How to Pass the Part 107 Test on the First Try (2026 Study Plan)

How do you pass the Part 107 test on the first try?

Study in proportion to the official weights, practise reading the sectional chart excerpts, and take full timed practice tests until you clear 70% with room to spare. The test has 60 scored questions (plus 5 unscored), 2 hours, three answer choices each, and you need 42 of 60. Regulations is 48% of the test and Operations 25%, so that is where most of your points are. In 2025, 82.96% of 73,914 attempts passed (FAA), so about 1 in 6 people paid the fee twice.

Sources: FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised Sep 25, 2026), PSI UAG applicant bulletin (effective September 29, 2025), FAA CY2025 Airman Knowledge Test Volume Report.

What is on the test, and how much each topic weighs

The PSI UAG bulletin allocates the 60 scored questions like this:

The areas are far from equal: Regulations alone is almost half, and Weather plus Loading and Performance together are only 7%.

Which topics do people actually miss?

Weight tells you where the points are; misses tell you where you will lose them. Across 54 Rotate learners and 5,724 answers (March 2026 to September 2026), this is how often each area was missed (a question counts as missed when the learner got it wrong at least once):

• Airspace Classification and Operating Requirements (20% of the test): missed 40% of the time
• Weather (5% of the test): missed 26% of the time
• Regulations (48% of the test): missed 18% of the time
• Operations (25% of the test): missed 14% of the time
• Loading and Performance (2% of the test): missed 11% of the time

So: Regulations is where the points are, Airspace is where people lose them. Many airspace questions are asked on the sectional chart excerpts in the testing supplement: what class of airspace is at a point, where its floor is, whether you need authorization. The questions our learners miss most, with the trap in each, are in the most-missed Part 107 questions.

A 2-week study plan (1.5–2 hours a day)

Week 1: learn it in the order of the points

1. Day 1–2, Regulations (48%). Read 14 CFR Part 107 itself. Learn the numbers with their rule: 400 ft AGL (107.51), 87 knots, 3 statute miles visibility, 500 ft below and 2,000 ft horizontally from clouds, 10 days to report an accident (107.9), recurrent training every 24 calendar months (107.65). Our Part 107 cheat sheet has every number with its section.
2. Day 3–4, Airspace (20%). Classes B, C, D, E and G, where authorization is needed (B, C, D and surface-area E, 107.41) and how each one looks on a sectional chart. Check a real place with our drone airspace lookup by ZIP code.
3. Day 5, Operations (25%). Airport operations, radio procedures, emergency procedures, crew resource management, aeronautical decision-making, physiology.
4. Day 6, Weather (5%) and Loading and Performance (2%). Decode METARs and TAFs, density altitude, stability, load factor and center of gravity.
5. Day 7, first full test. 60 questions, 2 hours, no notes. Write down every area you missed.

Week 2: fix what the tests show

1. Day 8–9, your weakest area. Re-read it and drill only those questions.
2. Day 10, sectional charts only. Use the FAA testing supplement (FAA-CT-8080-2H), the same booklet the testing center gives you.
3. Day 11, second full test. If you're not clearly above 70%, repeat days 8–10 before booking.
4. Day 12–13, third full test and review of every missed question until you can explain why the right answer is right.
5. Day 14, light review and sleep.

Start with our free Part 107 practice test: a quick 10 or a full 60-question test on a 2-hour timer, weighted like the real one, three choices per question, no account.

What to expect on test day (PSI UAG bulletin)

• No endorsement needed. The UAG requires no instructor endorsement or written authorization. You must be at least 14 to take the test (and 16 to hold the certificate, 14 CFR 107.61).
• Get your FAA Tracking Number (FTN) in IACRA before you book. PSI prints it on your test report.
• Arrive at least 15 minutes early with valid, current identification showing your photo, date of birth, signature and residential address. Arriving late can cost you the appointment and the fee.
• Cancel or reschedule at least 24 hours before the appointment.
• The testing center gives you the supplement book (FAA-CT-8080-2H), scratch paper and a writing instrument. The testing software has a built-in four-function calculator; a simple calculator of your own is allowed only if the proctor can verify its memory is cleared.
• You leave with your Airman Knowledge Test Report (AKTR). The test center issues it after the exam; with a pass, you then apply for the certificate in IACRA.

Is anything changing in 2026?

Yes. From October 26, 2026, the FAA says the UAG test includes questions with images of current charts that are not in the testing supplement (FAA Airman Testing Community Advisory, September 2026 Special Edition). If you test after that date, practise on current sectional charts too, not only the supplement.

What if you fail?

Wait 14 days and retest; no endorsement needed (14 CFR 107.71). The fee applies again (about $175, FAA FAQ). Your test report lists the ACS codes you missed: study exactly those.