FAA Part 107 Certification Latest Topics

passed my 107 yesterday, some thoughts for anyone studying

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:15:43 +0000

finally got it done after putting it off for like six months lol. scored an 85 which im happy with honestly. the airspace questions were not as bad as I expected but the weather stuff kind of got me, there were a few questions about METARs and TAFs that I wasnt super confident on even after studying. the chart reading stuff I actually enjoyed once I got the hang of it, sectionals look intimidating but once you understand what the magenta vs blue airports mean and how to read the class D and B airspace rings it clicks pretty fast. what surprised me was a few questions about crew resource management and loading/performance that felt really plane pilot-y and not super relevant to drones but whatever, theyre in there so you gotta know them. used Pilot Institute mainly and did the free FAA sample tests. testing center was totally chill, just a computer in a cubicle, no one bothered me

thinking about taking part 107 ? where do I even start

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:15:06 +0000

so ive been flying for about two years now mostly just recreational stuff in my backyard and local parks but I want to start doing some real paid work, mostly real estate photography and maybe some inspections down the road. everyone keeps saying I need part 107 and I get that but I have no idea where to actually begin. like do I just walk into an testing center or is there a course I have to take first or what. I looked at the FAA website for like 20 minutes and honestly got more confused than when I started. any advice appreciated, im not in a huge rush but want to get it done before summer

failed part 107 and kind of embarrassed about it

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:14:22 +0000

yeah so this happened. got a 68 and needed a 70 to pass. two points. i dont even know what to say, ive been flying for three years and figured the test would be easier than it was. the airspace and weather sections got me, i thought i knew that stuff but apparently not well enough. the questions were weirdly specific in ways i wasnt expecting, like they'd describe a situation and then ask what you do and all the answers seemed plausible to me.

anyway i can retake it after 14 days i think. has anyone else been through this and is it worth trying different study materials the second time around or should i just grind harder on the same ones

taking part 107 next week, any last minute advice?

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:13:50 +0000

so ive been studying for like 6 weeks now and im feeling pretty okay about most of it but the airspace stuff is still tripping me up. like i get the basic classes but when it comes to reading the sectional charts and figuring out the ceiling numbers in the magenta circles i just kind of freeze up. been using sheppard air and watched probably half of jason cade's videos on youtube. also went through the FAA study guide which honestly put me to sleep more than once.

the test is thursday and i guess im just looking for anything that helped people in the last few days before. do i keep cramming or just review the stuff im weak on? also is the real test anything like the practice questions or do they word things way differently

failed the 107 exam, not sure what happened

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:14:33 +0000

yeah so this is embarrassing but i failed. scored a 68 which means i missed it by like two questions basically. i studied for probably 6 weeks using a couple different resources and felt pretty confident going in. the testing center was fine, nothing weird happened, i just apparently didnt know the material as well as i thought.

thing is i dont even really know where i went wrong because you dont get to see which questions you missed, just the score and some broad topic categories. it said i was weak in something like airspace and operations, which is vague enough to be almost useless. i know i can retake after 14 days but i want to actually fix whatever the problem is before i just go throw another $175 at it.

anyone else been through this or have advice on how to study differently the second time around

taking the part 107 test next month, any tips?

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:14:01 +0000

so ive been flying recreationally for like 3 years and finally decided to just do it and get my part 107. signed up for the test at a testing center about 45 minutes from me. i've been using the sporty's free course online and also been going through the FAA's own study guide which is honestly pretty dense in some sections.

the airspace stuff is what's really getting me. i can mostly figure out the sectional charts but the whole class B, C, D, E thing and figuring out ceilings and floors from the charts is tripping me up. like i get the general concept but when they put a specific question with a chart excerpt i second guess myself every time.

anyone have a good way to study that stuff specifically? or just general advice on what to focus on. i dont want to pay for one of the expensive prep courses if i dont have to

failed part 107 twice now, starting to wonder if im missing something

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:15:04 +0000

yeah so this is a little embarassing to post but i dont know where else to ask. failed the first time with like a 68 which i knew was coming because i wasnt really prepared. studied a lot more for the second attempt and still only got a 70. passing is 70 percent right? or is it higher, i might be misremembering. anyway the point is i keep missing something and i cant figure out what. i feel like i know the airspace rules pretty well at this point. the testing center said i can see a breakdown of which categories i missed but i havent gone back yet. not sure if there's a specific resource that covers the stuff people usually get wrong

taking the part 107 test next month, any advice?

