hey everyone welcome back today I'm going to be diving deep into the 2025 remote pilot exam study guide regarding title 14 code of federal regulations part 107 small unmanned aircraft operations and in this video there are 30 questions from the FAA part 107 exam I'm going to give you questions and the answers and after I explain the FAA rules and regulations I'm going to ask you these questions so that way you'll have confidence in knowing that you'll be able to answer those questions on the exam correctly now what you'll need to do in order to keep up with this video is either download the Airman knowledge testing supplement link is in the description so you can download it now or you need to get the airr knowledge testing supplement when you have this in your hand you'll be able to follow along with the questions on this video and remember the testing supplement is the only thing that you'll be allowed to use when you're taking the part 107 exam they'll give it to you don't bring yours and since you already know that this is is important to have this is what we'll be using to generate the questions on this video now one thing I'm going to mention just on a personal note of experience it is very difficult to study for an exam if you're researching and you're watching videos that do not have consistent information or the information is not articulated correctly so I promise you I'm going to try to do the best I can to make everything clear and stick around until the end of the video so I can give you some essential test taking tips for what what to bring and how to ensure that you can get a 70% or better let's get started now now the first FAA Rule and regulation I'm going to discuss is one of those rules where everyone seems to get it incorrectly 0.55 lb and 55 lb let's make this clear right now and I want you to write this down so it's ingrained in your brain if your drone weighs 0.55 LBS or should I say 250 g then you must register it with the FAA before you fly now 50 5 lb this is what everyone seems to articulate incorrectly it is not 55 lb where you need to register your drone it is anything that is less than 55 lb once you reach 55 lbs on a drone that is not considered as part 107 registration now to make this clear a drone weighing .55 lb or up to anything less than 55 lb you must register your drone with the FAA now here's question question one at what weight must the Drone be registered with the FAA before operation under part 107 regulations is it a less than 0.55 lb or 250 g b 0.55 lb 250 g or more or C more than 55 lb well the correct answer here is B 0.55 lb 250 g or more and this registration requirement goes up to anything less than 55 pounds next question at what age are you allowed to register a drone quick and simple that age is 13 meaning that if you are 13 years of age or older you will be allowed to register a drone with the FAA if you are not 13 you'll have to go find someone who's 13 years of age or older to register your drone question number three how old do you need to be to take the part 107 exam so you can get your remote pilot certificate that age is 16 now 13 and 16 are the ages that people start mixing them up and you forget exactly which one is which but I'm going to tell you how you can remember when you're younger you can go register your drone and then when you get older take the test to get your remote pilot certificate question four how long is the remote pilot certificate valid for here is the correct answer to keep the FAA part 107 remote pilot certificate active you must renew it every 24 months by completing the online reoccurring training course provided by the FAA there's no need to go to a physical location the course is online and there's a quiz at the end of the course you must score a 70% or higher to pass and don't worry if you fail you can retake the test over and over again until you pass and after passing you simply print out the certificate of completion for your records and that's it 24 months to take the reoccurrence training course and I'm on Pace 5 minutes question number five what is the FAA part 107 rule for the maximum altitude that you can fly a small unmanned aircraft or drone the reason for this is because the FAA wants to keep drones safely below manned aircraft which typically operate at 500 ft above ground level or AGL so the answer to the maximum altitude rule is 400 ft AGL but there's an exception to the rule where you can fly higher than 400 ft and that is if your drone is within 400 ft distance of any structure for example if your drone is within 400 ft of a a building that is 1,000 ft tall then you'll be able to fly over that building at an altitude of 1,400 ft you can only go 400 ft above the structure and that's it but there is another exception that allows you to Fly Above 400 ft and that is if you're trying to avoid an impending collision with another aircraft so here's a part 107 question number six under FAA part 107 which of the following scenarios does not require the operator to report an incident to the FAA is it a when capturing aerial footage for commercial purposes B when avoiding an eminent collision with a Mann aircraft or C when your drone flies into a tall building without causing property damage and it can't be a for commercial purposes or even C for property damage so the correct answer is B when you do not need to report it and since we're on the topic of reporting to the FAA I did just mention about property damage so remember $500 and you're getting a two for two on this one if a drone causes damage that exceeds $500 the operator is required to report the incident to the FAA within 10 days and the two things you need to remember is exceeding $500 And1 days now let me ask this question another way under FAA part 107 when is the operator required to report an incident involving