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Updated October 2026

Free Part 107 practice test

30 original multiple-choice questions on the FAA Part 107 rules, airspace, weather, loading and operations. Pick an answer for each one, then check your score. Every answer shows the rule it comes from.

The real test, in short

  • The FAA calls it the UAG test (Unmanned Aircraft General, Small). It has 60 multiple-choice questions and you get 2 hours.
  • You need 70% or better to pass.
  • You take it at an FAA-approved testing center, with a government-issued photo ID. The FAA says centers charge about $175.
  • You can take the test at 14. You must be 16 to get the certificate.
  • If you fail, you must wait 14 days before you test again.

How this practice test works

The questions follow the topic weights the FAA publishes for the real test. Each question has three answers, A, B and C, like the real one. Your answers stay in this page. Nothing is sent or saved.

Topics on the real test and on this practice test
TopicShare of the real testQuestions here
Regulations15 to 25%6 of 30
Airspace and requirements15 to 25%6 of 30
Weather11 to 16%4 of 30
Loading and performance7 to 11%3 of 30
Operations35 to 45%11 of 30

This test has no chart questions. The real test uses figures from the FAA's printed testing supplement, including chart excerpts. From October 26, 2026, it also has image-based questions with images from current FAA charts that are not in the printed supplement. To practice that part, read our guide on how to read a sectional chart.

The practice test

Regulations

1. You are inspecting a cell tower that is 300 feet tall. You stay within 400 feet of the tower. What is the highest you may fly?
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Answer: B. The normal limit is 400 feet above ground level. Within a 400-foot radius of a structure, you may fly up to 400 feet above its top, so 300 plus 400 is 700 feet. (14 CFR 107.51(b))

2. What is the highest groundspeed Part 107 allows?
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Answer: A. The groundspeed of a small drone may not exceed 87 knots, which is 100 miles per hour. (14 CFR 107.51(a))

3. During a job, your drone hits a parked car. Nobody is hurt. The repair will cost $800. What must you do?
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Answer: C. You must report to the FAA within 10 calendar days any operation that causes serious injury, loss of consciousness, or damage to other property that costs more than $500 to repair. (14 CFR 107.9)

4. To keep acting as remote pilot in command, how often must you pass the test again or complete recurrent training?
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Answer: B. The certificate does not expire, but you must have passed the test or completed recurrent training in the previous 24 calendar months. The FAA's free online course ALC-677 meets this rule. (14 CFR 107.65)

5. Your drone weighs less than 0.55 pounds (250 grams). You fly it for paid real estate photos under Part 107. Must you register it?
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Answer: A. The weight exception covers only drones of 0.55 pounds or less that are flown only for recreation. A drone flown under Part 107 must be registered and must meet Remote ID. (14 CFR 48.15)

6. Which Part 107 rule can the FAA not waive?
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Answer: C. A waiver can cover only the rules listed in 107.205, such as 107.31, 107.39, 107.41 and 107.51. The ban on careless or reckless operation is not on that list. (14 CFR 107.205)

Airspace and requirements

7. You plan to fly in Class D airspace around a towered airport. What do you need before you take off?
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Answer: A. You may not fly in Class B, C or D airspace, or in the surface area of Class E airspace for an airport, without prior authorization from Air Traffic Control. LAANC gives many of these authorizations automatically. (14 CFR 107.41)

8. You will fly at 200 feet in Class G (uncontrolled) airspace near a small airport. What airspace authorization do you need?
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Answer: B. Flights below 400 feet in uncontrolled airspace need no prior authorization. You must still keep clear of the airport's traffic and operations. (14 CFR 107.41 and 107.43)

9. You have a LAANC authorization for a flight. Which statement is true?
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Answer: C. The FAA says a LAANC approval is only an airspace authorization. You must still check NOTAMs and the weather and obey every airspace restriction. (FAA LAANC guidance; 14 CFR 107.41)

