FAA Remote Pilot Certificate with a Small UAS Rating — Unmanned Aircraft General – Small (UAG) knowledge test
Get your Part 107 drone license — regulations, airspace and sectional charts, weather, loading and safe operations, in one 60-question FAA knowledge test.
About the exam
Anyone who flies a small drone (under 55 pounds) for work or business in the US needs a Remote Pilot Certificate with a small UAS rating under 14 CFR Part 107 — real-estate and wedding photographers, roof and tower inspectors, surveyors, farmers, public-safety teams and content creators. To get it you pass the FAA's Unmanned Aircraft General – Small (UAG) knowledge test, then apply in IACRA and clear a TSA security check. You must be at least 16 to hold the certificate.
The test has 60 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours, each with three answer choices, and you need 70% to pass. It's taken on computer at an FAA-authorized PSI testing center; you need a photo ID and an FAA Tracking Number (FTN) from IACRA, but no instructor endorsement. Since September 2025 about half the questions are on regulations. Chart and weather questions use the FAA testing supplement provided at the center, and the FAA has announced that from late October 2026 some questions will show images from current sectional and IFR charts instead. A passing result is valid for 24 calendar months to apply for the certificate.
Our practice covers every ACS area with original questions mapped to the knowledge elements — Part 107 rules, airspace and authorizations, sectional chart reading, METARs and TAFs, load factor and operations — with step-by-step worked solutions for every calculation, from load factor and MSL-to-AGL heights to Zulu time conversions. Add flashcards for rules and chart symbols, worked case walkthroughs of real mission scenarios, illustrated guides to airspace and chart symbology, and timed practice tests at the real length with a score.
How we track your progress
Every blueprint domain moves through five levels as you study:
- Not startedNo questions answered in this domain yet.
- Getting startedFirst questions answered — not enough yet to judge.
- DevelopingAt least 5 answered and 50% or better on your recent questions.
- ProficientAt least 15 answered and 70% or better on your recent questions.
- Exam readyAt least 25 answered, 80% or better recently, and holding up on hard questions.
The exam blueprint
FAA-S-ACS-10B Remote Pilot – Small UAS ACS (effective April 6, 2021); content weights per PSI's UAG information bulletin since September 29, 2025 — Regulations about half the test, then Operations, Airspace, Weather, and Loading and Performance. Tap a domain to see its topics.
1 Regulations about 48% of the exam
140 practice questions in this domain so far
2 Airspace Classification and Operating Requirements about 20% of the exam
58 practice questions in this domain so far
3 Weather about 5% of the exam
15 practice questions in this domain so far
4 Loading and Performance about 2% of the exam
15 practice questions in this domain so far
5 Operations about 25% of the exam
72 practice questions in this domain so far
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Questions built on the ACS
Every question is original and tagged to an ACS area of operation — three choices like the real test, with regulation scenarios, described sectional chart excerpts and METAR/TAF reports.
Hints and worked solutions
Reveal the rule, reference or formula behind the question when you're stuck. Every answer has the full rationale, and every calculation is solved step by step.
Adaptive practice
Questions steer toward your weakest areas, weighted like the real test, and get harder as you get stronger.
Timed practice tests
Full-length tests at the real pace — 60 questions in 2 hours — with a pacing indicator, full review and a percent score against the 70% pass mark.
Flashcards, walkthroughs and guides
Flashcards for Part 107 limits, airspace and chart symbols, worked case walkthroughs that reason through harder questions step by step, and interactive illustrated guides you explore hotspot by hotspot.
Progress in every area
Each area moves from Not started to Exam ready, so you know exactly what to study next.
Test at home or at a center
Create an IACRA account to get your FAA Tracking Number (FTN), then schedule the UAG test with PSI. No instructor endorsement is needed for the initial Part 107 test.
At a PSI test center
- Schedule through PSI's FAA testing portal and pick an FAA-authorized PSI knowledge testing center near you.
- Bring a current government-issued photo ID and your FAA Tracking Number (FTN) from IACRA.
- The center provides the FAA testing supplement (the figures book), scratch paper and a pencil; phones, notes and bags are stored away.
- You may use an approved electronic calculator or flight computer (E6B) without stored aviation data — the proctor checks it before you start.
Before you book
- Remote or online testing isn't offered for the UAG test — it's taken in person at a PSI center.
- Already hold a Part 61 pilot certificate with a current flight review? You can take the FAA's free online course instead of the UAG test.
- After passing, apply for the certificate on FAA Form 8710-13 in IACRA; a TSA security check follows before the temporary certificate is issued.
- If you fail, you must wait 14 calendar days before retesting (107.71) — bring your failed test report.
Exam-day game plan
How to walk in ready — and how to pace 60 questions in 2 hours.
Pacing checkpoints
Our timed test uses the real length and time — 60 questions in 2 hours — as one block of single-answer, three-choice questions. Figures that the real test shows from the testing supplement or as embedded images are reproduced as described text, tables or simple diagrams — not the official FAA charts.
The week before
- Take one full-length timed practice test 4–7 days out, then shorter sets and rest.
- Drill the Part 107 numbers until they're automatic: 400 ft, 100 mph, 3 SM, 500 ft below and 2,000 ft from clouds, 10 days, 8 hours, 0.04.
- Practice sectional chart reading: airspace class and floor at a point, MSL vs. AGL heights, tower and CTAF frequencies.
- Confirm your PSI appointment, your FTN and your photo ID.
During the test
- Regulations are about half the test — read each stem for the exact rule it's asking about.
- For chart questions, note the chart's units first: obstacle heights in bold are MSL, in parentheses AGL.
- Watch for EXCEPT and NOT — they flip what you're looking for.
- Mark hard questions, pick your best answer and come back if time allows — 2 minutes each is plenty.
- Answer every question — there's no penalty for guessing.
Keep your head
- A few nerves sharpen focus. If you freeze, take three slow breaths and reread the question.
- With three choices, ruling out one wrong answer leaves you a coin flip at worst.
- You need 42 of 60 — a few tough chart questions won't sink you.
After you test
- You get your Airman Knowledge Test Report (AKTR) at the center; it shows your percent score and the ACS codes of the topics you missed, so you know what to review.
- The passing report is valid for 24 calendar months to apply for your certificate in IACRA (FAA Form 8710-13), followed by a TSA security check and a temporary certificate.
- The certificate doesn't expire, but to keep flying under Part 107 you must complete the FAA's free online recurrent training every 24 calendar months.
Official sources and further reading
- FAA — Become a Certificated Remote Pilot ↗Steps to the Part 107 certificate, IACRA/FTN and recurrent training.
- Remote Pilot Small UAS ACS (FAA-S-ACS-10B) ↗Official areas, tasks and knowledge elements tested.
- FAA Airman Knowledge Testing ↗Testing advisories, applicant information, sample questions and the knowledge test table.
Ready to start?
300 questions and scenarios across the blueprint — and growing.
QuizMe is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA or PSI. All questions are original. Details are summarized from FAA sources (ACS, testing matrix, 14 CFR); rules and policies change — always confirm at faa.gov. Estimated scores are rough guides.