A Two-Week Part 107 Study Plan

This plan divides two weeks of study roughly in proportion to how the FAA weights the Remote Pilot knowledge test. It assumes an hour or two on most days; stretch it if you need more time. It is a structure, not a guarantee: how long you need depends on what you already know.

What you are preparing for

• 60 scored multiple-choice questions plus 5 unscored validation questions, 120 minutes, and a passing score of 70% (PSI UAG bulletin, p. 4). On 60 scored questions, 70% means at least 42 correct.
• Since September 29, 2025, the content areas have these weights (PSI UAG bulletin, p. 4; FAA ATCA, August 2025, p. 3). The question counts in parentheses are our arithmetic, not FAA figures:
  • Regulations: 48% (about 29 questions)
  • Operations: 25% (about 15)
  • Airspace classification and operating requirements: 20% (about 12)
  • Weather: 5% (about 3)
  • Loading and performance: 2% (about 1)
• That change made the older percentage table in the ACS obsolete (FAA ATCA, August 2025, p. 3).
• The test center supplies the testing supplement, FAA-CT-8080-2H (PSI UAG bulletin, p. 5; FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix). From October 26, 2026, the test will also include image-based questions, not found in the supplement, with up-to-date images from the latest charts, including sectional charts (FAA ATCA, September 2026, p. 6). See Part 107 test changes in 2026.

Free FAA study materials

• The Remote Pilot ACS (FAA-S-ACS-10B) lists the knowledge elements the test covers, and its codes are printed on your test report for elements you miss (ACS, p. A-5).
• The Remote Pilot Study Guide (FAA-G-8082-22) is dated August 2016 (Study Guide), before the 2021 rules on night flight, flights over people and Remote ID (FAA operations over people overview; Remote ID final rule). Check those topics against current Part 107: the ACS test tips say to answer according to the latest regulations and guidance publications (ACS, p. A-4).
• AC 107-2A is the FAA’s advisory circular on Part 107 (AC 107-2A).
• The FAA encourages applicants to review the ACS and the Remote Pilot Study Guide before the test (FAA UAS FAQ), and PSI offers a free sample test (PSI UAG bulletin, p. 4).

The 14-day plan

Each study day has the same shape:

1. Read the source for the day’s topic: the rule, the advisory circular paragraph or the handbook pages.
2. Practice that area with New questions first, and read every explanation, including for the questions you got right.
3. Finish with Only questions I missed.

The days:

• Day 1 — Certification and currency: eligibility, the knowledge test and retesting, temporary certificates, recurrent training, change of address. Read how to get your certificate and recurrent training, then practice regulations.
• Day 2 — Registration and Remote ID: Part 48, § 107.13 and Part 89.
• Day 3 — Operating rules: remote pilot in command duties, preflight actions, visual line of sight and visual observers, right-of-way, hazardous operations, alcohol and drugs, safety event reporting. Start with the rules summary.
• Day 4 — Limits and airspace rules: the § 107.51 limits and §§ 107.41–107.47.
• Day 5 — Night, people and waivers: § 107.29, Subpart D and §§ 107.200–107.205. Read night operations and operations over people.
• Day 6 — Airspace: classes, authorization, special use airspace and NOTAMs. Read airspace classes, then practice airspace.
• Day 7 — Sectional charts: read how to read a sectional chart, then practice the sectional chart questions.
• Day 8 — Operations, part 1: radio communications, airport operations and emergency procedures. Practice operations.
• Day 9 — Operations, part 2: aeronautical decision-making, crew resource management, physiology, maintenance and preflight inspection.
• Day 10 — Weather and loading: METAR and TAF decoding, weather effects, weight and balance, performance. Read how to read a METAR and TAF, then practice weather and loading and performance.
• Day 11 — First timed mock exam, then review every question you missed.
• Day 12 — Targeted review: the areas with your lowest mock exam scores, using only the questions you missed.
• Day 13 — Second timed mock exam and review.
• Day 14 — Light review: reread your notes on missed questions, and confirm your appointment and the government-issued photo ID you must bring (FAA, Become a Certificated Remote Pilot).

Regulations get five days because they are almost half of the test; weather and loading share one day, in line with their 7% combined.

Reviewing missed questions

You can review weak topics with the free tools on this site:

1. Submit the free mock exam, check the area scores, and open the review of incorrect or unanswered questions. Treat a low area score as a clue to investigate: an area with only a few questions provides limited evidence.
2. For each miss, read the explanation and its official source. Write down why the right answer works and why the other choices do not. Look for patterns, such as mixing up MSL and AGL or misreading a chart symbol, then revisit the relevant free guide.
3. Open practice by area, choose the relevant area and topic, and select Only questions I missed. This filter uses your most recent answer to each available question. Unanswered mock-exam items appear in the exam’s answer review; review them there as well.
4. Retry your misses a day or two later. Use New questions first to broaden your coverage, and explain the rule before selecting an answer rather than memorizing a choice’s position.

Free and paid review: the fixed free mock includes area scores and full answer review. Free practice includes explanations and the missed-question filter, while My study shows basic area coverage and recent mock-exam results. Question Bank unlocks the full question bank; Exam Ready and Exam Ready Plus also add a topic breakdown, daily assignments and fresh mock exams drawn from the full bank. Compare the study plans if you want those additional tools.

Your progress stays in this browser. Practice history, mock-exam records and daily-plan settings are stored locally, not uploaded. Restoring a purchase on another device restores access to your plan; it does not transfer your saved study progress. Practice results describe the questions you answered, not your probability of passing the FAA test.

If you do not pass the real test, your test report lists ACS codes for the knowledge elements you missed (FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix; ACS, p. A-5), and you may retest after 14 calendar days (14 CFR 107.71).

Taking timed mock exams

• Sit all 60 questions in one 2-hour session with no notes or interruptions. The real test adds 5 unscored validation questions within the same 120 minutes (PSI UAG bulletin, p. 4).
• Use the FAA’s test tips: read each question carefully before looking at the choices, pick the answer that completely solves the problem, and mark difficult questions for review so you can return to them after the easier ones (ACS, p. A-4).
• The free mock exam is one fixed set of questions. Retaking it shows whether you remember those questions, not how you would do on new ones. Exam Ready and Exam Ready Plus draw a fresh mock exam each time.

How to know you are ready

• You score above 70% on timed mock exams made of questions you have not seen before, consistently and with some margin, for example on two or three in a row.
• You are above the passing mark in every area, not just overall, with particular attention to regulations at 48% of the test.
• You can explain why the wrong choices are wrong in the topics you used to miss.

No practice score guarantees a result on test day. Our questions are written for practice; they are not FAA test questions.