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Part 107 Examination
Drone Academy Staff and Members, I wanted to share my experiences with studying, researching, and actually taken the exam as of a couple hours ago.
Preparation [2.5 weeks].
In addition to the Part 107/Drone Academy course material, I used FAA-G-8082-22 (Remote Pilot-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Study Guide), Aeromedical Factors (Chapter 17), and the FAA-CT-8080-2H (Airman Knowledge Testing Supplement). Additionally, I friend of mine provided some study materials from Tactical Aviation (TACAVPRO via platform and youtube). Also, I used claude to create study materials on my weak areas so I could develop a comprehensive understanding and not just focus on remembering answers. Additionally, I did review youtube content from Matt Kendall and Mike Sytes.
Testing Center.
Recommend taking a “non-electric” magnifying glass and “non-electric” calculator as a back up. My examination center played no games – everything out of pockets, show your empty pockets, under camera surveillance, and items were literally locked in a bag with a key that the staff retained.
Part 107 Exam/65 questions [current as of 13 June 2026].
In my opinion, I passed with a 78% due to establishing a comprehensive understanding of certain concepts or topics that were presented by the Drone Academy. However, I was caught off guard by other areas that were formatted with comprehensive statements that made me move past and then return later in the examination period. For example, there were at least three hot air balloon questions outside of knowing to yield the right away, lenticular clouds were on the exam (hindsight but see pg. 25 on the FAA-G-8082-22), FAA rules surrounding the registering drones in the U.S. and foreign countries, remote module/remote ID, FAA Recognized Identification Area (FRIA) and a lot of questions related to Aeronautical Decision Making and Judgment.
Areas covered: standard responsibilities of the RPIC, identifying frequencies on Sectional Charts, METARs, and aeromedical factors associated with illusions, and hazardous attitudes.
Areas NOT covered: TAFs, taxiway/runway, PAVE, Airspace (i.e. defining or locating restricted, prohibited, etc.,)
Additionally, I created a study guide based upon the codes that are associated with my incorrect examination responses. Lastly, thanks again for the prep work Drone Academy!!
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^ Additionally, a friend of mine provided some study materials from Tactical Aviation (TACAVPRO via platform and youtube) that were aligned with the same framework of Drone Academy — positiive reinforcement of information.
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