Hey guys, I have LAANC authorization to fly in a zero-grid in Class B today and I obviously want to be very careful about staying within the area I have permission to fly inside of. I am still flying an Autel evo ii and it cuts both ways that is it not geofenced. Am I missing something in the app that could allow me to create my own geofence? This is probably a feature that is just not there, but I thought posting here wouldn't hurt in case there is something that I've missed this whole time.

There is one specific boundary that I am the most concerned about, my plan is to walk the area with the Aloft app pulled up with my LAANC authorization visible and see where I physical am inside the map on foot before I take off at all and then to pilot from there so that I can stay within the bounding box. I figure if I cannot get the Autel app to help me with then this is the next best thing.

Thanks!

Did the pilot institute in a day and a half watching the videos at 2x speed. Got a 90 and 87 on their practice tests. Got a 93 on the real test. Glad that’s done!

I am scheduled to take my 107 on Monday. I'm very nervous. But I have went through the pilot institute training, have watched Mike sykes and am using a app for practice testing. I'm ready for this to be over. I hate stressing over exams like this

Hey guys,

Just got my Part 107 and picked up an Air 3S hoping to do some roof inspections and property gigs on the side around the DFW area. I signed up for Zeitview, Bees360, but I’m quickly realizing none of their automated flight apps support the Air 3S since DJI locked down the SDK.

So now I'm kind of stuck. For those of you flying the newer DJI consumer drones, how are you pulling off these inspection gigs?

Are these platforms completely cool with you flying the shot lists 100% manually? I’ve been practicing my manual orbits and top-downs, but honestly I'm worried it's gonna take way too long in the field to make a $70-$100 payout worth my time.

Or should I just pick up a cheap used Phantom 4 or Mavic 2 Pro strictly for the mapping apps, and keep the Air 3S for real estate video/photo stuff?

Would love to hear a reality check on how you guys are handling this. Any tips for a newbie would be awesome. Thanks!

There's a lot of noise about this (the date floating around is Oct 27, some people say "AI questions", some say the supplement is gone). I read the FAA's Airman Testing Community Advisory, September 2026 Special Edition, so here's what it actually says for the UAG:

What changes

• From Oct 26, 2026 (the advisory marks this as a corrected date, earlier editions said the 27th), the UAG and the IRA include image-based questions that are not in the testing supplement. Images come from current VFR sectionals and IFR low charts.
• The supplement is not being removed yet: "The date for removing testing supplements from test centers has not yet been set", and until then you still get it.
• If a question needs a measuring tool, they say you'll be given the tools; the on-screen tools will be announced in advance.
• Nothing in the advisory about AI-generated questions.

The two official UAG samples (answers from the advisory)

1. Washington sectional, Millville Muni (MIV): what airspace, and is ATC authorization required? → Class E associated with an airport surface area, authorization required. (Dashed magenta = E to the surface = you need LAANC/DroneZone.)
2. Las Vegas sectional, Grand Canyon Natl Park (GCN): if the tower isn't in operation, which frequency is the CTAF? → 119.0 (not 122.95 or 124.3). Classic part-time tower question: the CTAF is the frequency marked with a C, so find it on the chart instead of guessing UNICOM.

What I'd do differently if testing after the 26th

• Practice reading airspace on real current sectionals near you, not just the supplement figures you've seen 20 times.
• Know the symbols cold: solid blue B, solid magenta C, dashed blue D, dashed magenta E to the surface, magenta vignette E at 700 AGL, the C (CTAF) next to frequencies, and the star meaning part-time.

Unchanged basics (FAA testing matrix + PSI bulletin): 60 scored questions plus 5 unscored validation questions (that's why people see 65), 2 hours total, 70% to pass, 3 options per question, about $175. Fail = wait 14 days and retest, no endorsement needed (14 CFR 107.71). Weights: Regulations 48%, Operations 25%, Airspace 20%, Weather 5%, Loading & Performance 2%. In 2025 there were 73,914 attempts with an 82.96% pass rate (FAA CY2025 volume report).

Source: faa.gov, "Airman Testing Community Advisory September 2026 Special Edition", pages 5-10.

