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Part 107 Remote Pilot Exam Preparation

Prepare for the FAA Unmanned Aircraft General–Small (UAG) knowledge examination. Study independently, work through aviation scenarios, and learn from source-linked practice-test explanations.

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Audience
Prospective small UAS remote pilots, including commercial and public safety operators
Delivery
Completely online and asynchronous; no scheduled class or flight session
Instruction
12 chaptered video lessons, 37 visual lessons with 111 slides, 20 applied workshops, and a complete study manual
Assessment
12 module checks and two distinct 60-question practice exams

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Follow a connected path from pilot eligibility and operating rules to airspace, weather, aircraft performance and a complete mission exercise. Exam-readiness lessons follow the mission work as a separate stage. Watch the chaptered video lessons with synchronized captions, work through 111 visual slides, and apply the concepts in 37 guided teaching cases. Each case walks through the reasoning and offers a new situation to solve before revealing its model answer.

Develop deeper understanding in 20 applied workshops with step-by-step instruction, worked examples and 40 additional application questions. Practice reading FAA charts and weather station models, calculating center of gravity, interpreting performance tables, and applying current operating requirements. Review with 72 flashcards and 24 guided questions. Use interactive FAA chart, altitude, coordinate, METAR and TAF activities before completing the automatically scored checks. Choose timed, untimed, or study-mode practice. Your course account retains completed lessons and test results. Timed practice continues running if you leave the page.

Each module has an overview, a narrated briefing with Study Mode, focused visual lessons, module flashcards and a knowledge check. Lessons identify the applicable regulation sections or official publication locations. A searchable FAA knowledge map connects ACS codes with the relevant lessons and workshops. Public safety examples address remote pilot authority, incident aviation coordination and emergency approvals. Scenarios are fictional training exercises; FAA test figures are identified as historical study material.

The course does not require owning a drone. You need an internet-connected browser, a CTS learner account and course assignment. A larger screen helps with FAA chart figures. Reading and calculations are part of the course; chart exercises require interpreting visual aviation symbols.

Course pricing

Individual
$99 USD per learner · one-time payment
Department · 5–9 learners
$89 USD per learner · one-time payment
Department · 10+ learners
$79 USD per learner · one-time payment

12 months from course access activation, with no automatic renewal. Each place is for one named learner.

All 37 visual lessons and guided teaching cases, 12 chaptered video lessons with captions and transcripts, 72 flashcards, interactive chart and weather labs, 24 guided practice questions, 12 module checks, two 60-question practice exams, answer explanations, downloadable study materials and course updates during your access period.

Department rates apply to the total number of named places purchased together. Five places cost $445; ten places cost $790. Any applicable tax is confirmed before payment.

The FAA examination fee, exam registration, drone equipment and hands-on flight training are separate. Course completion does not issue an FAA certificate or guarantee a passing score.

Paid enrollment is not open. Contact CTS to discuss individual or department access; no payment is collected by this inquiry. Read the purchase, access and refund terms.

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What you will learn

  1. Remote pilot certification and aeronautical knowledge requirements

    Identify the operating pathway, establish pilot eligibility, and follow FAA testing, certification and recency requirements.

  2. Operating rules and remote pilot in command responsibilities

    Apply the flight limits and explain who makes the final safety decision.

  3. Night operations, operations over people, and remote identification

    Distinguish separate permissions for darkness, people, moving vehicles, and identification.

  4. Airspace classification and operating requirements

    Identify the actual airspace at the planned position and altitude and select the approval path.

  5. Sectional chart interpretation

    Read real testing-supplement charts and convert their symbols into operating decisions.

  6. Aviation weather reports and forecasts

    Decode METAR and TAF information and apply it to the operating site.

  7. Effects of weather on small unmanned aircraft performance

    Recognize atmospheric processes that can make a legally permitted flight unsafe.

  8. Small unmanned aircraft loading and performance

    Calculate weight and balance examples and preserve an adequate return and landing reserve.

  9. Airport operations and radio communication procedures

    Interpret aircraft traffic and airport information without confusing monitoring with clearance.

  10. Physiological factors and aeronautical decision-making

    Use structured risk assessment and crew communication to resist unsafe pressure.

  11. Maintenance, preflight inspection, and emergency procedures

    Prepare for failures and recognize when flight must end.

  12. Integrated mission planning and knowledge-test preparation

    Combine the knowledge areas and complete an honest readiness review.

From study to the FAA test

The FAA testing matrix lists UAG as 60 scored questions, two hours and a 70% passing score. Additional unscored validation questions may appear. The minimum testing age is 14; certificate issuance requires age 16 and the other requirements of 14 CFR 107.61. The first-time path includes an FAA Tracking Number, the knowledge test, an IACRA application and FAA security/certificate processing.

CTS completion requires all lessons, all module checks and at least 80% on each full practice form in test mode. This higher study target is a CTS requirement; it is not an FAA examination admission requirement or a promise of passing. No instructor endorsement or CTS certificate is required for the initial UAG test.

FAA testing is scheduled separately at an approved knowledge testing center. Verify the current fee, identification, accommodations and retest instructions directly with the FAA and its testing provider. The actual FAA exam is not administered inside CTS Learn.

Completing this course does not issue an FAA Remote Pilot Certificate, confer flight authorization, or replace hands-on aircraft training. The course is not represented as FAA approved. Eligible existing Part 61 pilots have a separate FAA training/application pathway, explained in the course.

Source check: October 20, 2026. Review FAA certification steps, the current testing matrix and Remote Pilot ACS.

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