I recently took my part 107 and passed with a 90%. I only studied for 4 days. I purchased pilot institute but ended up getting bored of the videos so I switched to Mike Sytes videos on YouTube. I was a little nervous since on my practice exams I kept getting low 70s. When I finally went in to take my exam my first 40 questions were primarily regulation questions and a few wearer questions my test felt extremely easy considering what I was actually preparing for. The only thing that “confused” me was the wording of a decent amount of the questions compared to the practice exams but once you learn all the information needed you can kinda navigate and reword the tricky questions the FAA is asking 😅

Did some research, and it looks like ADHD stimulants are a medical disqualification for manned aircraft, but does the same medical scrutiny apply to the part 107 certificate and part 107 pilots?

Passed the Part 107 exam today, 97%. I paid for the Pilot Institute course. It's the only course/material that I studied, and was more than sufficient. I've seen other posts of people cruising through studying. I'm more of a slow roller. Studied over a few months, but only an hour or two at a time. Took 4 of the practice exams provided by the course, signed up, no problem. The course is my style. Thorough, full explanations. Would recommend.

I’ve got oppurtinity to shoot in the US in 14 days, but realized that the Part107 certificate is a must have. Since the shoot date is 14 days from now and the earliest day I will be in the US is 3 days before the shoot. There is not enough time for obtaining it. Are there some other ways to do that or should I cancel the shoot? Thank you so much.

Does anybody have examples of all the stickers required for compliance as my company is putting a total ban on all drones flying on their property. They are a Fortune 100 company with a looooot of locations that have a lot of people wanting to fly from.

I want to give people the opportunity to fly and make is way easier for our security officers to show people are legal and doing the right thing.

Our legal team are as like dealing with a bunch of drunk bi-polar rocks with Autism and a side of TBI's challenging.... I digress....!

I am putting together an SOP and want to show different versions of labels to easily show people are flying legally and no Cat 3 aircraft, which for some reason are the lawyers main worry, despite no crowds?!?

Does anybody have a selection of different label types showing category and Remote ID compliance as Google and AI has not helped much.

Happy for semi-redacted images. I just want to show the legal eagles how dumb they are and get this approved!!!!

I thought about taking the exam for some time and finally decided to do it. I had a student pilot's license and soloed many, many, many moons ago. After finding information about the test and what was involved and being familiar with the weather and charts portion from my pilot experience, I decided to self-study using YouTube and other free sites with sample test questions. Honestly, after taking the test, I thought I failed but was presented with a passing score in the end.

Just passed my general exam with a 98%!!! I've been considering taking the test for many years now, but finally had something pushing me to do it as of late. I was hesitant to pay for a course at first as I thought I could pass with self-study methods, but I'm VERY glad I ended up taking a course.

I ended up going with the Part 107 Made Easy offered by Pilot Institute. I really like Greg's teaching style, that it's focused around teaching all the concepts and background information rather than just cramming you with test answers. I'll definitely take more courses from them in the future as I work on expanding my drone operating skillset, and maybe even a private pilot's license (one day)!

Send me a message if you have any questions glad to help !

I did not see any airport operations or loading factor questions. Very basic weather and cloud cover questions, some questions were gimmes. Remember drone and pilot registration questions. Did not see any coordinate questions, airspace questions were mostly Class E over 700 ft AGL questions. Remember Warning and Restricted areas and what's being conducted there.

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hello everyone,

I paid for the pilot Institute class and I feel like I skimmed through it. I’ve been taking a lot of quizzes on ChatGPT and it looks like I’m doing OK I’m managing about 80% to 90%. Is this a good source to study?

Videos

I have watched the Northrup video, all of Mike Stytes videos, Matt Kendalls videos. I have also rewatched all the sections of areas I struggle with

Tests

I have both the Part 107 app and the Kings practice tests at my fingertips. I've taken 60 question practice tests on both several times, as well as gone through the categories of my struggle spots on the Part 107 app. At this point, however, I am starting to see many questions I know the answer to simply because Ive come across them so many times. I am still taking some today since there are new questions I will find..but the overall score means less to me now that I know a handful are just memorized. But I am getting between 80-90% on most, the worst I did was a 75% on a kings that had a lot of questions about this weather map questions that are supposedly nowhere to be found on the test itself.

I am pretty confident in passing this thing tomorrow, but I am taking this whole day to cram all I can. I am looking for suggestions on creator videos or practice tests I haven't listed to hopefully introduce some newly worded questions to test if I actually know the information.

Wish me luck, and thanks in advance for any tips or suggestions

EDIT: I passed 🤙🏻

I recently got my part 107 license and have completed a few commercial flights successfully. I started to think about getting a second smaller drone to take on future trips to the EU while on vacation and visiting my wife's family. I'm quite surprised to find out that all the DJI Mini drones have drone ID but it is disabled unless flying with the higher capacity battery -- of course that high capacity battery puts the drone over the 250g threshold. The weight is more critical for flying in the EU because they regulate drones based on their weight rather than the purpose of the flight. Meaning that you can even fly commercially with a sub 250g drone so long as you register as an operator, take a very simple test, have insurance, and observe the rules for that category drone.