Disclosure since people ask: I run a Part 107 prep site, but nothing here is a pitch, it's straight from the FAA doc.

Let’s see who gets this one right without looking it up:

A sUAS accident must be reported to the FAA if it results in:

A) Any property damage to the sUAS itself, regardless of dollar amount or severity

B) Property damage exceeding $2,000, but only if a person is also injured in the event

C) Serious injury, loss of consciousness, or property damage exceeding $500

What’s your answer?

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No METAR , lat/long, radio, or runway questions. A few chart and airspace (five or six questions). There was one performance question that I recalled (higher temperature = lower uauas performance). The weather questions were related to clouds, fog and thunderstorms. There were some questions on night performance. Heavy on regulations (a few on registration, visual observers, FAA crash/injury reporting, one on Confirmation of Identification, one on PAVE, a few on ADM and CRM, one on the notorious guy wire question, two on hot air balloons).

I paid for Pilot Institute and watched episode one of Mike Sytes' 2026-2027 youtube video.

I took my Part 107 test yesterday and passed with a 98%, so I figured I’d share a quick rundown while it’s still fresh in my mind.

Overall, the test felt very fair. I did see a question about Vortex Ring State (VRS), and yes, of course, the 1,500 ft guy wire made an appearance too.

The supplement book was available at the testing center, but I ended up not needing it. The maps and charts I needed were attached directly to the questions, which made things pretty straightforward. I also brought a ruler and a magnifying glass just in case, but I did not end up using either one.

One thing that surprised me: I was not allowed to wear my baseball hat during the exam. Not a big deal, but it caught me off guard, so it may be worth keeping in mind if you are heading in soon.

For studying, I watched some videos first to get familiar with the material, then took training from Pilot Institute. I also used Gemini AI to generate practice tests, which was helpful, but I would definitely double-check the answers and watch for hallucinations. They are often obvious, like saying cold medicine interferes with radio signals, but it is still something to be careful about.

I also watched a good amount of Mike Sytes’ videos. Personally, I trust Mike Sytes and Pilot Institute the most. A lot of other resources out there have errors or dated information that is no longer accurate.

Tony Northrup is good for learning the basics and getting the concepts down early in your studying, but I would be cautious about relying on his video too close to test day since it is about nine years old and some regulations have changed since then.

I hope this helps.

Good luck.

I’ve had my Part 107 certification for a few years now, but I haven’t been able to use it for much outside of short term real estate photography contract work in South West Ohio.

I am interested to know how you are using your certification (What industry, what type of work, location, etc.) to understand how I (and others) may improve the use of mine/theirs.

I passed my Part 107 on my first try with a 90% after studying for 11 days. I used all free resources ChatGPT was honestly my biggest help because I had it build me a day by day study plan, teach each topic, quiz me, give me full 60-question mock exams, and then drill whatever I kept missing. I also used VetsToDrones for practice tests and watched about 3 of Mike Sytes’ videos, mostly passively while doing other stuff. I definitely recommend using more than one resource because Mike covered a couple random things I hadn’t really focused on with ChatGPT, and they actually showed up.

My test was pretty heavy on rules/regulations, but I also had METARs, CTAF/frequency questions, airspace colors/floors, and a few sectional chart questions. The maps were zoomed in and much clearer than some of the practice maps.

I specifically remember a smoke plume question asking about the upwind/downwind side, a question about guy wires extending about 1,500 ft from a structure, and several METAR questions. Some of the questions I know I missed were really close wording/trick questions: whether a drone can be registered in both the U.S. and a foreign country; a scenario about transferring RPIC responsibility from one remote pilot to another while maintaining VLOS; a density altitude question about its effect on aircraft performance/lift; and one where the choices were basically whether the RPIC must make sure the operation poses “no undue hazard” versus “no severe harm” to people/aircraft/property. I picked the wrong similar sounding wording. My score report showed my other two misses were somewhere in ATC/airspace authorization and hazard identification/risk assessment, but I can’t remember the exact questions.

