Licensed Drone Pilot

On March 30th, I embarked on something I had been planning for several months. The day started fairly early as I had to drive to Winnsboro, SC, about an hour and fifteen minutes from my house to a small airport to take my first FAA exam to obtain my PART 107 UAS license. I had been cramming for the test, which includes 60 multiple-choice questions ranging from drone rules, aviation facts, sectional charts, reports, and airspace. The registration for the test is $150 for 24 months, so you want to make sure you cover everything needed to pass with a 70% or higher.  There are several resources available online. Some are free, and some you can elect to pay for. I elected to leverage several resources that were free online, which were a combination of videos on YouTube, practice tests, and using an app called Quizlet. 

First, I highly recommend watching Tony Northup's video as often as possible. It is about an hour and a half and easy to follow and consume.

Next, I would practice taking the test with as many of the test bank questions as I could find. I used 3DR (https://3dr.com/faa/drone-practice-tests/) for this, and it worked great. 

Finally, I found the same questions part of 3DR loaded in Quizlet (https://quizlet.com/), an app that combines flash cards and multiple-choice questions to help enhance memorization.