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:14:28 +0000

so ive been putting this off for like two years and finally signed up for a test date. im using the prepware app and watching some youtube stuff but honestly i feel like im drowning a little bit in the airspace stuff. like class b c d e g... i think i get the basics but the sectional chart reading is killing me. does the actual test have a lot of chart questions or is it more the rules and regs type stuff? also not sure how hard the weather section is gonna be, ive never really paid attention to METARs before lol

just failed my 107 exam, kinda bummed

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:11:19 +0000

yeah so this has been a rough week. studied for like a month, felt pretty good going in, and ended up with a 68 which is two points below passing. the questions i got were weirdly specific, like there was stuff on there about airport operations and runway markings that i honestly barely touched when studying. i used the faa study guide and did some practice tests on one app but maybe i was using the wrong resources. anyone else have this happen and how long did you wait before retesting, im pretty sure theres a waiting period

thinking about getting part 107, is it actually hard?

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:10:41 +0000

so ive been flying recreationally for about two years now and my buddy keeps telling me to just get part 107 so i can do some paid gigs on the side. mostly real estate stuff, maybe some construction site work if i can get in with a contractor i know. anyway i looked at the test and honestly it looks pretty intimidating, all the airspace stuff and weather and whatever. i took the practice tests on one site and got like a 62% which i know is not passing. is this thing actually hard or am i overthinking it. how long did people spend studying before they felt ready

is part 107 actually worth it if you dont plan to fly commercially

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:14:47 +0000

kind of a weird question maybe but im not sure. i fly mostly for fun, do some landscape stuff and occasionally film stuff for my own youtube channel that makes basically nothing. a friend told me i should get my 107 anyway but i dont really know why if im not getting paid. is there actually a practical reason to have it or is it just a piece of paper. i looked at what the test covers and it seems like a lot of it is stuff i would never use day to day. not trying to be lazy about it just genuinely dont understand the point if money isnt involved

taking the part 107 test next month, any advice?

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:14:06 +0000

so ive been flying recreationally for about two years now and finally decided to just go ahead and get my 107. signed up for the test at a local testing center for about 5 weeks from now. ive been going through the FAA study guide and honestly some of it makes sense but the airspace stuff is kind of breaking my brain a bit. like i get the basic class B C D stuff but when you start getting into the TFRs and reading the sectional charts i kind of zone out. does anyone have a good method for that or resources that actually clicked for you? i bought a cheapish prep course online but its kind of dry and just reads me the regulations back at me which doesnt really help. also how hard is the actual test compared to the practice ones you find online

is part 107 even worth it if you're just doing real estate photos

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:15:18 +0000

so my brother in law has been pushing me to get part 107 certified because i do some photography on the side and hes convinced theres money in real estate drone work. i have a mini 4 pro and i fly recreationally now, registered and everything. but im looking at the study material and it seems like a LOT of stuff that has nothing to do with taking pictures of houses, like runway incursion stuff and airport operations and whatever. is all that actually on the test or is it more skimmable than it looks? and is the real estate drone market even still good or did everyone and their cousin already figure that out

taking the part 107 test next month, feeling completely lost on weather stuff

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:14:39 +0000

so ive been studying for part 107 for about 6 weeks now and honestly the aeronautical knowledge stuff is killing me. like i get the airspace stuff mostly, i can read a sectional chart well enough at this point, but the weather section... TAFs and METARs and all that, i just can't make it stick. i bought the Sportys course and also have the ASA test prep book but im not sure im using them right or something.

anyone have a good way to actually learn how to read weather reports without just memorizing stuff that i forget two days later? also how hard is the actual test compared to the practice exams? i keep scoring like 78-82 on the practice stuff which i know is passing but it doesnt feel comfortable enough going in

is part 107 even worth it if you only fly for fun

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:15:07 +0000

okay so my brother keeps telling me i should get my part 107 even though i dont fly commercially or anything, just weekends at the field and occasionally some shots for my own instagram stuff. he says its good to have but i dont really understand why id need it if im not getting paid. the test looks kind of intense from what ive seen, lot of weather and airspace stuff that feels way over my head honestly

is there actually a reason to get it or is he just being overly cautious? i fly a mini 3 pro mostly and stay under 400ft, never near airports

taking the part 107 test next week, any last minute advice?

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:14:33 +0000

so ive been studying for like 6 weeks now and i feel pretty okay about most of it but the airspace stuff is still tripping me up. like i understand the basics of class B and C but when it comes to the sectional charts and reading all the little symbols i still feel like im guessing half the time. been using the faa prep test app and tony northrup's videos mostly. scored around 78-82% on practice tests which i know isnt great but im hoping the real thing has some overlap.

does anyone remember what the actual test was like, like is it similar to the practice questions online or does it throw curveballs? and is the weather section as heavy as everyone says? i feel like every practice test i take has like 4-5 metar questions

failed part 107 twice now and not sure whats going wrong

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:15:23 +0000

yeah this has been bugging me for a while and im kind of embarrassed to even post this but i failed the test again last week. first time i scored a 67 which is right below passing and this time i got a 65 which is worse somehow even though i studied more. i feel like i keep missing questions in areas i thought i had down. not sure if its the way im studying or if the questions are just different versions or whatever. been using one of those paid apps but maybe its not covering the right stuff. anyone else go through this and figure out what helped

thinking about getting part 107, is the test actually hard?