property damage a when the property damage exceeds $500 B when the property damage is less than $500 or c when the property damage is equal to $500 well remember this even if it's $500 in one penny you still have to report it to the FAA in 10 days now in regard to how fast you can fly your drone write this down two numbers that both equal the same thing 100 mph or 87 knots when you get the question on the exam look for one of those answers now here's a little more information you can apply for a waiver to exceed the 100 mph or 80 7 knots speed limit under the FAA part 107 but it is not easily granted unless your reason is for military or scientific purposes or maybe law enforcement or maybe drone racing or performance events so here's the question what is the maximum ground speed allowed for a drone operating under FAA part 107 regulations is it a 87 knots 100 milph B 100 knots 115 mph or C 80 knots and 92 mph well you already know that the two numbers to remember 87 knots 100 mph the answer is a now under FAA part 107 drone Pilots must maintain a safe distance from clouds to ensure visibility and to reduce the risk of collisions with manned aircrafts so let me go ahead and ask you the question while I give you the answer at the same time under FAA part 107 what is the minimum required distance a drone must maintain from clouds and you already know the answer is B 500 ft below and 2 ,000 ft horizontally next question you're operating a drone near a building that is 200 ft tall and the base of the cloud layer is 300 ft above the top of the building according to FAA part 107 regulations how high can you legally fly your drone use the knowledge that you've acquired in the last 9 minutes and pause the video here so you can refer to your calculations let me give you the correct calculated answer the building is 200 ft tall and the cloud base is 3 00 ft above the building that equals 500 ft now if you wrote The Answer down for question number eight you'll know that you must maintain a distance of 500 ft below any Cloud base and therefore since the clouds are at 500 ft AGL and you must stay below that then you can't legally fly your drone and that's because there is no legal available altitude at this location two-part question under FAA part 107 what is the maximum blood alcohol concentration or ba AC allowed for a drone operator and how long does the operator need to wait after consuming alcohol before flying a drone now according to FAA regulations drone operators are not allowed to fly if their BAC or blood alcohol concentration is 04 or higher and this number 04 is lower than the legal limit for drivers of a motor vehicle can you believe that and guess what if you like to drink then you'll have to wait 8 hours after consuming alcohol before you can even think about flying a drone and something else that you need to remember is that crew members who are involved in the operation also must comply with the same rule so question 13 under part 107 regulations what does v stand for and what is required to maintain it during drone operations so while you're looking at the answers let me explain what this is Vos stands for visual line of sight meaning the remote pilot or visual Observer must be able to see the Drone with uned vision and when they say uned they're not referring to glasses contacts or corrective lenses they're referring to binoculars or telescopes which is what you cannot use for visual line of sight but there is an exception and that is when you're using binoculars briefly for situational awareness you will see that on the part 107 exam also let me explain here's a scenario or a quick example suppose you're conducting an inspection of a tower and you can clearly see the Drone with your uned Vision but its position in relation to another object is unclear now you can use your binoculars briefly for situational awareness does that make sense good so the obvious answer to the question is B and B also stands for take a break so relax hit that subscribe button I'll be right back what is Civil Twilight have you heard about that before well let me tell you 30 minutes after Sunset and 30 minutes before Sunrise during this time you can still legally fly your drone but you need to have some something do you know what that is well let me ask the question so that way you'll know the answer when operating a drone under FAA part 107 which of the following is required for flight operations during Civil Twilight is it a anti-collision lights visible for at least one stat mile B anti-collision lights visible for at least two statute miles C anti-collision lights visible for at least three statute miles use your logic and critical thinking Which choice would be better for nighttime flight well the f FAA requires that it must be three stashed miles the answer is C and I encountered a question on the exam that I did not expect and it was something like this does the FAA part 107 provide specific requirements for anti-collision lights and I had to think about this for a second but the key thing that you need to remember is that anti-collision lights must have either flashing or strobes see you can mark that one as a correct answer on your exam let's talk about waivers and what you need to know is that a waiver under FAA B 107 allows drone Pilots to legally operate outside of certain rules and regulations that would normally be prohibited the FAA grants these waivers to operators who can prove that the operation will be conducted safely without increasing risk to people property or any other aircraft and some reasons why you may want to apply for a waiver could be because for example if you're a single pilot operating more than one drone if your drone is going to be flying over people in a populated area if you need to fly faster than 100 mph I could give you many more reasons