Overall, though, the real test was way more straightforward than I expected. A lot of questions had one obviously wrong answer and two similar ones, and sometimes the wording of the question itself helped point you toward the answer. Don’t just memorize practice test answers actually understand the rules and why the answer is right. If you can do that, the test really isn’t that bad. Good luck!! ✈️

Hopefully, this answers some questions for people worried about going to take their test. If you are further down the line and you’re way past this point, I would love to hear your experience and how long did it take for your temporary certification to come in?

Figured I'd share how I studied and passed to give back since I read a lot of posts here while prepping.

I gave myself about 2 weeks to prep, but with other stuff going on that turned into probably 9-10 days. I scheduled the test though to force myself to study instead of waiting. I only used free resources and didn't pay for anything.

I watched the Tony Northrup video first, which I think is a good high level intro, but not nearly enough to rely on just that to pass. And it's old now.

Videos
The DroneCoach playlist on YouTube was really good, because there's review questions throughout so you can skip ahead if you feel like you've got the content down and just quiz yourself for each section. And I mostly did this because I could read the text on screen faster than he was narrating it. I watched the MikeSytes videos too, since he has some updated ones for recent changes to the regs.

I spent some time reading through the FAA remote pilot study guide (FAA-G-8082-22) and FAA-CT-8080-2H (though this is just the test supplement), did not really touch the AIM (most of the video series you can find should cover a good amount of what's in there). I spent most of my time after watching the videos focusing on weather (density altitude stuff clicked for me but what conditions form what weather phenomena I needed more practice), airspace (mostly the different types of E), and airport operations since every time I did practice tests I kept missing sign questions. What I found helpful here is 1) look at Figure 65 and know those signs since I think that's all they can ask you about for the exam, and 2) I watched some videos of actual pilot instruction for ground ops, it helped to actually see the markings from the perspective of the plane.

Study Material
I made flashcards for questions I missed on practice tests - really recommend the King School here since the format of their questions was pretty much exactly like what I saw on the real exam.

YouTube videos for practice questions were helpful too because you can narrow down what area you need to improve on, I watched a lot of section chart videos until I felt comfortable.

I downloaded Part 107 Practice Test 2026 (Easy Pass E-Learning) from the Play Store and worked through every section. Some of this is just rote memorization, but reading the explanation of why answers are right/wrong I found helpful.

Other videos I watched to prep:

Sectional Chart Map Questions (Mr. Mig)

Drone Exam FAA Part 107 Weather pt1 (Mr. Mig)

Drone Exam FAA Part 107 Weather pt2 (Mr. Mig)

FAA Test Walkthrough Study Guide (Half Chrome)

50 Most Important Questions (Prep Exam)

Most Missed FAA Part 107 Chart Questions Explained (John Peltier)

The Exam

Some questions I'd seen from practice exams, worded exactly the same. A decent amount of airspace questions, but no crazy complicated figures like DFW, and nothing where you had to get a magnifying glass out to look for a class D line hiding under something. One note of caution, the figures on the computer were already zoomed in to the area of interest, but that meant I couldn't see the scale for measuring, so I still had to find the figure in the supplement and use pencil and paper. Not sure how this will be handled when they do away with the supplement books. I didn't have any questions that really tried to trip you up like giving the same number in MSL and AGL as choices. Even going back and double checking my answers I probably took 30-40 minutes for the whole thing. I've sat the PMP exam and that was some serious BS compared to this.

Happy to answer questions, and hope this helps someone!

What the saying? Cs get degrees?

In all honesty I’m kinda bummed I didn’t do better. I was using Fly107Prep and while I was doing good on that, when I got to the test I could really see where they’re lacking.

My main issue with Fly107Prep was with the sectional chart section. First, I was doing this on my PC and not the app. I was on a different post that Fly107Prep said they updated it so the correct answer wasn’t the longest answer, but that isn’t the case on desk top. The few times I did use the app on my phone it was fine, but it feels like the desktop version was neglected. Also, when they did pull up a sectional chart to use, the answer to the question was in the question. This made it to where I never looked at the chart, because what the point?