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:14:52 +0000

so ive been flying recreationally for about 2 years now mostly with a mini 3 pro and some friends keep telling me i should just get the 107 cert in case i ever want to do paid work. i looked it up and honestly the study material looks kind of overwhelming, all this airspace stuff and weather reading and i dont even know where to start. is the actual test as hard as it looks or am i overthinking it? i did okay in school but i was never like a aviation nerd or anything. also how long did people actually study before feeling ready

failed part 107 twice now and kind of losing my mind a little

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:15:14 +0000

okay so this is embarrassing but i've now failed the part 107 knowledge test twice and i genuinely don't understand what i'm doing wrong. first time i got a 68 which i know is close but still not passing, then i waited the 14 days and went back and got a 65 which somehow is worse. i studied using the faa study guide and some flashcard app i found. i feel like i know the material when im studying at home but then i sit down at the testing center and the questions are worded so weird and i second guess everything. the weather and aeronautical decision making sections are killing me i think. has anyone else had this happen or am i just not cut out for this. i really want to start doing commercial work but im starting to wonder if its worth it

thinking about getting part 107 cert, where do i even start

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:14:40 +0000

so ive been flying for about two years now, mostly recreational stuff in my backyard and at the park near my house, but ive been getting more requests from people wanting me to shoot their events and stuff and i guess i need to actually get licensed if i want to charge money for it. a coworker mentioned part 107 but honestly i dont really know what that involves or how hard the test is. i did okay in school but im not like a great studier or anything and i havent taken a formal test in probably ten years. is the studying really intense or can you like knock it out in a few weeks if you focus? and do i need to know actual aviation stuff like about airspace and all that because that part sounds pretty intimidating ngl

failed part 107 today, not sure what happened

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:12:52 +0000

yeah so i failed it this morning. scored a 68 which i know is below the 70 cutoff. im pretty frustrated because i thought i was ready, i was hitting like 80-85% consistently on practice tests for the past couple weeks. the actual test just felt completely different from anything i practiced, some of the questions were worded so weirdly that i wasnt even sure what they were asking half the time.

theres a 14 day waiting period before i can retake it right? does anyone know if the second test is going to be the same question pool or do they mix it up. and honestly what do i do differently between now and then because i dont want to just do the same thing again and get the same result

taking part 107 next month, any advice on what to actually study?

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:12:11 +0000

so ive been putting this off forever but i finally scheduled my part 107 test for next month and im kind of freaking out a little. i bought the prepware app and went through a few practice tests but im consistently getting wrecked on the airspace questions. like i understand the basic concept of class B and C but when they show you those sectional charts and ask you to figure out the ceiling of a shelf or whatever its just not clicking for me.

i did watch most of the tony northrup videos on youtube which helped a lot with the weather stuff honestly. but the sectional chart reading feels like learning a whole new language. does anyone have a specific resource they used that helped with that part or should i just keep hammering practice tests until it sticks? also how much of the actual test is weather vs airspace stuff, i feel like i should be prioritizing but i dont know what the breakdown looks like

passed my 107 but some of the questions on the actual test were nothing like the practice ones??

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:15:30 +0000

ok so i passed which is great but i walked out feeling kind of confused. i used Sporty's study course pretty much exclusively for about a month and felt super confident going in. and i mean i passed so it worked out but there were maybe 5 or 6 questions on there that i genuinely had never seen anything like in any practice material. one was about something with crew resource management i think? and another one felt more like a general aviation question than anything drone specific. just curious if anyone else experienced this or if i got a weird version of the test. also the testing center had the AC cranked way too high so bring a jacket lol

taking part 107 next month and honestly have no idea where to start

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:14:50 +0000

so i've been flying recreationally for like two years now and my buddy keeps telling me to just get the 107 already since i want to start doing some real estate stuff on the side. signed up for the test at a testing center about 45 mins from me and now i'm kind of panicking because i have no clue what to actually study. i downloaded like three different apps and bought a book but i dont even know if any of it is up to date. the airspace stuff especially looks like a whole other language to me. is there like a logical order to go through everything or do people just kind of grind through it all at once? also how bad is the weather and NOTAMs section because a buddy said thats what tripped him up

is part 107 actually worth it if you just fly for fun

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:13:13 +0000

ok so this might be a dumb question but im trying to figure out if i even need the part 107. i dont do any paid work, i just fly around parks and open fields on weekends mostly. my buddy keeps telling me i should get it anyway because it opens up airspace options and lets you fly in places you otherwise couldnt. but the studying looks like a lot and i heard the test is like $175 which isnt nothing

is there actually a practical difference in where you can fly day to day? like will i notice it being certified vs not. i fly a mini 3 if that matters