PART 107 STUDY GUIDE
Part 107 Study Guide for First-Time Remote Pilots
Use the FAA's current exam outline as your checklist, learn each topic from the applicable primary source, and let short practice sets tell you what to review next. The sequence below is adjustable: spend more study blocks on a topic when your explanations show a gap.
Who this plan is for
First-time applicants preparing for the initial Unmanned Aircraft General – Small (UAG) knowledge test, especially people who do not already hold a qualifying Part 61 pilot certificate.
What this page does not replace
This is an independent study sequence, not an FAA course, test authorization, or recurrent-training completion. Existing certificate holders and qualifying Part 61 pilots should use the path the FAA identifies for their status on its certification page.
Know the current test frame before you study
The FAA testing matrix revised September 25, 2026 lists the UAG test as 60 questions, with 2 hours allotted and a passing score of 70. Verify the current matrix again before scheduling; this guide intentionally does not quote a testing fee because fees are handled by the testing provider and can change.
A practical study order
1. Confirm your certification path
Read the FAA first-time-pilot steps. Create your FAA Tracking Number only when you are ready to begin the official process, and keep the study task separate from scheduling logistics.
2. Turn the ACS into a checklist
Scan every knowledge, risk-management, and skill element in the Remote Pilot ACS. Mark each item as new, familiar, or needs review. The ACS defines the testing standard; it is more useful as a map than as a narrative textbook.
3. Learn current rules from current rules
Read the applicable Part 107 sections alongside the FAA study guide. Build a one-page note of operating limits, remote-PIC responsibilities, preflight duties, airspace authorization, night operations, and operations over people or moving vehicles.
4. Learn charts as a decision sequence
Practice locating the point, identifying the boundary or symbol, reading altitude references and units, and only then applying the rule. Use the official testing supplement and the current Chart User’s Guide rather than memorizing an isolated screenshot.
5. Add weather, loading, and operational judgment
Decode METAR wind and sky-condition groups, explain how weather affects performance, and work through preflight, emergency, crew-resource, maintenance, and aeronautical-decision-making tasks in the ACS.
6. Use questions to diagnose, not to memorize letters
Answer without notes, record the concept behind every miss or guess, then return to the cited rule or FAA page. Re-answer a different question only after you can explain why each choice is right or wrong.
An adjustable six-block schedule
These are study blocks, not promised days. A block can be one short session or several sessions. Repeat a block when you cannot yet explain the topic without looking at the answer key.
| Block | Focus | Finish when you can… |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Certification path + ACS inventory | name the official source for every topic you marked weak. |
| 2 | Regulations and operating limits | find the applicable current Part 107 section and explain the decision. |
| 3 | Airspace and sectional charts | identify location, boundary, vertical reference, and authorization issue in order. |
| 4 | Weather and performance | decode common reports and connect conditions to aircraft performance. |
| 5 | Operations and risk management | work from hazard to mitigation without letting schedule pressure decide. |
| 6 | Mixed practice + targeted review | explain every miss, guess, and tempting distractor from a source. |
Use the short practice sets as a weak-area finder
AFOQT Lab currently provides two 10-question sets. They are intentionally short and are not a full-length mock exam. Complete one set without notes, then sort every miss and uncertain guess into one of four buckets: airspace/charts, weather, regulations, or safe operations.
- Read the main explanation and the reason each option was marked right or wrong.
- Open the cited FAA or eCFR source and write the missing rule, symbol, or reasoning step in your own words.
- Return to the ACS and confirm whether nearby task elements need the same review.
- Use Set 2 after review. Do not treat a short-set score as a pass prediction.
Sources, currency, and verification
Official pages and documents linked above were checked on October 6, 2026. The FAA's 2016 Remote Pilot Study Guide remains useful for foundational material and is still linked by the FAA, but it predates later rule changes. For current requirements—especially night operations, operations over people or moving vehicles, and recurrent training—use the current eCFR and current FAA certification pages.
This page does not claim instructor review or guarantee a result. The FAA and current regulations remain the controlling sources.
AFOQT Lab is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Federal Aviation Administration or the United States government.