Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
Complete study guide for the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate. Free course covering regulations, airspace, weather, operations, and flight physics.
Getting Started
Why Get Your Part 107 Certificate?
Everything you need to know about the Part 107 exam — format, eligibility, registration, and what to expect on test day.
Drone Registration & Your Remote Pilot Certificate
How to register your drone with the FAA, apply for your Remote Pilot Certificate, and stay current.
Regulations
Part 107 Operating Rules
The essential FAA regulations governing commercial drone operations — altitude limits, speed, visibility, and flight restrictions.
Remote PIC Responsibilities
Understanding the remote PIC's authority, crew roles, and the responsibilities that come with commanding a drone operation.
Operations Over People & Night Flying
Rules for flying over people, night operations, Remote ID requirements, and the waiver process.
Reporting & Recordkeeping
FAA accident reporting requirements, recordkeeping best practices, and enforcement actions.
Airspace & Charts
Airspace Classification
Understanding Class A through G airspace — dimensions, entry requirements, and what each class means for drone operations.
Special Use Airspace
Restricted areas, prohibited areas, MOAs, alert areas, warning areas, and TFRs — the special zones you must know.
Airspace on Sectional Charts
Reading airspace boundaries, altitude markers, and identifying controlled vs uncontrolled airspace on sectional charts.
Airports & Obstacles on Charts
Reading airport symbols, data blocks, obstacle markers, and Maximum Elevation Figures on sectional charts.
Coordinates, Terrain & Magnetic Variation
Reading latitude/longitude, understanding MSL vs AGL, topographic colors, and magnetic variation on sectional charts.
Chart Practice Walkthrough
Step-by-step practice reading sectional charts — exactly like you'll see on the Part 107 exam.
Weather
The Atmosphere & Density Altitude
Understanding atmospheric layers, pressure, temperature, and how density altitude affects drone performance.
Clouds, Fronts & Atmospheric Stability
Understanding cloud types, warm and cold fronts, atmospheric stability, and how they affect drone operations.
Weather Hazards for Drone Pilots
Thunderstorms, wind shear, turbulence, fog, icing, and visibility minimums — the weather dangers you need to recognize.
METARs & TAFs
Decoding aviation weather reports — METARs for current conditions and TAFs for forecasts.
Weather Briefings & Sources
Where to get weather information, types of briefings, SIGMETs, AIRMETs, and automated weather systems.
Loading & Performance
Basic Aerodynamics
The four forces of flight, angle of attack, stalls, and ground effect — how drones stay in the air.
Weight, Balance & Loading
How weight, center of gravity, and loading affect drone performance and safety.
Aircraft Performance
How environmental conditions affect drone performance — takeoff distance, climb rate, and endurance.
Operations
Preflight Planning & Inspection
The preflight checklist — site survey, NOTAMs, LAANC authorization, crew briefing, and aircraft inspection.
Airport Operations
Understanding airports — types, runway markings, signage, traffic patterns, and the Chart Supplement.
Radio Communications
Aviation radio frequencies, the phonetic alphabet, CTAF procedures, and light gun signals.
Emergency Procedures
Flyaways, loss of link, loss of GPS, in-flight fires, and precautionary landings — what to do when things go wrong.
Aeronautical Decision Making
IMSAFE, PAVE, hazardous attitudes, crew resource management — the decision-making frameworks that keep flights safe.
Physiology & Maintenance
Human Factors & Physiology
How the human body responds to flight — hypoxia, dehydration, spatial disorientation, vision, and the effects of drugs and alcohol.
Maintenance & Inspection
Keeping your drone airworthy — preflight inspections, condition for safe operation, and recordkeeping.