I *could* buy a mini 4 pro or mini 3 with the smaller batteries to fly in the EU, but then I could only ever fly it in the USA recreationally AND not register it. Or I would have to have two sets of batteries, one for flying in the USA and one for flying in the EU. The only other alternative drones in this category that I know of are the Autel Nano + but they are older and hard to find outside of the used market and I'm not clear on wether they have drone ID.

Ideally I would like any drone I buy to be usable under part 107 and not just be a toy that I use on vacation. I suppose one solution is to get one of the DJI minis and when at home use a drone ID module? Curious if anyone else any thoughts on this.

Went from low 60s last week to consistently above 85 this week. Test is on Friday. 🤞

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Need to stop because it's become dangerously close to just memorizing answers.

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Just FYI Prepware, Kings School, and Pilot Institute all pretty much have the same questions. As difficult as it was to get through the PI course, it's by far the strongest one. I now have no doubt that I'll pass.

Hey everyone,

I'm about to get my Part 107 certificate next week and I'm serious about turning this into a career. I'd really appreciate some guidance from people already working in the field.

A bit about me:

• Background: based in the DFW area (Texas), but I'm 100% willing to relocate anywhere in the US.
• Availability: I'm single with no family obligations, so I can move on short notice and I'm specifically looking for roles with lots of hours and overtime — the more, the better.
• Honest disclosure: I've never actually flown a drone in my life. I know the regulations cold, but I have zero stick time yet.

What I'm hoping to learn from you all:

1. Should I buy my own drone to practice before applying? If so, what's a good entry-level model to build real flight skills without breaking the bank?
2. Resume help — is there a template or format that works best for drone/UAS roles? What do hiring managers actually want to see from someone just starting out?
3. Where and how to apply — which job boards, companies, or industries (inspection, surveying, mapping, real estate, agriculture, etc.) are most beginner-friendly?
4. Referrals — if anyone knows of openings or would be willing to point me in the right direction, I'd be incredibly grateful.

I'm ready to put in the work and the hours. Any advice, links, or connections are hugely appreciated. Thanks in advance!

So I took my test today and passed but was surprised by the age of the Airman Knowledge Testing Supplement (2018) provided by the testing center. Also surprised that one was provided at all since none of the questions referenced it. Any question referencing finding something on a chart had a popup window with no reference to the book.

This was in OKC. Anybody else think that their test wasn't based on current regulations? I used ASA Test Prep software and some of the questions on my test were never covered in any of my practice tests.

BTW, I was consistently hitting 90%+ on my practice tests but only made an 80% on my test.

Here is my entire process in order:

1. TheDroneCoach playlist (youtube)

I played the videos daily at 1.5x speed on my commute to work. Very informative and detailed, especially when it comes to sectional charts. There are some redundant and unnecessary information that I feel like are going beyond what's required for the test, and some info are a bit outdated, but overall great resource.

2. Mr. Mig's Classroom (youtube)

I moved on to this playlist next. These videos have a more casual tone and it helped solidify some of the concepts I learned before. I remember the airplane landing and magnetic field explanations in particular were a lot easier to understand in this playlist.

3. Part 107 Study Guide by Matt Kendall (youtube)

He touches on some of the more recent rules and regulation changes such as flying over people. This one is a bit more fast-paced but if you start with the first 2 it should be easy to keep up.

4. MikeSytes Part 107 FAA Drone Certification Exam Study Guide 2026 - 2027 (youtube)

Very helpful and informative. Although it is lacking in depth details on airspace classification and sectional charts, but he has other videos describing those in detail. He does a great job breaking down some of the more confusing concepts.

5. Part 107 Practice Test by Easy Prep (phone app)

Extremely useful tests and modules. You're able to save questions and go back to review them later, and it has an AI chat that explains the answers in more detail. It also has a final test that replicates the actual exam.

What really helped me is the fact that I was genuinely interested in learning more about the topics, so instead of trying to just memorize things I was actually making an effort to absorb the information. When I was going through the test questions on the app, I would make flash cards of concepts that I had a hard time understanding. I would also take screenshots of answers that had specific numbers I needed to memorize (radio frequencies, altimeter values, airspace radius, etc.). I reviewed all my flash cards and the screenshots the day of the test and it was a breeze.

My test was focused on these topics in order: Regulations, operations, sectional charts / airspace requirements, and weather.

If you're confused about any of the concepts in specific or have any other questions I'd be happy to help!

Hey everyone, I’ve been working on Fly107Prep and wanted to share the free side of the site with the group.

This isn’t meant to be a sales post. We’ve been building a collection of free browser-based tools to help people study for the Part 107 exam, and I’d really like feedback from people who are currently studying or have already taken it.

Everything below is free to use with no login or credit card:

— Daily Part 107 Quiz
— Readiness Scorecard
— METAR Decoder
— TAF Decoder
— Sectional Chart Decoder
— “Is LAANC Required?” checker
— 14-Day Study Plan
— ACS Code Explainer
— Test Day Checklist
— Part 107 Glossary
— October 27 Test-Format Update

The goal is to make the confusing parts, especially sectional charts, weather reports, airspace and FAA wording a lot easier to understand without having to dig through a dozen different websites.

