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Part 107 study guides

Last updated 2026-11-14 · Published by Certloom Learning · Sources

58 guides to each area of the FAA remote pilot knowledge test. Each one answers its question first, links the FAA rule or handbook it comes from, and works through examples. Many end with free practice questions from the app's bank.

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Get certified

Eligibility, IACRA, the test booking, Part 61 pilots and staying current.

• How to get a Part 107 remote pilot certificate

  The FAA steps to become a Part 107 drone pilot: FTN and IACRA, the UAG knowledge test at PSI, Form 8710-13, the TSA check and the temporary certificate.

• Part 107 test day: cost, ID, what to bring and retakes

  What the PSI bulletin says about booking, the test fee, ID, what you can bring, cancellations and the 14-day wait after a failed Part 107 knowledge test.

• How to study for the Part 107 test

  A practical Part 107 study plan built on the official test weighting: what to read, how to practice sectional charts, and how to spend four weeks.

• Part 107 vs TRUST: which rules apply to your drone flight

  When you need a Part 107 remote pilot certificate and when the free TRUST recreational test is enough, with a comparison table and FAA sources.

• Part 107 recurrent training: how to stay current

  How Part 107 recurrent training works: the free FAASafety.gov course, the 24-calendar-month rule in 14 CFR 107.65 and what is different for Part 61 pilots.

• Part 107 test prep options, compared honestly

  Free FAA materials, free chart tools, courses, question banks and apps for the Part 107 test, compared by what each does best, plus where Sectional Cue fits.

• Part 107 for Part 61 pilots: the ALC-451 path and what changes

  How a manned-aircraft pilot gets a remote pilot certificate: flight review, ALC-451 on FAASafety.gov, IACRA, identity check, ALC-515 and key differences.

Test prep

The ACS, the testing supplement, study plans, common mistakes and a glossary.

• The Part 107 ACS: knowledge areas, codes and how to use your missed items

  What the FAA Remote Pilot ACS (FAA-S-ACS-10B) covers, how ACS codes on your test report work, and how to turn missed codes into a focused study list.

• The FAA testing supplement for Part 107: figures, legends and the October 2026 change

  What FAA-CT-8080-2H holds, which chart, METAR, TAF and airport figures Part 107 study uses, how to practice them, and the FAA 2026 advisory on embedded images.

• Common Part 107 test mistakes: the reasoning errors that cost points

  Nine reasoning errors Part 107 candidates make: MSL vs AGL, Class E floors, Class D ceilings, Zulu time, knots, TAF FM vs TEMPO, clouds, night lights, recency.

• A two-week Part 107 study plan, day by day

  A 14-day Part 107 study schedule weighted by the PSI UAG test areas, with a guide or practice page linked for every day, for candidates short on time.

• Part 107 glossary: terms for the remote pilot knowledge test

  Over 70 Part 107 and aviation terms in plain English, grouped by topic, each with its source: 14 CFR 107.3, 14 CFR 1.1, the AIM glossary, the FAA study guide.

Rules

Part 107 operating limits, registration, Remote ID, night, people and vehicles.

• Part 107 operating rules: altitude, speed, visibility and clouds

  The Part 107 operating limits in one table: 400 ft AGL, 100 mph, 3 statute miles visibility, cloud clearance, line of sight and right of way.

• Part 107 night operations: lights, twilight and training

  How Part 107 handles night and civil twilight flights: the 3-statute-mile anti-collision light and the training required since April 6, 2021.

• Operations over people: Categories 1, 2, 3 and 4

  Which drones may fly over people and moving vehicles under Part 107: Category 1 to 4 rules, open-air assemblies and Remote ID conditions.

• Part 107 waivers and airspace authorizations

  Which Part 107 rules can be waived, how the FAA waiver and airspace authorization processes differ, and why a drone light show needs a waiver.

• Remote ID for Part 107 pilots

  How Remote ID works for Part 107: standard Remote ID drones, broadcast modules, FRIAs, registration and why ADS-B Out cannot be used.

• Airspace authorization and LAANC for Part 107 pilots

  When a Part 107 flight needs ATC authorization, how LAANC and UAS Facility Maps work, and what the certificate itself does not allow.

