To fly your drone commercially you must pass an FAA written exam and become a certificated Remote Pilot. Commercial UAS pilots fly under a subset of the FAA regulations called Part 107. Any unmanned flights that involve payment or are in furtherance of a business or organization fall under the Part 107 rules. Note that even if you fly for free and donate your services, if the ultimate use is commercial, you fall into the commercial drone pilot category and must have a commercial pilot license (which is formally a “certificate”) to fly unmanned aircraft.
The FAA written test for the Remote Pilot certificate contains sixty multiple choice questions. It is conducted on computer at an FAA authorized testing center. You are given two hours to complete the exam. The test covers a wide variety of aeronautical topics including aerodynamics, aeronautical decision making, risk management, the national airspace system, sectional charts, airport operations, weather theory, weather charts, emergency procedures, and (of course) the Federal Aviation Regulations covered in Part 107.
The Part 107 test is taken at an authorized testing center. There are hundreds of them around the country so it is likely that one may be close to you. When you are ready to schedule your exam, call PSI, provide your zip code and FTN (FAA Training Number), and they will tell you the closest location. Schedule it over the phone with your credit card. The cost for the FAA exam is $150. You may call and schedule your exams at: 844-704-1487.
This is the easy part. Simply sign up here at Gold Seal. The entire course is taken online and it covers
everything you need to know to make a great score. The course is made up of videos, interactive segments,
flash
cards, quizzes, and mock FAA exams using real FAA questions. Your progress is stored in the cloud so that you
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start and stop at your leisure. Pick up again and it always knows your latest status. Every quiz is archived.
This
allows you to review old quizzes and even print out PDFs containing just the questions you missed! Plan on
dedicating 15-25 hours of study time and you’ll do great.
 
If you are training in a corporate environment, Gold Seal’s UAVGroundSchool has management reporting options
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