September 13, 2026
VLOS and Visual Observers Under Part 107
Visual line of sight sounds self-explanatory until the exam asks what counts as maintaining it, and what a visual observer can and cannot do about that.
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Study plans, test-day strategy, retakes, and how to prepare for the Part 107 knowledge test.
September 13, 2026
Right-of-Way, TFRs, and Restricted Areas
Right-of-way, restricted areas and TFRs are three Part 107 rules that sit outside the Class B, C, D and E system, and the exam tests them as their own category.
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Part 107 Renewal: Recurrent Training and Recency
Your Part 107 certificate does not expire, but your right to use it does. How the free 24-month recurrent training works, and who is eligible to hold it.
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Registration, Reporting, and Preflight Rules
Registering an aircraft and reporting an incident aren't glamorous topics, but the specific thresholds attached to them are what scenario questions probe.
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Physiological Effects for Remote Pilots
Some manned-aviation physiology applies to Part 107 and some does not. Hypoxia mostly stays out of scope, but dehydration, fatigue and vision effects matter.
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Part 107 Waivers: What's Actually on the List
A Part 107 waiver covers specific listed rules, not Part 107 in general, and some rules cannot be waived at all. What is on the list and why the exam asks.
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Night Operations Under Part 107: What Changed
Night flying no longer needs a waiver under Part 107, but two conditions apply: recent training and anti-collision lights. What changed and what the exam asks.
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Alcohol, Medical Fitness, and Emergencies
Part 107 has three fitness rules: alcohol and drugs, medical condition, and emergency authority in flight. What each covers and how the exam tests them.
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Airport Ops and Radio Comms for Part 107
None of this is a regulation you can cite by section number. It's situational-awareness knowledge the exam assumes you already have around manned traffic.
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Aeronautical Decision-Making for Part 107
ADM questions are not regulation trivia. They describe a pilot's thinking and ask which hazardous attitude it is, so pattern recognition beats memorizing terms.
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Density Altitude and Drone Performance (2026)
Two numbers define a standard day. Everything about density altitude comes from how far the real day drifts from those two numbers.
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Reading Airspace on a Sectional Chart (2026)
Airspace questions aren't about memorizing definitions. They're about reading a chart and knowing, in seconds, whether a spot requires authorization.
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