FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Study Guide 2025

Overview

• Purpose: Prepare to pass the FAA Part 107 exam for using drone footage legally in the U.S.
• Covers drone usage for real estate, weddings, photography, and commercial content.

VFR Sectional Charts

• Definition: Aeronautical maps for visual flight rules (VFR) navigation.
• Contents:
  • Airspace boundaries
  • Altitude limits
  • Class of airspace
  • Latitude/longitude increments
  • Locations of airports, roads, cities, populated areas
• Scale: 1:500,000 (1 inch = 6.86 nautical miles)

Exam Focus

• Airman Knowledge Testing Supplement: Reference FA-C-88 D2H
• Sectional Charts: 15-25% of exam questions
• Airports:
  • Class B Airspace: Solid blue lines
  • Class C Airspace: Solid magenta lines

Airport Symbols

• Blue Color: Indicates airport with a control tower providing ATC services.
• Rotating Beacon: Indicated by a star symbol; helps identify airports at night.
• Runway Length:

  • 8,069 ft: Blue outline

  • 1,500-8,069 ft: Inside blue circle
• Tick Marks: Indicate availability of fueling services and basic facilities.
• Yellow Areas: Populated areas

Airspace Classes

• SVFR (Special Visual Flight Rules): Used in marginal weather; not available at high-traffic airports.
• Magenta Airports: No control tower

Airport Information Blocks

• No SVFR: Busy airports with complex airspace
• Location Identifier (LI): 3-letter code for airports
• Control Tower Frequencies: Multiple frequencies for large airports
• ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service): Non-control information broadcast
• CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency): Used when tower is closed

Obstructions and Symbols

• Obstructions: Physical or natural hazards, e.g., towers, buildings
• Symbols:
  • Single obstacle, multiple obstacles
  • Heights indicated in MSL/AGL
  • UC (Uncharted): Temporary or new obstructions

Key Points for Exam Preparation

• Understand sectional chart symbols and their meanings.
• Recognize the significance of airport colors, lines, and symbols.
• Know the function and frequency of control tower operations.
• Familiarize with navigational aids such as VOR and VORTAC.
• Practice identifying airspace classes and VFR checkpoints.

Conclusion

• This guide is part of a series; upcoming topics include weather and METAR reports.
• Stay tuned for more detailed tutorials to enhance your understanding and exam readiness.