• Temporary flight restrictions and drones

  How TFRs and flight restrictions in 14 CFR 107.47 affect drone pilots: sightseeing congestion, stadium restrictions, NOTAM checks and sample questions.

• Drone registration for Part 107 pilots: who, how much, how long

  How 14 CFR Part 48 registration works for Part 107 drones: $5 fee, three-year term, renewal window, 14-day updates, marking, the age 13 rule, Part 47.

• Part 107 visual line of sight and visual observers explained

  What 14 CFR 107.31, 107.33 and 107.35 require: unaided vision, FPV, what a visual observer must do, why observers cannot be chained, and scenarios.

• The Part 107 400-foot rule near structures, and the 87-knot limit

  Worked examples for 107.51: the 400 ft AGL ceiling, the 400 ft radius structure exception, sectional obstruction labels in MSL, and groundspeed with wind.

• Part 107 drug and alcohol rules: 8 hours, 0.04 and refusing a test

  What 14 CFR 107.27, 91.17 and 91.19 require: the 8-hour rule, 0.04 blood alcohol, drug rules, who is covered, and what 107.57 and 107.59 say about penalties.

• Part 107 moving vehicles, hazardous materials and dropping objects

  What 14 CFR 107.25, 107.145, 107.36 and 107.23 say about flying from or over moving vehicles, carrying hazmat and dropping objects, with examples.

Airspace and charts

Classes B to G, special use airspace and how to read a sectional.

• How to read airspace classes on a sectional chart

  How Class A, B, C, D, E and G airspace look on a sectional chart, what each means for a Part 107 flight, and how to read shelf numbers and Class D ceilings.

• MSL vs AGL: altitude math on a sectional chart

  Convert chart altitudes (MSL) to the height above ground (AGL) that Part 107 uses: obstruction labels, shelf floors, field elevation and worked examples.

• Sectional chart symbols a remote pilot must know

  Read airport data blocks, tower and CTAF frequencies, obstruction symbols, towers and hazards on a sectional chart, with sample Part 107 chart questions.

• Special use airspace and military routes for drone pilots

  What prohibited, restricted, warning, MOA and alert areas and military training routes mean for a Part 107 flight, with chart-reading questions.

• Class B airspace for drone pilots

  How Class B looks on a sectional, how to read its stacked floors and ceilings in MSL and AGL, and what a Part 107 pilot needs before flying inside it.

• Class C airspace for drone pilots

  Read Class C on a sectional: the 5 NM core, the shelf floor and ceiling labels, MSL to AGL conversions, and the ATC authorization a Part 107 flight needs.

• Class D airspace for drone pilots

  Class D is the dashed blue circle around a towered airport. Learn the bracketed ceiling, part-time towers, MSL to AGL math and what Part 107 requires.

• Class E airspace for drone pilots

  Class E has several chart looks. Learn which ones need Part 107 authorization (dashed magenta surface areas) and which do not (700 and 1,200 ft AGL floors).

• Class G airspace for drone pilots

  Class G is the uncontrolled airspace beneath Class E. Learn where it sits, why no ATC authorization is needed, and which Part 107 rules still apply.

• Latitude, longitude, scale and MEF on a sectional chart

  Find a point by latitude and longitude, measure distance at 1:500,000 (1 inch = 6.86 NM), read a Maximum Elevation Figure and check chart currency.

• How to read an airport entry in the Chart Supplement

  Decode a Chart Supplement airport entry for Part 107: elevation, CTAF, tower hours, remarks, the airspace line, traffic pattern altitude and the 56 day cycle.

Weather

METAR and TAF decoding, density altitude, fronts, fog, storms and briefings.

• How to read a METAR for the Part 107 test

  Decode a METAR group by group: wind, visibility, weather, sky, temperature, dew point and altimeter, then apply the Part 107 weather limits.

• How to read a TAF for the Part 107 test

  Decode a Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: valid period, FM, BECMG, TEMPO and PROB groups, and how to use a TAF with the Part 107 visibility rule.

• Weather for drone pilots: what the Part 107 test expects

  The weather topics on the Part 107 test explained plainly: fronts, pressure, frost, ceilings, visibility, density altitude effects and where to get weather.

• Density altitude for drone pilots: what it is and how it hurts performance

  Pressure altitude vs density altitude, what raises it, worked examples with real numbers, and what thin air does to a drone and to Part 107 test answers.