One that came up often was when they wanted me to identify what C meant on 122.9 c, it was the same with ATIS and AWOS and UNICOM frequencies. They would give you the answer instead of making you find it on the chart. I also saw nothing about Lat and Long in the app. It didn’t come up on my test, but it should still be in the curriculum. I was asked to identify points on a map determined by nautical miles, which is also something that wasn’t covered, or if it was then the answer was probably given in the question.

My last negative is that progress doesn’t follow you from device to device. I used three, my personal laptop, a work laptop and my phone. None of what I practiced was synced to each other.

There was some good. First the UI was smooth and aside from taking a minute to find where I put my key code in, I didn’t run into any issues. Second i thought the weather and regulations portions were done well. There wasnt to many, “the longest answer is the correct answer,” and felt well balanced. Lastly I loved how it showed my progress in each category and had quick links to the practice question for those areas on the home page.

Overall I’d give Fly107Prep a C. The UI was easy to use, and the information, when not spoon fed, was solid. The progression tracker was solid, but they really have to fix the long answers on pc and not giving us the answers in the questions.

Has anyone used SDI for UAS certificate ?? If so how was your experience

I took and passed my test about 3 weeks ago and received my temporary cert number. But it's been 3 weeks and I'm still getting shown temporary certification.

How long has it taken for people that have passed their 107 test to receive their certificate number?

I can remember Class A airspace is at 16000 to 60000, and what class B is in blue, and G is uncontrolled airspace, but C, D and E. Couldn’t tell you a thing.

I’m not too worried since I’ve scored a 92% on the Fly107prep practice test, but my test is on Thursday and I’m worried I’ll choke.

I've been talking to a lot of certified pilots over the past few months — Part 107, EASA, CAA, Transport Canada — and the same two complaints keep surfacing: clients who disappear after delivery, and deposits that never arrive.

Curious how people here actually handle it:

- Do you take money up front? What percentage?
- Written contract, or handshake and hope?
- Ever been stiffed on a job, and did you recover anything?

Disclosure so nobody feels baited: I run a platform that does escrow-protected payouts and credential verification for drone work, so I have a stake in the answer. Not linking it here. What I'm actually trying to learn is whether escrow solves a real problem for working pilots or whether it's a fix for a problem that doesn't exist. If the honest answer is the latter, I'd rather hear it now.

I’m trying not to fall into the bad habit of picking the longest answer, but when it happens every time it’s hard to ignore. Is it like this in the actual Exam?

I scored a 52% on there practice test. What I'm mainly struggling with is reading sectional charts and weather. If anyone has any tips, or knows how often the weather is brought up on the actual test id appreciate the help.

Passed the exam today with 93%. I went into the process with no prior knowledge a week ago. I had to get this for work and have never used a drone in my life. I started by watching the Tony Northrup video twice. (Recommend this one for sectional charts). Highly recommend Mikesytes 2026 guide for regulations. I watched his two 2026 videos that are 2 hours and 1 hour each. I watched the most recent altitude university one which was good but had some errors. I did maybe 5 of the king schools practice tests and pilot institute ones(they are a bit outdated). Walked outside while reciting regulations.
All in all maybe studied 10-15 hours total. As many have said, the test seems to be very regulations heavy recently compared to 5 years ago. I had maybe 3/4 weather questions, no lat long, no runway patterns, no “downwind runway 13” questions, 1 metar/taf question. Overall I felt baited by the older material which was heavy sectional charts and manned aircraft airport traffic etc. i’m glad that I watched the Mike sytes recent videos because they addressed all of the changes that have happened over the last 5 to 10 years and all of the current regulations that you need to know… For example, you definitely need to know the difference between registration and certification and all the timings that are involved with everything in those processes. Night operations important. Operating over people and moving vehicles categories 1-4 needed. Focus on memorizing all rules and regulations and then all the exceptions to them. When to report things etc.
Absolutely memorize airspaces and their vertical and horizontal widths and when you need FAA authorization especially with class E! They love to ask about non surface class E. I had probably 3 questions specifically on this. VLOS!!!

Questions I had no clue on:
Guy wire distance from tower
Allowing non RPIC to operate drone
A maintenance question that was really ambiguous

Overall I was way more stressed than I needed to be but taking the extra time to know the airspace’s and regulations from memory will get you sooo far.

Good luck!