Part 107 practice questions, with the source for every answer

Key facts

• The FAA does not release live airman knowledge test questions to the public, so every practice question you find is written by someone else.FAA Airman Knowledge Testing FAQ
• The test is multiple choice with a single correct response for each question, and each question is independent of the others.FAA-S-ACS-10B, Appendix 1
• Regulations is the largest share of the scored test: 48 percent of items, according to the blueprint in PSI’s UAG bulletin.PSI UAG Information Bulletin
• Your knowledge test report lists the ACS codes for the questions you answered incorrectly, not the questions themselves.FAA-S-ACS-10B, Appendix 1

These five Part 107 practice questions come from the Regulations area of the remote pilot knowledge test. Read each one, pick A, B or C, and only then open the answer. Every answer comes with a plain-English explanation and the citation it rests on, so you can check the rule yourself in the eCFR or the FAA’s advisory circular.

How these questions are written

The FAA does not release live airman knowledge test questions to the public (FAA Airman Knowledge Testing FAQ). Any practice question you find, here or anywhere else, was written by someone other than the FAA’s test writers. What makes a practice question trustworthy is whether its answer can be traced to the rule.

So each question here is written from a public FAA source and carries the exact paragraph it tests, such as 14 CFR 107.65 or AC 107-2A, 6.7.2. Each has three answer choices and one correct answer. The FAA describes the knowledge test the same way: objective, multiple-choice questions with a single correct response, each independent of the others (FAA-S-ACS-10B, Appendix 1).

Each question is also filed under the code it tests from the Remote Pilot Airman Certification Standards, such as UA.I.C.K4 for aeronautical knowledge recency. Those codes matter after the real test, because your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists the ACS codes for the questions you answered incorrectly (FAA-S-ACS-10B, Appendix 1). Learning by code means a miss on test day points you to a topic you can look up.

Five sample questions

I · RegulationsUA.I.A.K2

1. Under 14 CFR 107.3, what does a small unmanned aircraft system (small UAS) include?

1. AA. The aircraft and its associated elements, such as communication links and control components
2. BB. Only the aircraft and everything that is on board or otherwise attached to it at takeoff
3. CC. The aircraft and its payload, but not the control station or any of the data links

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Correct answer: A. The aircraft and its associated elements, such as communication links and control components

A small UAS is the small unmanned aircraft and its associated elements, including communication links and the components that control the aircraft, that are required for safe and efficient operation in the national airspace system. The wording about everything on board or attached at takeoff comes from the definition of the small unmanned aircraft itself, which is only one part of the system.

Source14 CFR 107.3Code of Federal Regulations. Opens online.

I · RegulationsUA.I.C.K4

2. A remote pilot passed the initial aeronautical knowledge test on March 9, 2025 and has completed no training since. Without further training, through what date may this person act as remote pilot in command?

1. AA. March 31, 2027
2. BB. March 9, 2027
3. CC. March 31, 2026

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Correct answer: A. March 31, 2027

Section 107.65 lets a person exercise remote pilot in command privileges only if they passed the initial test or completed qualifying training within the previous 24 calendar months. Calendar months run to the end of the month, which is why AC 107-2A shows that a test passed on September 13, 2020 must be followed by recurrent training no later than September 30, 2022. The same count here gives March 31, 2027, not the March 9 anniversary.

Source14 CFR 107.65Code of Federal Regulations. Opens online.SourceAC 107-2A §6.7.2Advisory circular. Opens online.

I · RegulationsUA.I.C.K3

3. Which applicant may meet the aeronautical knowledge requirement for a remote pilot certificate by completing training instead of passing the initial knowledge test?

1. AA. A student pilot who holds a current solo flight endorsement
2. BB. A private pilot whose most recent flight review was 30 calendar months ago
3. CC. A private pilot who completed a flight review 10 months ago

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Correct answer: C. A private pilot who completed a flight review 10 months ago

Section 107.61(d)(2) allows the training option for a person who holds a part 61 pilot certificate, other than a student pilot certificate, and meets the flight review requirements of 14 CFR 61.56. A flight review counts only if it was done since the beginning of the 24th calendar month before the current month, so one done 30 months ago does not qualify. Student pilot certificates are excluded even with a solo endorsement.

Source14 CFR 107.61(d)Code of Federal Regulations. Opens online.Source14 CFR 61.56(c)Code of Federal Regulations. Opens online.SourceAC 107-2A §6.4.2Advisory circular. Opens online.