10. An NFL game at a 70,000-seat stadium starts at 1:00 p.m. Without a waiver or special authorization, when may you not fly within 3 nautical miles of the stadium, up to 3,000 feet above ground level?
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Answer: A. The FAA's standing stadium NOTAM bans flights within 3 nautical miles of a qualifying stadium, up to 3,000 feet above ground level, from one hour before the scheduled start until one hour after the event ends. It covers stadiums that seat 30,000 or more during NFL, MLB and NCAA Division One football games and some major races. Part 107 pilots must obey it. (FDC NOTAM 0/0367 under 14 CFR 99.7; 14 CFR 107.47)

11. A restricted area is active over the site where you want to fly. What do you need?
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Answer: C. You may not fly in a prohibited or restricted area without permission from the using or controlling agency, as appropriate. (14 CFR 107.45)

12. What does the number in a UAS Facility Map grid square tell you?
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Answer: B. UAS Facility Maps show the highest altitudes near airports at which the FAA may authorize Part 107 flights without extra safety analysis. The maps are for information only. They do not authorize any flight. (FAA UAS Facility Maps guidance)

Weather

13. You fly on a hot day from a site at high elevation. Compared with a cool day at sea level, how will your drone most likely perform?
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Answer: C. Heat and high elevation both make the air less dense. The propellers make less lift, so the drone climbs more slowly and uses more power. The effects of weather on performance are a test topic. (14 CFR 107.73)

14. Which weather product is a forecast for the area around an airport?
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Answer: B. A TAF (terminal aerodrome forecast) is a forecast for the area around an airport. A METAR reports the weather observed at an airport at a set time. A NOTAM is a notice about hazards or changes, not a weather forecast. Weather sources are a test topic. (14 CFR 107.73)

15. The temperature and the dew point at your site are only 1 degree Celsius apart, and the air is cooling. What should you expect?
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Answer: A. When the air cools to its dew point, the moisture in it condenses into fog or cloud. You must have at least 3 statute miles of flight visibility from your control station. (14 CFR 107.51(c))

16. The base of the clouds over your site is 600 feet above ground level. What is the highest you may fly?
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Answer: B. The drone must stay at least 500 feet below a cloud and at least 2,000 feet from it horizontally. 600 minus 500 is 100 feet. (14 CFR 107.51(d))

Loading and performance

17. Your drone weighs 50 pounds. You add a 6-pound camera. May you fly it under Part 107?
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Answer: C. Part 107 covers drones that weigh less than 55 pounds at takeoff, counting everything on board or attached. The FAA says the 55-pound limit cannot be waived under 107.205. A heavier drone needs another route, such as an exemption. (14 CFR 107.3)

18. You attach a spotlight to one arm of a quadcopter, off center. What does the preflight rule require?
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Answer: A. An off-center load moves the center of gravity, which can make the drone tilt, drift or use more power. Before flight you must make sure anything attached is secure and does not adversely affect flight characteristics or controllability. (14 CFR 107.49)

19. You swap the camera on a multirotor for a heavier one. What is the most likely effect?
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Answer: B. More weight takes more thrust, and more thrust drains the battery faster. Before flight you must make sure there is enough available power for the planned flight time. (14 CFR 107.49)

Operations

20. You finished a beer at 6:00 p.m. Under the 8-hour rule, what is the earliest you may act as remote pilot in command?
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Answer: C. No one may act as a crewmember within 8 hours after drinking any alcohol. You also may not fly while under the influence, so 8 hours is the minimum, not a guarantee. (14 CFR 91.17, applied by 107.27)

21. What alcohol concentration bars you from acting as a crewmember?
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Answer: A. No one may act as a crewmember with an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater in a blood or breath specimen. (14 CFR 91.17(a)(4), applied by 107.27)

22. You want to fly using only first-person-view (FPV) goggles. Does that meet the visual line of sight rule?
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Answer: B. The remote pilot and the person on the controls, or a visual observer, must be able to see the drone with no vision aid other than corrective lenses. The FAA says FPV may be used but does not meet this rule. (14 CFR 107.31; AC 107-2A)

23. You use a visual observer. What does Part 107 require of your crew?
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Answer: C. When you use a visual observer, the crew must keep effective communication at all times and work together to scan the airspace and track the drone. (14 CFR 107.33)

24. A crop-dusting airplane appears at low altitude near your drone. What must you do?
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Answer: A. A small drone must yield the right of way to all aircraft. Yielding means giving way and not passing over, under or ahead of them unless well clear. (14 CFR 107.37)

