Part 107 study guide

What's on the test

First-time pilots get their Remote Pilot Certificate by passing the Unmanned Aircraft General - Small (UAG) knowledge test at an FAA-approved testing center (FAA: Become a Drone Pilot). It has 60 scored questions, up to 2 hours, and a passing score of 70% (FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix).

It covers regulations, airspace, weather, loading and performance, and operations (FAA Remote Pilot Study Guide). The testing provider's published topic shares are:

• Regulations: 48%
• Operations: 25%
• Airspace: 20%
• Weather: 5%
• Loading and performance: 2%

From October 26, 2026, the test also includes new image-based questions drawn from current FAA charts. These images aren't in the testing supplement (FAA advisory, August 2026). Read what changes on October 26 before you book.

Start with the FAA's own guide

The FAA publishes a free (Remote Pilot Study Guide) (FAA-G-8082-22). Many of our answer explanations cite its pages, so it's a good companion to everything below. It's an older document, so check any rule in it against the current (14 CFR Part 107). If you're new to the process, read how to get certified first: it walks through each step from your FAA Tracking Number to your certificate.

Study one topic at a time

Each topic page explains the rules with their FAA sources and gives 10 free sample questions with answers. Work through them in this order, which follows the topic shares above:

1. Regulations. Keep the key numbers cheat sheet open: it lists the numbers with the rule behind each one.
2. Operations. Then read aeronautical decision-making.
3. Airspace. Then practice on real chart crops with our Part 107 sectional chart practice questions, and read how to read a sectional chart.
4. Weather. Read how to read a METAR and how to read a TAF, then try reports in the free METAR and TAF decoder.
5. Loading and performance. Then read weight and balance with load factor.

Look up any word you don't know in the glossary, and print the key numbers PDF for a last look before the test.

Free first lessons from the course

The first lesson of each module of Part 107 Complete is free to read:

• Part 107 basics: who the rules apply to
• Airspace overview: controlled and uncontrolled
• Where weather information comes from
• Weight and balance
• Radio communications and airport traffic
• Test day: booking, what to bring and what's new

Check yourself

Take the free 20-question practice test. There's no timer, and every answer comes with an explanation and its FAA source, so you can see which topic to go back to. For a plan that spreads all of this over a few weeks, read how to study for the Part 107 test. After you pass, recurrent training keeps you current.

What the course adds

Part 107 Complete has 29 lessons, 631 practice questions (104 on FAA charts), 15 timed mock exams in the real test's format, 366 flashcards, and a printable study guide PDF, for $59 once.