I · RegulationsUA.I.C.K1

4. An applicant for a remote pilot certificate was convicted under a state law for selling marijuana. Under 14 CFR Part 107, how can this conviction affect the application?

1. AA. It permanently disqualifies the applicant from holding a remote pilot certificate
2. BB. It has no effect, because only federal drug convictions are considered
3. CC. It is grounds for denial for up to 1 year after the date of final conviction

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Correct answer: C. It is grounds for denial for up to 1 year after the date of final conviction

Section 107.57(a) makes a conviction under any Federal or State statute relating to the sale of marijuana, among other drug offenses, grounds for denying an application for up to 1 year after the date of final conviction. It is also grounds for suspending or revoking a certificate already held. State convictions count, and the denial period is limited to 1 year rather than being permanent.

Source14 CFR 107.57(a)Code of Federal Regulations. Opens online.

I · RegulationsUA.I.D.K1

5. A certificate of waiver issued under Part 107 may authorize a deviation from which of these rules?

1. AA. The 14 CFR 107.36 prohibition on carrying hazardous material
2. BB. The 14 CFR 107.51 operating limitations, such as the altitude limit
3. CC. The 14 CFR 107.27 alcohol and drug rules for the remote pilot

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Correct answer: B. The 14 CFR 107.51 operating limitations, such as the altitude limit

Section 107.205 lists the regulations a certificate of waiver may cover, and the 107.51 operating limitations (groundspeed, altitude, visibility, and cloud clearance) are on that list. The hazardous material prohibition in 107.36 and the alcohol and drug rules in 107.27 are not on the list, so a Part 107 waiver cannot authorize deviating from them.

Source14 CFR 107.205(i)Code of Federal Regulations. Opens online.

How to get the most out of practice questions

Read the citation, not only the explanation

An explanation tells you why one choice is right. The citation tells you where the rule lives, and the rule is what the test asks about in many different ways. If you can open 14 CFR 107.65 and find the 24 calendar month window yourself, a reworded question about recency will not catch you. Our study guide lists which FAA document covers each area of the test.

Keep a list of your misses by ACS code

Write down the ACS code of every question you miss and come back to it until you get it right more than once. This mirrors how your real results come back: by code, not by question. The five areas and their codes are laid out in the Part 107 study guide.

Practice at the test’s pace

The FAA testing matrix lists 60 questions and 2 hours for the Unmanned Aircraft General – Small test, which works out to 2 minutes per question. PSI, the FAA’s testing vendor, adds 5 unscored validation questions within the same time (PSI UAG Information Bulletin). The ACS suggests marking a difficult question for review and returning to it after you have answered the less difficult ones (FAA-S-ACS-10B, Appendix 1). The Part 107 test guide has the full format, scoring and what to bring.

Spend most of your time where the points are

According to PSI’s bulletin, Regulations makes up 48 percent of the scored items, Operations 25 percent, Airspace 20 percent, Weather 5 percent and Loading and Performance 2 percent. These sample questions are all from Regulations. For the rest, start with the Part 107 rules, drone airspace and sectional chart guides.

Where these five fit

The first question tests a definition in 14 CFR 107.3, which the rest of Part 107 depends on. The second and third come from Subpart C, the rules for the remote pilot certificate: who can use the training path instead of the test (14 CFR 107.61(d)) and how long a test or training stays current (14 CFR 107.65). The fourth tests the drug and alcohol grounds for denial in 14 CFR 107.57. The last tests which rules a Part 107 certificate of waiver can cover (14 CFR 107.205). If you want the full picture of becoming certificated, read the remote pilot certificate guide and the recurrent training guide.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from these public FAA documents and the eCFR. If the FAA updates one, the source wins.

1. 14 CFR 107.3, Definitions (eCFR)
2. 14 CFR 107.57, Offenses involving alcohol or drugs (eCFR)
3. 14 CFR 107.61, Eligibility (eCFR)
4. 14 CFR 107.65, Aeronautical knowledge recency (eCFR)
5. 14 CFR 107.205, List of regulations subject to waiver (eCFR)
6. 14 CFR 61.56, Flight review (eCFR)
7. AC 107-2A, Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (FAA)
8. Remote Pilot Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airman Certification Standards, FAA-S-ACS-10B (FAA PDF)
9. Airman Knowledge Testing Frequently Asked Questions (FAA PDF)
10. Unmanned Aircraft General - Small (UAG) Information Bulletin (PSI PDF)

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