Charlie Tango Foxtrot: Radio Communications for Part 107

Here’s something nobody tells you when you buy your first drone — the FAA expects you to understand aviation radio communications even though you’ll never touch a radio. CTAF, UNICOM, ATIS, squawk codes, the NATO phonetic alphabet — it’s all on the Part 107 knowledge test and it will absolutely catch you off guard if you skip it. In this episode we decode every radio communication concept the FAA tests, explain why drone pilots need to know what’s happening on aviation frequencies even from the ground, and make sure that when you see squawk 7700 on a test question you know exactly what it means. Grab the sticks. Class is in session.