Part 107 Ground School

One day of study for the FAA Remote Pilot (Part 107) knowledge test, plus a mock exam and a question bank for practice afterward.

Schedule

Lessons

  1. Opening
  2. M1 Regulations I (certification, registration, Remote ID, operating limits)
  3. M2 Airspace and sectional charts
  4. M3 Chart workshop and local airspace drill
  5. M4 Weather, METARs, TAFs
  6. M5 Loading and performance
  7. M6 Regulations II (over people, night, moving vehicles, waivers, LAANC, accidents)
  8. M7 Operations (airports, radio, emergencies, CRM, ADM, physiology, maintenance)
  9. Close

Cheat sheet

TopicNumber
Max weight (aircraft + payload, at takeoff)Less than 55 lb
Max altitude400 ft AGL, or higher if within a 400 ft radius of a structure and no more than 400 ft above its top
Max groundspeed100 mph (87 kt)
Min visibility from the control station3 SM
Cloud clearance500 ft below, 2,000 ft horizontal
Alcohol8 hours bottle-to-throttle; BAC under 0.04
Accident report to FAAWithin 10 calendar days: serious injury, loss of consciousness, or more than $500 damage to property other than the sUAS
Address changeNotify FAA within 30 days
Registration$5, valid 3 years, required for every Part 107 drone regardless of weight
Recurrent trainingEvery 24 calendar months (free online course)
Night / civil twilightAnti-collision light visible 3 SM; required at night and during civil twilight
Civil twilight (outside Alaska)30 min before official sunrise; 30 min after official sunset
Stadium TFR3 NM radius, up to 3,000 ft AGL, 1 hr before to 1 hr after the event
Load factor30 deg bank 1.15 G; 45 deg 1.41 G; 60 deg 2.0 G
Standard atmosphere (sea level)15 C, 29.92 inHg
Standard temperature lapse rateAbout 2 C per 1,000 ft
Ops over peopleCat 1: 0.55 lb or less; Cat 2: 11 ft-lb; Cat 3: 25 ft-lb; Cat 4: airworthiness certificate
Retest after failingWait 14 calendar days
Scanning10 deg segments, at least 1 second each