FREE Part 107 Study Guide- FAA Drone Certification Exam 2024-2025

FREE Part 107 Study Guide- FAA Drone Certification Exam 2024

Want to earn your Part 107 license to fly drones commercially? This video is for you! This comprehensive study guide will better prepare you for your FAA exam by going in depth on some of the more complex topics as well as review sample questions you might see on your exam!

NOTE: I am aware there are some flaws with this study guide and I appreciate the feedback on those issues. I filmed this just days before welcoming our first born son! I plan to correct these on a future video when it is time to update this study guide once again. Thank you all for your support!

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Timeline

0:00 Intro
1:29 What is Part 107?
3:34 Recreational vs Commercial Operators
4:37 Registering Your Drone
5:45 Remote ID
6:33 FAA Exam Details & Eligibility
7:30 Recurrency Training
8:00 Remote Pilot Responsibilities
9:12 Crew Roles
11:27 Weight & Speed Restrictions
12:40 Altitude Restrictions
13:05 AGL vs MSL
13:52 Visibility Requirements
14:20 Flying Near Clouds
15:04 Acceptations To Flying Over 400 Feet
16:04 Who Has The Right Of Way?
16:40 In Flight Emergencies
17:30 Avoiding A Collision
18:00 Battery Fires
19:13 Damage To People Or Property
19:50 Practice Questions 1
21:25 Flying Drones Over People
21:51 Categories 1 Through 4
23:27 Submitting A Waiver To Fly Over People As of 2024
25:07 Flying Your Drone From A Car Or Boat
25:50 Privacy & Payloads
26:16 Transporting Cargo On A Drone
26:52 Change Of Address
27:06 Drugs & Alcohol
27:48 Crew Resource Management (CRM)
31:46 National Airspace
32:14 Controlled vs Non-Controlled Airspace
32:50 Phonetic Alphabet
33:46 Class A Airspace
34:14 Class B Airspace
35:43 Class C Airspace
37:01 Class D Airspace
37:53 Class E Airspace
38:43 Class G Airspace
39:26 Practice Questions 2 (Sectional Charts)
42:40 Prohibited Areas
43:02 Restricted Areas
43:32 Warning Areas
43:58 Alert Areas
44:42 Military Operating Areas (MOA)
45:08 Military Training Routes (MTRs)
45:44 Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs)
46:26 National Parks
47:09 Reading Airport Information On A Sectional Chart
49:25 Practice Questions 3 (More Sectional Charts)
51:39 Typography For Sectional Charts
52:37 Lines Of Latitude & Longitude On A Sectional Chart
53:47 Practice Questions 4
54:55 Airport Operations
55:44 Basic Traffic Patterns
57:52 Movement & Non-Movement Areas
58:56 Taxiways
59:18 Hold Short Marker
1:00:16 Runways
1:00:37 How Do Runways Get Their Numbers?
1:02:05 Parallel Runways
1:02:37 Airport Signage
1:05:08 Practice Questions 5
1:07:09 Advise For Monitoring Air Traffic
1:08:42 Weather Basics
1:10:05 Wind
1:10:37 Air Masses
1:11:24 Fronts
1:12:44 Best Flying Conditions For Drones?
1:13:02 Atmospheric Stability
1:13:37 Clouds & Visibility
1:14:28 Fog
1:15:56 Density Altitude
1:16:52 Lifecycle Of A Thunderstorm
1:19:18 Thunder & Lightning
1:20:09 Hail
1:20:44 Microbursts
1:21:39 Where To Find Weather Information?
1:21:56 How To Read A METAR
1:27:06 Additional Infor For METARs & TAFs
1:27:17 How To Read A TAF
1:31:54 Practice Questions 6
1:35:14 Outro

[SRatedMovies]

For anyone watching this in 2025, I just passed today with a 90%. Lots of sectional chart, airspace class questions. Nothing super tricky. Most info is in the legend included with the test. A couple metar & TAF questions...also self explanatory. A few questions on fronts and cloud/frost formation along with flight safety and drone weight and center of gravity. Again, nothing super tricky. ZERO questions about airport runways, signs, directions, headings, etc, but that may just have been my test in particular. I watched this entire study guide last night as a last minute refresher and basically everything is covered. Best of luck!

