October 26, 2026
How to Read an Unfamiliar Sectional Chart
The Part 107 test now shows chart excerpts you have never seen. A five-step routine, worked through on the FAA's Millville and Grand Canyon sample questions.
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Airspace
Airspace classes, authorizations, charts, and where you can fly.
October 6, 2026
Latitude and Longitude on a Sectional Chart
Coordinate questions on the Part 107 test are pure counting. How to read latitude and longitude on a sectional and convert decimals to minutes.
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Can You Fly a Drone Near an Airport?
Distance is not the test; airspace class is. When you need authorization near an airport, when you do not, and what applies to small airports with no tower.
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TFRs for Drones: Stadiums, Fires and DC
Stadium games, wildfires, VIP visits and the DC area all close the sky to drones. How each TFR works for a Part 107 pilot and how to check before you launch.
Read moreOctober 6, 2026
AGL vs MSL on the Part 107 Test
Part 107 limits are above the ground, while sectional charts mostly print altitudes above sea level. How to tell which is which and convert in one step.
Read moreOctober 5, 2026
Sectional Chart Symbols for Part 107
A cheat sheet for the sectional chart symbols the Part 107 test uses: airport data blocks, obstacles, MEF numbers, special use airspace and military routes.
Read moreOctober 5, 2026
Drone Airspace Classes: B, C, D, E and G
Which airspace classes need ATC authorization for a Part 107 drone, how each one looks on a sectional chart, and how to tell which one you are standing in.
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Class G Airspace for Drones: What Still Applies
Class G needs no ATC authorization for a Part 107 drone, but it is not rule-free. Where it is on a sectional and the rules that follow you into it.
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Class E Airspace for Drones, Explained
Class E is the trickiest class on the Part 107 test: some of it starts at the surface and needs authorization, most starts at 700 or 1,200 feet and does not.
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Class D Airspace for Drones: Towered Airports
Class D surrounds towered airports from the surface to about 2,500 feet above the field. How to read it on a sectional, and what changes when the tower closes.
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Class C Airspace for Drones: Core and Shelf
Class C has a core from the surface and a shelf 1,200 feet up or higher. Where a Part 107 drone needs ATC authorization, with the FAA's Savannah example.
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Class B Airspace for Drones: Part 107 Rules
Class B surrounds the busiest airports from the surface to 10,000 feet MSL. Where a Part 107 drone needs ATC authorization in it, and where shelves leave room.
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