but you get the point so here's a part 107 question for you to answer which of the following operations would require an FAA waiver under part 107 regulations is it a flying a drone at 300 ft AGL within uncontrolled airspace B operating Beyond visual line of sight without a visual Observer or C flying during daylight hours with anti-collision lights turned off well if you're looking at a and c and you're laughing hysterically well you're right because both of those do not need authorization or a waiver the correct answer is B and how do you get a waiver well you just simply need to apply online at FAA drone zone make sure that you describe your operating procedures your safety protocols and that you provide risk assessments so that way you can explain how you'll be mitigating risks now I'm slightly ahead of pace so put your notepads down let me talk to you just for a minute now when you arrive at the facility to take the exam you're going to be nervous I was also but what calmed me down is that I knew when I was studying that I was getting 100 scores on my practice exams consistently this video will help you because it's forcing you to actually learn it's allowing you to analyze the information so you can develop your critical thinking this is what the FAA wants they want to make sure that you understand the question and not just know the answer so if you're getting value from this video tap that subscribe button and write now I'm on Pace question number 17 so you're conducting a drone operation at 400 ft AGL and you notice that there's a Mann aircraft approaching so you estimate that you need to deviate to 600 ft AGL to avoid possible collision with this manned aircraft the question is to whom must the deviation be reported well I'm going to simultaneously provide you with the answer while I'm explaining the details you see under4 CFR 107.2 for emergency situations the FAA allows remote Pilots to deviate from any rule on the part 107 if it is necessary to avoid immediate Hazard protect life or ensure the safety of the operation so keep this in your head you don't need to report it unless the FAA is asking you to report it let's move to the next question now something that you do need to report is if you change your permanent mailing address now think about this you're in transition you're relocating you've got stuff everywhere you don't even know what your new address will be yet but don't worry the FAA will allow you to exercise your pilot certification privileges you can still fly but only for 30 days before that time expires you'll need to contact the FAA Airman certification Branch to inform them of the change of address and if you fail to do this within the proper time period you may need to retake the exam depending on if they revoke it or if they simply suspend it so how many days do you have on an address change 30 days now let's open up your Airman knowledge testing supplement so that way we can go over some of the things you're going to need to know when you're taking the part 107 exam now you can pause a video here while you're getting set up and that will give me a few moments to tell you a little bit about what's inside of this supplement now on the first page one of one you're going to find something called The Legend and this is a very important reference guide to help you determine some of the symbols that you're going to find on the sectional charts when you have to start reading them now the only con or something that may be frustrating to you is that the letters are way too small and when you're taking the exam trying to decipher all of the symbols it may be frustrating because you won't be able to read them fortunately what I did on the exam was that I took a magnifying glass and the FAA will allow you to bring this into the exam because they know that the information on the legend and the sectional charts are difficult to read now there is one thing you will not be allowed to bring a magnifying glass that has a built-in LED light on it I'll try to put a link in in my description so that way you'll know which one to get now I've given you enough time to open a supplement you should be on page one of one and I'm going to use some Innovative Educational Tools to engage you so that way you can learn 10 questions that I'm going to ask you and you have to find the answers which are all inside of the legend but here's the thing you have a time limit so you ready here's the first one on sectional charts you will find that the biggest and the busiest airports have airspace around them that are indicated by solid blue lines question what class of airspace is this now if you know the answer that's good but the purpose of this is for you to find the symbol in the legend now remember there is a time limit but you can pause the video to look for the information and I'm still on Pace that was question 19 next question on a sectional chart what does a dashed magenta line indicate and right now you should be going to the section directly under where it says airport traffic service and airspace information the gray bar at the very top tells you what information is directly below now if you noticed the first two questions were somewhat focused on sectional charts but the remaining questions that I'm going to ask you are going to be focused on Direct recall from the legend for reinforcing symbol recognition and the legend interpretation is what you're going to need to understand in order to develop key skills for the part 107 exam so here's the next question according to the legend what symbol indicates an airport with hard surface runways greater than than 8,069 ft and I've already told you about using the gray bars at the very top but I'm not going to say anymore because I want you to develop your independent thinking next question what does the legend say about