Part 107 practice questions, and the thirteen areas the FAA actually names

Part 107 at a glance, with the source for every line

Every row below is quoted from a document published by FAA and carries the date we checked it. Where FAA publishes nothing, the row says so instead of quoting a number from somewhere else.

Questions

60 multiple choiceSource: FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised 22 October 2025), test code UAG, verified 7 August 2026

Time allotted

2 hoursSource: FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised 22 October 2025), test code UAG, verified 7 August 2026

Passing score

70Source: FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised 22 October 2025), test code UAG, verified 7 August 2026

Where you sit it

A PSI knowledge testing center approved by the FAASource: PSI Talent Assessment, Unmanned Aircraft General – Small applicant information bulletin (effective 29 September 2025), verified 7 August 2026

Minimum age to sit the test

14 years of ageSource: FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised 22 October 2025), test code UAG, verified 7 August 2026

Minimum age for the certificate

At least 16 years of ageSource: 14 CFR 107.61(a), Eligibility, verified 7 August 2026

If you already hold a pilot certificate

A person holding a pilot certificate other than a student pilot certificate issued under part 61, who meets the flight review requirements of 61.56, may demonstrate aeronautical knowledge by completing training covering the areas in 107.74 instead of passing the initial knowledge testSource: 14 CFR 107.61(d)(2), Eligibility, verified 7 August 2026

Cost

Knowledge testing centers charge approximately $175 to take the initial aeronautical knowledge testSource: FAA, How much does it cost to get a remote pilot certificate?, verified 7 August 2026

If you fail

A 14-day waiting period before retesting. You must submit the failed Airman Knowledge Test Report, and no instructor endorsement is required to retest.Source: FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised 22 October 2025), UAG retest authorization, verified 7 August 2026

Keeping it current

Recurrent training, or an initial knowledge test, within the previous 24 calendar monthsSource: 14 CFR 107.65, Aeronautical knowledge recency, verified 7 August 2026

Before you book

Create a profile in IACRA to establish an FAA Tracking Number (FTN) before taking the testSource: FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised 22 October 2025), General Requirements, verified 7 August 2026

Areas of knowledge

13 areas fixed by regulation, covering applicable regulations, airspace classification, weather, loading, emergency procedures, crew resource management, radio procedures, performance, physiology, decision-making, airport operations, maintenance and night operationsSource: 14 CFR 107.73, Knowledge and training, verified 7 August 2026

Domain weighting

Not published by FAA. The FAA fixes 13 areas of knowledge in 14 CFR 107.73 and publishes no weighting for any of them. Any percentage split you see for Part 107, on this site or anywhere else, is somebody’s estimate rather than an FAA figure.Checked against: 14 CFR 107.73, Knowledge and training, verified 7 August 2026

Always verify: test format, fees and eligibility come from the FAA and its testing vendor, so confirm current details at faa.gov/uas before you book.

What our Part 107 question bank covers

Every Part 107 question in the app carries a written explanation. It is not split into published categories inside the app, so there is no category table to show you here — and we would rather say that than invent one.

What actually trips people up

Sectional charts and airspace

The syllabus is fixed by regulation, and 14 CFR 107.73 names thirteen areas of knowledge. This is the one we would give the most evenings to. Nothing in consumer drone flying prepares you for aviation charts, and the rule being tested is short: no operation in Class B, C or D airspace, or inside the surface area of Class E designated for an airport, without prior ATC authorization. The exam turns that one sentence into chart reading. Drill chart excerpts until they are boring.

The four numbers in 107.51

87 knots (100 mph) groundspeed · 400 feet above ground level · 3 statute miles minimum flight visibility · 500 feet below and 2,000 feet horizontally from clouds. All four sit in a single regulation, and the test loves swapping them into plausible wrong answers.

Lighting, and what night actually means

Civil twilight and night operations both need anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles. Civil twilight is defined in the regulation as the half hour before official sunrise and the half hour after official sunset, outside Alaska. People memorize the lighting and forget the clock.

Recency is not expiry

The certificate itself does not expire. What expires is your aeronautical knowledge recency: you may not act as remote pilot in command unless you passed the initial test or completed recurrent training within the previous 24 calendar months. Two different clocks, and only one of them stops.

