airport that does not have a control tower, FSS, or UNICOM. What frequency would be designated as the CTAF for pilots to self-announce their positions?

Accepted Answer

122.95 MHz (Towered Airport UNICOM)

Answer

121.5 MHz (Emergency Frequency)

Answer

The frequency of the nearest control tower

Answer

122.9 MHz (MULTICOM)

A remote pilot is operating near a non-towered airport and wants to maintain situational awareness of manned aircraft operations.Which frequency should the pilot monitor?

A remote pilot is operating near a non-towered airport and wants to maintain situational awareness of manned aircraft operations.
Which frequency should the pilot monitor?