obstructions with high-intensity lights and you can pause the video at any time but can you see how these exercises are helping you next question what symbol indicates that the airport is either restricted or private so while you're looking for that symbol let me give you a little increase of knowledge rest restricted airports are airports that you can't use without special permission and that's because they're controlled by the military or government an example is Edwards Air Force Base and you know this base because that's where the NASA space shuttle landed and if you really know this base you also know that that's where Chuck Jagger made history he broke the sound barrier in 1947 civilian flights and operations are not allowed at these airports without explicit permission or prior authorization some interesting information isn't it and I hope you were able to find that symbol let's move to the next question looking at the symbols in the legend how are military training routes or mtrs depicted you see what you're doing here is actually brilliant you're not just looking for symbols you're actually understanding what these symbols mean and we focus you're looking for MTR military training route and I'll tell you what that is right now military training routes are specific routes used by military aircraft to practice low altitude highspeed missions have you seen Top Gun m did you see how fast they were flying at low altitude well that was an MTR and the key features you need to understand for the part 107 exam are speed altitude and visibility keep your books open let me Sidetrack for a minute so I can explain this still staying on Pace military aircrafts flying in mtrs are often flown at speeds at over 250 knots that's 288 m per hour the altitude that they're flying at is below 10,000 ft AGL but get this they can fly all the way down to just about a few hundred feet above ground and they can also fly with limited visibility to civilian Pilots because of high speed and low altitudes now if that doesn't sound like a Top Gun movie then nothing does so now that you've located the military training route symbol on the legend you've noticed that there are two letters in front of numbers the letters iir stands for instrument routes this means that the aircraft is relying on instruments for navigation you'll also see mtrs with two letters VR this stands for visual routes it's used when flights are conducted under visual flight rules or VFR Now take notes on what I'm about to tell you because this was on the part 107 exam if you see IR or VR followed by three numbers or four numbers that means something and you need to know what it means when you see either IR or VR followed by 3 numbers that means that the route is above 1,500 ft AGL when you see that that IR or VR is followed by four digits that means that the route is below 1,500 ft AGL now you've already identified what an MTR looks like on a sectional chart now you just have to understand that if it has four numbers that means it's below 1,500 ft and if it has three numbers that means that the route may go above 1,500 ft and I've put the question at the bottom but Focus your attention on two things ir and VR one is instrument flight rules and the other is visual flight rules so if you're flying with visual reference that means that you're going to be closer to the ground right so how would you answer this question which route should a remote pilot be most concerned about and the answer to that question is that you need to be concerned about both military training routes ir and VR because it only says that it can go up to 1,500 ft AGL or it may go above 1,500 ft AGL but it does not say how far below it can go and it's very important for you to remember this bit of information mtrs will be shown as thin gray lines on a sectional chart labeled as either i123 or i123 4 or vr23 or VR 1 2 3 4 now if you have any doubt or confusion in regard to the symbols and information in the legend you can always post a comment and I will answer your questions promptly now go back to your Legend because I need to ask you a few more questions question what is the primary frequency of the control tower now you should already know that you're looking for airport information or data study the information in the legend and you will find your answer but if you're still confused and you're looking for a clue well I'll give you one the abbreviation for control tower is CT okay enough with the legend so let's see how good you are now with answering questions for airspace classifications and sectional charts here's question 27 when operating a under part 107 what is required to fly within Class B airspace now I put the choices up on screen so simultaneously while you're reviewing I can explain what class B airspace is Class B airspace surrounds the busiest airports like LAX or JFK on a sectional chart or even if you check the legend you will see that the blue solid lines represent Class B airspace we're talking about airports that have high volume traffic and you don't want to fly there but you can fly there if you get one simple thing a prior authorization from ATC air traffic control that is the answer that's on the part 107 exam next question what is the typical Vertical Limit of Class D airspace now if you know this answer you're amazing but if you don't know this answer you can simply go to your Airman knowledge testing supplement to find the answer to this question listen it's an open book exam use the resources that you have to your advantage for example in the legend you will see that class D airspace is depicted by Blue dashed lines and they just gave you a clue to find the answer because now that you know that go ahead and turn to page 266 which should take you to figure 69 sectional chart and look for the blue- lines which indicate