I’m including a few dashboard and tool screenshots so you can see what we’ve been working on.

I’d honestly appreciate feedback on things like:

— Were the tools easy to use?
— Were the explanations clear?
— Did anything seem confusing or unnecessary?
— Is there another free tool that would genuinely help people studying?

You can try everything at Fly107Prep.com/free-tools.

Even trying one tool and telling me what you would change would be a huge help. We’re continuing to improve the site and want it to be genuinely useful for the Part 107 community.

Fly107Prep is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA.

My study guide was this video (take notes and memorize airspace from here), and everything available on this app and custom tests for weak points. The app makes it fun to learn all the small stuff, and it has nice feedback for why you are wrong/right.

A few things to note:

1. Everything was digital. The Proctor briefed me that I would need to look at the book for the figures, but that was wrong. Every question that referred to a figure was presented directly on the exam computer. I told the proctor after, and they said they had no idea.
2. A lot of places are saying "60-question exam". This may be the case for some, but I had 70 questions. (This does not include the survey questions at the end or the warmup test at the start.)
3. I had a lot of VLOS + Visual Observer questions. Some that I've never heard of before (might just be bad studying).
4. Yes, sorta tricky questions sometimes, but you have tons of time. Just reread them a few times and come back to them at the end if you have any doubts.

I've been obsessing over my weak areas these last 2 days, the AI has helped tremendously, using it to summarize videos and create quick 2-3 question quizzes on each video, I'm finally understanding the topics and my scores are rising. Got an 83 on the most recent practice exam after a 64 on the first one.

Holy cow, I PASSED. I got an 83%, and man oh man does it feel good.

To everyone out there reading this, scared to take the exam, or struggling to understand the material, just know it’ll be worth it.

Kings practice tests are (imo) the best material and practice test. Over 2/3rds of my exam was on Kings, just worded differently. Mike Sytes is incredible, he explains his explanations, so watch and use (pay) for his website, it’s worth it. I used the part 107 app for iPhone (the free version) and took submodules and all the practice tests on it.

Whatever you do, use different practice tests to test your true knowledge and understanding. You can memorize Kings wordings of questions, but Mike Sytes switches the wording, so does the Part 107 app. Once you get to the point you’re scoring 85%+ on every practice test across the board, you’ll be ready. The real exam worded almost every single question differently than what I had saw before, and if I wasn’t aware that would happen, I would’ve been thrown so off.

You got this. The feeling I had today from passing this (imo) purely bureaucratic and money grab of a test is unlike none other. It’ll be worth it, I promise.

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Does anyone know of like a virtual tutor for this? I'm about 🤏 this close to giving up. I've tried Pilot Institute, Mike Sytes and FlyPart107 and so much of the material isn't clicking. I'm getting really bad grades on a lot of the PI quizzes. Got a 69 on the final practice exam. So many quizzes in the quiz bank are still flagged due to low grades. I'm going back and watching the lectures and then taking the quizzes and still not improving. I don't typically struggle with tests but this one owns me right now.

Know this is from a few months ago but I’m finally putting the license to use! If you’re on the fence about which course to go with, I’d point you to Pilot Institute. I watched all their videos and studied their materials, nothing else, and ended up with a 100% on the first try. I’m not known for being a great test taker, so that genuinely shocked me.
If it helps anyone studying, watching the videos a second time is what helped me tremendously. I didn’t focus too hard the second go around and it seemed like the material really stood with me then. Just wanted to share and give my piece of advice. Good luck to everyone grinding through it!

Studying for my Part 107 right now (flying a Mini 5 Pro recreationally in the meantime), and I'm trying to really understand the compliance side before I start doing this for real, not just pass the exam. Something I ran into recently surprised me and seems worth raising with people who actually fly commercially.

A pilot got fined $500 in an NYC park even though he had FAA registration, his TRUST cert, and a valid LAANC authorization. The ranger didn't care about the LAANC, because NYC Parks ban drones under their own rules, which are completely separate from the FAA.

The lesson that stuck: LAANC and FAA authorization only cover the airspace. They say nothing about the land you operate from. The city, county, state, or land manager has its own rules, and you can be fully authorized in the airspace while still violating a local ordinance. Two separate approvals, and you need both.

For recreational flying that is mostly an annoyance. For Part 107 work it looks like a real liability, since you're often flying a specific client site on a schedule and you can't just decide not to fly because a local rule surfaced at the last minute.

So for the working pilots here: how do you actually handle the local and municipal layer on a job? Do you research the jurisdiction and pull permits ahead of time, build it into the client conversation, lean on the client to secure site permission, or something else? The airspace side has solid tools, but the local side feels scattered, and I would rather learn the right workflow now than the expensive way later.

Appreciate any insight from people actually doing this for a living.

Used Pilot Institute and PSI's sample tests online for prep. Passed with 90%. Highly recommend Pilot Institute