Near a non-towered airport, a remote pilot hears a manned pilot ask the UNICOM for an advisory. The UNICOM operator replies with the wind direction and says runway 27 is recommended. What is the UNICOM operator doing?
- AIssuing a landing clearance that the manned pilot must follow
- BGiving requested airport information, such as wind direction and a recommended runway
- CApproving the remote pilot's operation near the runway 27 approach path
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Correct answer: B. Giving requested airport information, such as wind direction and a recommended runway
UNICOM stations may give pilots weather, wind direction and a recommended runway on request. For a remote pilot listening in, this call is a useful clue that arriving traffic will likely use runway 27.
- A. Incorrect. Wrong. UNICOM is a nongovernment station, not ATC; it gives information on request, not clearances.
- B. Correct. On pilot request, UNICOM stations may provide weather, wind direction, the recommended runway, or other necessary information.
- C. Incorrect. Wrong. UNICOM does not approve small UA operations; it gives airport information to pilots who request it.
Source
FAA-H-8083-25C Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapter 14, Nontowered Airport On pilot request, UNICOM stations may provide pilots with weather information, wind direction, the recommended runway, or other necessary information.