Lesson

Close

5:20-5:30 (10 min), right after the mock exam review

Your gap list

  • Open the gap list page in the workbook
  • Add every mock exam miss by topic, not by question
  • Circle the top 3; those drive your homework order

Book the test

  • PSI, Unmanned Aircraft General (UAG), $175
  • Book within the next 2 weeks while today is fresh
  • Bring a government-issued photo ID

After you pass

  • Wait up to 48 hours for the result to reach IACRA
  • IACRA: Start New Application, Pilot, Remote Pilot, Other Path Information
  • Enter the 17-digit Knowledge Test Exam ID, sign, submit

Then

  • TSA background check runs; you get an email when it clears
  • Print the temporary certificate from IACRA, carry it when you fly
  • Permanent card arrives by mail later

Homework

  • Practice sets in the workbook, gap list topics first
  • Retake the mock exam until you clear 80% twice in a row
  • Recurrent training every 24 calendar months after passing (free, online)

Check for understanding

  1. You passed on Monday. What's the next action and when?

    Reveal answer

    Log in to IACRA once the result shows (up to 48 hours) and submit the Remote Pilot application with the 17-digit exam ID.

  2. When can you start flying commercially?

    Reveal answer

    After TSA vetting clears and you print the temporary certificate from IACRA.

  3. What keeps your certificate usable after two years?

    Reveal answer

    Completing the free online recurrent training within each 24 calendar months.