Weather text

METARs and TAFs are on the test because weather sources and their effect on small aircraft performance are a named knowledge area. Raw text like KAUS 121753Z 18011KT 10SM SCT025 BKN250 28/17 A3002 looks like noise for one sitting, then it is free points for the rest of your flying career.

How long should you study for the Part 107 test?

Three weeks of focused evenings is enough for most people with no aviation background.

Week 1: Regulations and Operations

The rules are logical once you see the pattern, which is that the safety of the national airspace comes first. Work through the operating rules in subpart B first and stay on them until you are consistently above 80 percent in your own practice, because weeks two and three both lean on them.

Week 2: Airspace and Weather

The technical core. Learn the airspace classes cold, then do chart questions and METAR decoding every single day. This is the week that decides your result.

Week 3: Rehearse the clock, then book

Whatever you are practicing with, put a timer on it. The real test allows two hours for 60 questions, so two minutes a question is the pace worth rehearsing, and the point is to learn how a chart question feels when you are behind rather than ahead. On every miss, stay with it until you can name the regulation behind the answer, because the exam rewords the option and keeps the regulation. Then do the paperwork: create your IACRA profile and get your FAA Tracking Number, since the FAA wants it established before you take the test.

Is the Part 107 test hard?

Sixty questions in two hours is two minutes a question, so time is not the constraint. The constraint is that roughly half the syllabus is aviation knowledge you have never met: airspace classes, chart symbology, density altitude, load factor, crew resource management.

There is one legitimate way around the test, and who qualifies for it tells you where the difficulty actually sits. Hold a part 61 pilot certificate other than a student certificate, stay current on your flight review, and 107.61 lets you complete training covering 107.74 instead of sitting the knowledge test. The FAA is treating this exam as the thing that closes the gap between someone who flies a drone and someone who already speaks aviation. For everyone else the work is vocabulary and chart reading, not aptitude.

One thing we will not give you is a percentage split of the 60 questions across those thirteen areas. The FAA does not publish a weighting, and 107.73 lists the areas without attaching a number to any of them. Prep sites print confident-looking tables anyway. What we have is the list the regulation names, in the order the regulation names it, and an honest note where a number would otherwise go.

We do not publish a statistic about how our own users perform, and we would treat any prep site that does with suspicion. What we can show you is the difficulty of each question as you work through it.

How the Part 107 differs from the exams beside it

Part 107 is the only exam in this family that is federal, proctored and paid for at a third-party testing center. A CDL pass mark is set in Washington but the test itself is written by your state, a permit test is written entirely by your state, and the DKT, G1 and UK theory tests belong to their own governments. Part 107 is one exam, one syllabus, one national standard, and it is the only one here that measures currency in calendar months rather than issuing something that expires.

Questions people actually ask about the Part 107

How many questions are on the Part 107 test?

60 multiple-choice questions, with 2 hours allotted. The FAA publishes this in its Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix, where the test code is UAG.

What score do you need to pass Part 107?

70. The FAA publishes the passing score as a bare 70 in its testing matrix and leaves the arithmetic to you: against 60 questions that works out to 18 you can miss. The score is set centrally by the FAA, not by the testing center you sit it at.

How old do you have to be to take the Part 107 test?

14 to sit the knowledge test, 16 to hold the remote pilot certificate. The testing matrix sets the test age and 14 CFR 107.61 sets the certificate age, so a 14-year-old can pass and then wait.

How much does the Part 107 knowledge test cost?

The FAA states that knowledge testing centers charge approximately $175 for the initial aeronautical knowledge test. The fee is set by the vendor rather than the FAA, so confirm it when you book.

What happens if I fail the Part 107 test?

You wait 14 days, then retest. You bring the failed Airman Knowledge Test Report to the center, but unlike most FAA tests you do not need an instructor endorsement to try again.

Does the Part 107 remote pilot certificate expire?

The certificate does not expire. Your knowledge recency does: you cannot exercise remote pilot in command privileges unless you passed the test or completed recurrent training within the previous 24 calendar months.

Do I need Part 107 to fly a drone at all?

Only for flying that is not purely recreational: property photography, inspections, monetised video, anything for a business. Purely recreational flyers operate under a separate FAA exception with its own requirements.

Are these real questions from the FAA exam?

No. That would violate exam security rules and get your certificate revoked. These are original questions written to the same regulations, format and difficulty as the real UAG test.