Part 107 Study Guide
Everything the FAA tests, written like a human explaining it to another human. Read a chapter, then drill the matching practice test — that read-then-test loop is the fastest way to a passing score.
What Is FAA Part 107?
The commercial drone rule explained — who needs the certificate (yes, monetized YouTube counts), what it allows, and how it evolved.
How to Get Your License, Step by Step
IACRA and your FTN, scheduling at PSI, exam day, the 8710-13 application, and registering your drone.
Airspace Classes Explained
B, C, D, E, G — chart colors, LAANC authorizations, special use airspace, TFRs, and reading sectionals.
Aviation Weather for Drone Pilots
Decode METARs and TAFs, understand density altitude, stable vs unstable air, fog, and thunderstorms.
Flying at Night
The two requirements for night ops, civil twilight, anti-collision lighting, and night-vision physiology.
Remote ID Rules
Standard Remote ID vs broadcast modules vs FRIAs — and the two module gotchas everyone misses.
LAANC Authorization, Step by Step
Facility-map grids, approved suppliers, the 0-ft grid problem, and what to do when LAANC says no.
How to Read a Sectional Chart
Airspace colors, airport data blocks, MEF numbers, obstruction heights, and the MSL-to-AGL conversions the exam asks for.
Part 107 Waivers Explained (107.200)
Which rules 107.205 lets the FAA waive, which can never be waived, and why a waiver is not the same thing as an airspace authorization.
TRUST vs Part 107: Which Do You Need?
The recreational exception versus the commercial certificate — where the line falls, and the grey cases (monetized video, favours, your own roof) resolved.
Cost, Pass Rate & Difficulty
What the whole process costs, how hard the exam really is, and a free 2-week study plan.
Read a chapter? Test it.
The 60-question mock exam tells you exactly which areas still need work.
Take the Mock Exam