Part 107 Cheat Sheet: every number the test asks

By Renzo Madueño, former Airbus A320 First Officer (Avianca), FAA commercial pilot · Updated September 2026

The limits, distances and deadlines the FAA Remote Pilot knowledge test keeps coming back to, each with the rule it comes from in 14 CFR. It's for studying: you can't take notes into the test — the testing center gives you the official supplement booklet with the charts and figures.

Quiz yourself with the flashcards ↓

The test in one line

60 questions (plus 5 unscored), 3 answer choices each, 2 hours, 70% to pass (42 of 60), $175 at a PSI testing center. Fail and you wait 14 days to retest (§107.71). Minimum age 14 to sit the test, 16 to hold the certificate (§107.61). Everything else about the test format: how long the Part 107 test is and how many questions it has.

How the questions are split (PSI bulletin, since Sep 29, 2025)
Regulations	48%	~29 q
Airspace Classification and Operating Requirements	20%	~12 q
Weather	5%	~3 q
Loading and Performance	2%	~1 q
Operations	25%	~15 q

Many guides still quote the older split (Operations 35-45%, Regulations 15-25%). Regulations is now almost half the test.

The numbers to memorize

Number	What it is	Rule
400 ft AGL	Maximum altitude. Higher only within 400 ft of a structure, and no more than 400 ft above its top.§107.51	§107.51
87 knots (100 mph)	Maximum groundspeed.§107.51	§107.51
3 statute miles	Minimum flight visibility from the control station.§107.51	§107.51
500 ft / 2,000 ft	Cloud clearance: 500 ft below, 2,000 ft horizontally.§107.51	§107.51
Under 55 lb	Total weight at takeoff, payload included, for a small UAS.§107.3	§107.3
16 years	Minimum age for the Remote Pilot Certificate.§107.61	§107.61
24 calendar months	Recurrent training to keep flying under Part 107.§107.65	§107.65
10 days · $500	Report an accident to the FAA within 10 days if it causes serious injury, loss of consciousness, or more than $500 of damage to property other than the drone.§107.9	§107.9
3 statute miles	Anti-collision lights must be visible this far for night and civil-twilight flights.§107.29	§107.29
B, C, D, surface E	Controlled airspace: needs authorization (LAANC or DroneZone). Class G does not.§107.41	§107.41
8 hours · 0.04	No flying within 8 hours of a drink or at 0.04% blood alcohol or more.§91.17 via §107.27	§91.17 via §107.27
60 questions · 2 h · 70%	The knowledge test. After a fail, 14 days before a retake.§107.71	§107.71

Airspace at a glance

Typical dimensions (AIM chapter 3); the sectional shows the exact numbers for each airport. Controlled airspace needs authorization before you fly (§107.41).

Class BAuthorization required
Surface to 10,000 ft MSL around the busiest airports; layered like an upside-down wedding cake.
Class CAuthorization required
Surface to 4,000 ft above the airport within 5 NM; shelf from 1,200 to 4,000 ft out to 10 NM.
Class DAuthorization required
Surface to 2,500 ft above the airport, towered field (dashed blue on the sectional).
Class E (surface)Authorization required
Starts at the surface around some non-towered airports (dashed magenta).
Class E (not surface)No authorization below the floor
Floor at 700 ft AGL (magenta vignette) or 1,200 ft AGL elsewhere.
Class GNo authorization
Uncontrolled, from the surface up to the overlying Class E.

Operating rules in one line each

Keep the drone in visual line of sight (you or a visual observer).§107.31
One drone at a time per remote pilot.§107.35
Yield right of way to all crewed aircraft.§107.37
No flying from a moving vehicle, except over a sparsely populated area.§107.25
Carry your certificate and ID and show them to the FAA on request.§107.7
Preflight check of the aircraft, the area and the weather before every flight.§107.49
Night flight needs current training and anti-collision lighting.§107.29
Broadcast Remote ID (built-in or a module) unless flying at a FAA-recognized area.14 CFR Part 89

Reading a METAR in five pieces

KDEN 261853Z 27015G25KT 10SM BKN035 22/14 A2992

27015G25KT: Wind from 270° true at 15 knots, gusting 25
10SM: Visibility 10 statute miles
BKN035: Broken layer at 3,500 ft AGL — the ceiling (lowest BKN or OVC)
22/14: Temperature 22 °C, dewpoint 14 °C (a closing spread means fog risk)
A2992: Altimeter setting 29.92 inHg

Part 107 flashcards: quiz yourself

Read the question, say the number out loud, then tap the card. When you get all 14 right twice in a row, you have the numbers.

0 of 14 revealed

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