How to get your Part 107 certificate
Flying a drone for work, pay, or any business use in the United States takes an FAA Remote Pilot Certificate, often called a Part 107 license. Here is the whole path, from requirements to your first legal flight.
1 Check the requirements
- Be at least 16 years old to hold the certificate (you can take the knowledge test at 14).
- Be able to read, speak, write, and understand English.
- Be in a physical and mental condition to fly a drone safely. No medical certificate is required.
- Pass the FAA knowledge test, Unmanned Aircraft General – Small (UAG), and a TSA security check.
Already hold a part 61 pilot certificate with a current flight review? You can skip the testing center. See the steps for part 61 pilots.
2 Get an FAA Tracking Number (FTN)
Register as an applicant in IACRA, the FAA's online application system. Use your legal name exactly as it appears on your photo ID. Your FTN shows on your IACRA profile; you need it to book the test and on test day.
3 Study for the knowledge test
The test covers regulations, airspace and sectional charts, weather, loading and performance, and operations. See what is on the Part 107 test. A structured course built on the FAA's test standard, with practice on the FAA chart figures, is the most direct way to get ready.
4 Book the test with PSI
Schedule at PSI (faa.psiexams.com): choose the UAG exam, pick a testing center and time, and pay. The fee is about $175 per attempt as of 2026; PSI shows the current price.
5 Take the test
- Bring a government-issued photo ID whose name matches IACRA, and your FTN.
- 60 multiple-choice questions, 2 hours, 70% to pass. The testing center gives you the FAA testing supplement with the charts and figures.
- You get your Airman Knowledge Test Report right away. It lists an ACS code for each question you missed and the exam ID you need in IACRA. A passing report is good for 24 calendar months for applying.
- Didn't pass? Wait 14 days and retest. No instructor sign-off is needed.
6 Apply for your certificate in IACRA
About 48 hours after you pass, sign in to IACRA and start a new Pilot application for Remote Pilot (FAA Form 8710-13), entering the exam ID from your test report. After the TSA security check, IACRA emails instructions to print a temporary certificate, which you can fly with. The permanent card comes by mail.
7 Before your first Part 107 flight
- Register the drone for Part 107 at FAADroneZone if it weighs more than 0.55 lb, and mark the registration number on it.
- Make sure it meets Remote ID, built in or with a broadcast module.
- Get airspace authorization (LAANC or FAADroneZone) before flying in controlled airspace.
- Stay current with free online recurrent training every 24 calendar months. See how recurrent training works.
Official source: FAA: Become a Certificated Remote Pilot. Fees and procedures can change; the FAA's and PSI's current pages control.
See where you stand
Take the free 20-question Part 107 sample test. No account, no time limit, weighted like the real test.