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Next traffic pattern leg after downwind

Remote Pilot (Part 107) practice question 1 of 22 on Operations / Airport Operations. ACS element UA.V.B.K3 · difficulty: applied. Want to answer it in a timed quiz? Use the Remote Pilot (Part 107) practice mode.

Question bank updated 2026-09-22

QUESTIONA manned aircraft at a non-towered airport broadcasts that it is entering mid-field left downwind for runway 18 and continues around the standard rectangular pattern to land. Which position will it report next?

  1. ALeft base for runway 18
  2. BFinal for runway 18, full stop landing
  3. CClear of runway 18, taxiing to park
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Correct answer: A. Left base for runway 18

  • A — correct In the study guide's sequence of broadcasts, the report after entering the downwind leg is "left base, runway 18," followed later by "final."
  • B — incorrect The final report comes after the base leg; it is not the next call after downwind.
  • C — incorrect The clear-of-runway broadcast is made after landing, which is the last call in the sequence.

BACKGROUND

Chapter 7 of the study guide walks through the radio broadcasts a manned aircraft makes while flying the traffic pattern at a non-towered airport. After the 10-mile inbound call, the aircraft reports entering the pattern mid-field left downwind for the runway. As it flies the rectangular pattern, the next broadcasts are left base for the runway, then final for the runway. After landing and clearing the runway, the pilot broadcasts that the aircraft is clear of the runway and taxiing to park. A remote pilot who knows this sequence can translate each radio call into the aircraft's position relative to the airport.

STUDY TIP

Learn the pattern legs in order: downwind, base, final, then clear of the runway. Each radio call maps onto the next leg.

KEY POINTS

  • Downwind is followed by base, then final.
  • The clear-of-runway call is made after landing.
  • Each broadcast begins and ends with the airport name.

SOURCES

  • remote_pilot_study_guide.txt ch7 "Recommended Traffic Advisory Practices"
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SkyDrill is not affiliated with the FAA. This is an original practice item based on 14 CFR part 107, 14 CFR part 89, and the FAA Remote Pilot – Small UAS Study Guide (FAA-G-8082-22). Regulations and handbooks are revised; confirm details against the current edition.