Study guides
One guide per Airman Certification Standards (ACS) knowledge-test task area, plus the pre-decision and planning questions the paid-course incumbents answer generically. Each guide publishes once reviewed and its facts verified against the FAA source.
- Part 107 ACS Task Area 8: Aeronautical Decision-Making and Judgment
The PAVE risk checklist, the five hazardous attitudes, the DECIDE decision model, and crew resource management for a remote pilot and visual observer, as tested on the Part 107 knowledge exam.
- Part 107 ACS Task Area 9: Airport Operations
Traffic patterns, runway and taxiway markings, airport lighting, and the 14 CFR 107.37 right-of-way rule that governs every Part 107 operation near manned aircraft.
- Part 107 ACS Task Area 2: Airspace Classification and Operating Requirements
The airspace-classification and flight-restriction task area, the section test-takers most often cite as hardest, cross-linked to the sectional chart drill for hands-on practice.
- Part 107 ACS Task Area 4: Loading and Performance
How weight, balance, and performance factors are tested on the Part 107 knowledge exam.
- Part 107 ACS Task Area 10: Maintenance and Preflight Inspection Procedures
The 14 CFR 107.49 preflight checklist, why Part 107 sets no FAA-mandated maintenance schedule, and how to build your own inspection and discrepancy-tracking habit, as tested on the Part 107 knowledge exam.
- Part 107 ACS Task Area 5: Operations
The operations task area of the Part 107 ACS: crew resource management, emergency procedures, and operational limitations.
- Part 107 ACS Task Area 7: Physiological Effects of Drugs and Alcohol
The self-certification standard behind 14 CFR 107.17, the 91.17 alcohol and drug benchmark FAA study material still teaches, and the IMSAFE fitness-for-duty checklist, as tested on the Part 107 knowledge exam.
- Part 107 ACS Task Area 6: Radio Communication Procedures
Why the Part 107 knowledge test covers radio phraseology and CTAF procedures even though a remote pilot has no general radio requirement, and how to read manned traffic from what you hear.
- Part 107 ACS Task Area 1: Applicable Regulations
What the Applicable Regulations task area of the FAA's Unmanned Aircraft General, Small (UAG) Airman Certification Standards covers on the Part 107 knowledge test, and how to study it.
- Part 107 ACS Task Area 3: Weather
TAF and METAR basics and the weather-source-and-effects task area of the Part 107 knowledge test, the second most commonly cited hard section.
- Do I need a Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate?
Use-case-specific answers for real estate photography, drone videography for hire, and small-business drone use, answering whether Part 107 is legally required.
- How long does it take to get Part 107 certified?
A realistic timeline: study time, TSA background check processing, and certificate issuance, honestly estimated against a course-seller's weekend-pass framing.
- Is a Part 107 course worth it? An honest comparison
A neutral, non-seller comparison naming Pilot Institute, UAV Coach, and King Schools by name, and when the free materials on this site are enough on their own.
- TRUST vs Part 107: which one do you actually need?
A decision framing by actual activity, hobby, paid work, real estate, or research, for choosing between The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST) and the Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.