class D airspace and do you notice that there are several airports designated in class D airspace all of which have a number next to the airport runways for example Kingsville airport which is southwest of Corpus christe has a number 25 in the little box that means that you have to add two zeros so the ceiling of Kingsville airport will be 2500 ft AGL there's another class D airport to the east of Corpus Christie International indicating the ceiling is 2500 ft AGL there's another class D airport to the west of Corpus Christie International but this one says 20800 ft AGL why is that let me explain class D airspace will usually or typically extend from the surface to 2500 ft AGL but there can also be slight variations in the altitude of the ceiling and that is because there may be some overlap or conflict in the airspace that is around it but for the exam what you need to know is what you have already found out typically class D airspace will extend from the surface up to 2,500 ft AGL and if you're getting value from this video hit that subscribe button now we've reached the point in in the video where I'm going to start asking you some randomly specific exam questions you probably will not know the answer to some of these questions but after I explain the question then you may be able to understand it completely you should refer to other study guides so that way you can confirm the information to have a much more developed understanding of the material so here's question number 29 what is required when operating a small suas or drone from a moving vehicle and you're all asking another question and that is can we operate from a moving vehicle well the answer to that question is yes but under one condition and when you're operating a drone from a moving vehicle under part 107 the operation can only take place in sparsely populated areas and you're scratching your head again asking what's a sparsely populated area hm well let me explain you see the FAA does not provide a specific definition of sparely populated but it is generally understood that these areas are where people are few or far between and if no one explained this to you then you'd probably assume that they were referring to New York City no these are rural or industrial or scenic areas with a population density that is very low so the correct answer is the one that you already know so let's go to the next question which of the following is considered a hazardous attitude that can affect decision-making and you're asking why this question that's because it's on the part 107 exam so listen take notes over the years of flight and Analysis research has determined five hazardous attitudes that contribute to flaws in Pilot judgment has anyone ever told you that the third leading cause of death in the United States is medical malpractice well Pilots have problems two their attitudes and there are five hazardous attitudes on the part 107 exam that you need to be concerned about the first one anti-authority doesn't like to follow rules second impulsivity doesn't think before taking action third invulnerability nothing can hurt them they're unbreakable fourth Macho likes to take risks ego over empathy or safety and number five resignation doesn't believe that anything will make a difference this is important information recognizing these hazardous attitudes not only in your crew members but also in yourself can be the difference between life and death and this may not be just only a physical death but a death for you not passing that part 107 exam so the answer to the question is B which is the only choice that has to do with the five hazardous attitudes the other two A and C do not apply and since we're conveniently on the topic of decision-making there is something that the FAA developed to help pilots make safer decisions before flight it's a checklist that guides pilots in assessing the factors that could affect their safety and this checklist created an acronym called pave p a and on the part one 107 exam you will see these four letters and you won't have a clue about what they actually mean unless I explain it to you now okay so paav is just a checklist reminder it's meant to be used before flight by going through the checklist Pilots can ensure that they're physically ready and that their aircrafts are in good condition suitable for safe operation that's all it is and the P stands for something let's go over them P is for pilot meaning are you ready to fly are you in good health A is for aircraft is your drone ready to fly is it in good shape V is for environment have you checked the weather conditions are there any hazards and E is for external pressures meaning is there anything that's pressuring you to rush to fly when you know you shouldn't well I think that you're now ready for a part 107 question do you know exactly what you need to bring to the testing facility before you take the exam well I'm going to tell you it is required that you bring a valid government ID issued such as a driver's license pass passport or official identification now if you scheduled your exam through PSI you will need to bring that confirmation with you and if you'll be using a calculator it will have to be a basic nonprogrammable calculator and it's also recommended that you bring an FAA approved magnifying glass so you can read those sectional charts now what is not allowed is your cell phone they'll be taking that and putting it in a safe location for you so you won't have to worry about it you'll get it back after the exam and there's one more thing you need to take take with you and that is your confidence don't stress you've got this you've studied hard and long and I'll be putting out more videos for you to help you with the information next week 7 of 12 airplane Factor stay tuned until then we will see you on the next one