• Thunderstorms and microbursts: what drone pilots need to know

  The three thunderstorm ingredients, the three life-cycle stages, microburst size and strength, gust fronts, lightning and why you never launch ahead of a storm.

• Fog and visibility for drone pilots

  How fog forms, the five fog types, how a narrow temperature-dewpoint spread warns you, mist vs fog in METAR codes, and how the 3 SM Part 107 rule applies.

• Atmospheric stability and clouds for the Part 107 test

  Lapse rates, stable vs unstable air, temperature inversions, the cloud families and lenticular clouds, with the characteristics table for the test.

• Wind shear and turbulence for drone pilots

  How buildings, terrain, friction, thermals, sea breezes and mountain waves create gusts and shear, and why 350 ft AGL wind differs from launch-point wind.

• Fronts and pressure systems for Part 107 pilots

  How highs and lows circulate, what warm, cold, stationary and occluded fronts bring, the signs of a frontal passage and why squall lines stop drone flights.

• Aviation weather briefings, PIREPs, AIRMETs and SIGMETs for drone pilots

  How Flight Service briefings work, the three briefing types, what a PIREP contains, what AIRMETs and SIGMETs cover and which AWC products to check.

• METAR and TAF abbreviations cheat sheet for the Part 107 test

  Reference tables for METAR and TAF codes: intensity, descriptors, weather phenomena, sky cover, remarks and TAF change groups, plus two fully decoded examples.

Loading and performance

Weight and balance, load factor, stall speed and performance limits.

• Loading and performance for drone pilots

  Weight, balance, density altitude, load factor and battery performance for the Part 107 test, with the formulas and rules you need.

• Load factor and stall speed: the bank angle math for the Part 107 test

  How load factor rises with bank angle (1.154 at 30, 1.414 at 45, 2.0 at 60 degrees), how stall speed grows with its square root, and how to read Figure 2.

• Drone weight and balance: center of gravity, payloads and manufacturer limits

  What center of gravity means for a small UAS, how payload changes shift it, the moment arithmetic behind CG, and what AC 107-2A and the study guide say.

Operations

Airports and radio, ADM, crew, physiology, batteries, lost link and emergencies.

• Airport operations and radio basics for Part 107

  Traffic pattern legs, CTAF, UNICOM, ATIS, wind indicators and airport markings explained for the Part 107 knowledge test.

• Aeronautical decision-making, CRM and human factors

  Hazardous attitudes, the 3P model, PAVE, crew resource management, fatigue, hyperventilation, vision and alcohol rules for the Part 107 test.

• Emergencies and accident reporting for Part 107

  When to report a drone accident to the FAA (14 CFR 107.9), when the NTSB is involved, lost link and battery fires, and emergency deviations.

• Preflight and maintenance for Part 107 flights

  The preflight checks in 14 CFR 107.49, documents to carry, compass calibration, inspection and maintenance responsibilities, with sample Part 107 questions.

• Drone lithium battery safety: handling, fires and air travel

  What the FAA says about lithium battery fires, thermal runaway, damaged packs, heat, in-flight emergencies and carrying drone batteries on an airliner.

• Lost link and flyaway procedures: planning before the signal drops

  How to plan for lost link: return-to-home altitude, GPS and compass checks, interference, the crew briefing, and what the FAA says about reporting a flyaway.

• Airport markings and signs for drone pilots

  Runway numbers, displaced thresholds, chevrons, closed-runway crosses, hold lines, sign colors, the segmented circle and VASI, per the AIM.

• Physiology and fitness to fly: IMSAFE, fatigue, alcohol and night vision

  IMSAFE, fatigue, dehydration, heatstroke, hyperventilation, medications, the 8-hour alcohol rule, scanning and night vision illusions for the Part 107 test.

• Crew resource management for Part 107 crews

  CRM for remote pilots: crew roles, the 107.49 briefing, visual observer communication, task saturation, situational awareness and automation complacency.

Practice by area

• Regulations practice questions
• Airspace and charts practice questions
• Weather and loading practice questions
• Operations practice questions

About these guides

Published by Certloom Learning, which also makes the Sectional Cue study app. We are independent of the FAA and PSI. Every rule is linked to its primary source with the date we checked it. See sources.