25. You fly in Texas. Official sunset is 7:40 p.m. Until what time may you fly without anti-collision lighting?
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Answer: B. Outside Alaska, evening civil twilight runs from official sunset to 30 minutes after. During civil twilight and at night, the drone must have lit anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles. Night flight also needs the training required since April 6, 2021. (14 CFR 107.29)

26. During your preflight check you find a cracked propeller. What does Part 107 say?
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Answer: C. No one may fly a drone that is not in a condition for safe operation. The remote pilot must check it before each flight, and must stop a flight once they know it is no longer safe. (14 CFR 107.15)

27. An in-flight emergency needs immediate action. What does Part 107 allow?
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Answer: A. In an emergency that needs immediate action, the remote pilot in command may deviate from any Part 107 rule to the extent needed. On FAA request, they must send a written report of the deviation. (14 CFR 107.21)

28. Your drone does not meet any of the four over-people categories. Over which person may you fly?
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Answer: B. Without a category, you may fly over a person only if they are directly taking part in the operation, or are under a covered structure or inside a stationary vehicle that can reasonably protect them. Flying over people in moving vehicles needs a category. (14 CFR 107.39 and 107.145)

29. Your Standard Remote ID drone warns that it has stopped broadcasting. What must you do?
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Answer: C. A Standard Remote ID drone must broadcast from takeoff to shutdown. If it stops broadcasting, the pilot must land as soon as practicable. (14 CFR 89.110)

30. Before flight, who must the remote pilot in command brief on operating conditions, emergency procedures, roles and hazards?
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Answer: A. Before flight, the remote pilot in command must make sure everyone directly taking part knows the operating conditions, emergency and contingency procedures, roles and responsibilities, and potential hazards. (14 CFR 107.49)

What to do next

If you scored under 70%, look at the topics you missed. If you passed, that is a good sign, but the real test has 60 questions and chart figures. Either way, these are the next steps.

  1. Learn the rules in order. Our free drone license course covers the rules and the FAA's steps in five short videos.
  2. Study the whole syllabus. Our Part 107 study guide walks through each test topic.
  3. Practice the charts. Read how to read a sectional chart.
  4. Book the test. First get an FAA Tracking Number by making a profile in IACRA. Then book a seat at an FAA-approved testing center and bring a government-issued photo ID.
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How we wrote these questions

We wrote every question ourselves. None is copied from the FAA test or from a test-prep company. Each answer comes from the current text of 14 CFR Part 107 and the rules it points to, or from FAA guidance, all read in October 2026. A few weather and loading questions test basic principles that every pilot textbook teaches, such as density altitude and center of gravity. We did not use proposed rules, such as the proposed Part 108 for flights beyond visual line of sight. This is a practice test, not the FAA test, and nothing on this page is legal advice. Check the current rule before you rely on it.

Sources

  1. 14 CFR Part 107, eCFR: 107.3, 107.9, 107.15, 107.21, 107.23, 107.29, 107.31, 107.33, 107.37, 107.39, 107.41, 107.43, 107.45, 107.47, 107.49, 107.51, 107.61, 107.65, 107.71, 107.73, 107.145, 107.205.
  2. 14 CFR 91.17 (alcohol or drugs), 48.15 (registration exceptions) and 89.110 (Standard Remote ID).
  3. FAA, Remote Pilot Airman Certification Standards, FAA-S-ACS-10B (April 2021): test length, time, pass mark, minimum age and topic weights.
  4. FAA, Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised September 25, 2026) and Airman Testing Community Advisory, September 2026 Special Edition: image-based questions from October 26, 2026.
  5. FAA, FAQ: cost of a remote pilot certificate (about $175 at testing centers).
  6. FAA, Advisory Circular 107-2A: vision aids and FPV.
  7. FAA, UAS Data Exchange (LAANC) (page updated September 29, 2026), UAS Facility Maps and Flying near airports.
  8. FAA, FDC NOTAM 0/0367, special security instructions for select sporting events.
  9. FAA, How to register your drone.
  10. FAA Safety Team, Part 107 Small UAS Recurrent (ALC-677).