[deanbutcher]

Just took my test today all i did was watch this video twice and another 10 min video about airspace and I got an 80 thanks a lot Matt!!!

[Elevatedsds]

Took this test 3-10-25 after watching this video twice and passed with an 87%. A lot of maps and METARs.

[thairmo]

I scheduled my test 3 days ago for it to be today. Ive been watching videos and will be taking it in 7 hours at 2pm. Ive been watching different 107 review videos for the past 3 days to understand everything because everyone has a different wording when explaining something. But this video is definitely good as he covered things more clearly and in depth than others I’ve watched. Thank you Matt, and wish me luck today.

Edit/update:
I got 80% with only a few days of studying. Don’t pay for training or prep stuff just watch this vid and/or other test prep.

[bbass]

It feels wrong watching this for free. I really appreciate you putting this together to help everyone out! Thanks Matt!

[brendaernst]

Thank you so much. I watched this last night, after two weeks of studying with other sources, and I passed today with a 93% on my first try. Your video helped me realize that I knew almost everything you covered and made me feel confident when going to sleep last night that I’d pass today. It also helped clarify a few things. Thank you!

[hunterboy]

Watched this 3 times and passed with a 83 great content

[veronicaurzua-rendon]

OMG!! Peeps listen up! this video is a must-see before you take!!!
I took it today 4/12/2025 and passed, 88%. I used prep materials PLUS this video. MATT Thank you dude!
Okay I can't remember all of it but here is my study advice for people about to take it: of course understand study sectional charts, Airspace Classifications (I mainly had B and D), finding coordinates, category 1-4 items, Remote ID stuff (I got about 4 questions about this), night-time operations, METAR/TAF, hazardous flying, and a bunch of weather inversion), cg aft gravity, and I can't remember what else. I pray this helps!! YOU GOT Do not give up. Learning all this material is hard so don't feel bad that you aren't getting it all. YOU CAN DO IT and DON'T GIVE UP!!!

[samirdice]

Thanks for this video! For anyone curious about a study process:

- First, watched the video at 1.5x speed without pausing.
- Scheduled my exam a day after the first viewing, giving me a week to prepare.
- Then, rewatched it while taking notes and pausing often.
- Reviewed notes sporadically in the days leading up to the exam.
- Spent the final two nights taking free practice exams online for about three hours each night.
- The video was great for base knowledge, but practice exams helped me spot gaps.
- Some practice exam questions weren’t covered in the video, so looking at practice exams sooner would have been wiser.
- Spent about 12 hours in total prep time
-There are likely more efficient study methods, but I didn’t spend anything beyond the $175 exam fee, so this worked for me.
- Scored 90% on my first attempt!
- Just put in the work, and you'll do great!

Definitely be familiar with all the topics in this video.

[MilesRCH]

Taking my exam tomorrow at noon! Pray for me y'all!!

[TheJav]

I watched this video about one and a half times. Took about 6-8 hours of practice tests online as well as familiarized myself with the different FAA policies and what not. Passed on 8/3/2024. Thank you so much for such a great video

[FindingGamerZ]

This has to be the best recent part 107 study guide out there

[batman]

Thank you. Watch this video once with no prior knowledge and passed today with 75% score, let’s go

[Geriatric_Gaming]

Awesome Video!!! One clarification: a drone must be UNDER 55 lbs. not 55 lbs. or less. Thus, lbs. would fall under part 107 but 55.000 lbs. would NOT. You might think that is splitting hairs, but I've seen this as an exam question.

[danielstevenson]

I took my exam and passed with a 77, I watched several Part 107 review videos and this was easily the best!

[levandrethwilliams]

Listen mane, do you really understand how grateful I am, and we all should be for this information you have provided us with 5000 thumbs up

[Ottorabe]

Used this video April 2025 and passed, good luck!

[mitchhanson]

I just took my test today. Passed with an 87%. I used a number of YouTube videos, including this one. Thanks for the work you put in this video, Matt.

[thelilcountryshow]

Just passed my exam after watching this on repeat for 3 evenings!!! 87% thank you so

[NDionVisuals]

I watched your video on a Friday with no pre-knowledge, or studying and scheduled the exam on that Sunday (I was confident to test before watching this video lol) and I actually passed w/74%. I took A LOT of notes from this video and watched this video 2x. Thank you!!!