Remote Pilot Certificate with an sUAS rating — Requirements & Free Practice
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Remote Pilot Certificate with an sUAS rating
This certificate demonstrates that you understand the regulations, operating requirements, and procedures for safely flying drones.
Licensing authority: Federal Aviation Administration · Application information
Initial by examination
- Applicant Scope
- Initial certification by examination only; existing-Part-61 initial training and recurrent training are excluded by TASK.
- Application
- Pass UAG; passing AKTR is valid for certificate application for 24 calendar months; complete FAA Form 8710-13 using IACRA, TSA background checking and FAA processing.
- Date Basis
- Current FAA page, consolidated regulation, currently linked ACS and FAA September 2026-linked bulletin support the fixed evaluation date. No undisclosed credential, route or combined examination-version starting date is asserted.
- Eligibility
- At least 16 for certificate issuance; English reading, speaking, writing and understanding subject to the regulatory medical-reason limitation provision; no known physical or mental condition interfering with safe operation; subject to 14 CFR 107.57 and 107.59.
- Test Access
- UAG sitting minimum age 14 is distinct from certificate eligibility at 16. Obtain FTN and proper identification; no instructor endorsement or written authorization is required.
Unmanned Aircraft General - Small
- Provider
- PSI Services, LLC, FAA testing vendor
- Format
- Objective multiple-choice knowledge test; one correct response per question
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 65; Scored questions: 60; Unscored questions: 5; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- 120 minutes including validation questions
- Passing score
- 70% correct
Examination outline
Regulations (48%)
- General
- Operating Rules
- Remote Pilot Certification with an sUAS Rating
- Waivers
- Operations Over People
- Remote Identification (RID)
Airspace Classification and Operating Requirements (20%)
- Airspace Classification
- Airspace Operational Requirements
Weather (5%)
- Sources of Weather
- Effects of Weather on Performance
Loading and Performance (2%)
- Loading and Performance
Operations (25%)
- Radio Communications Procedures
- Airport Operations
- Emergency Procedures
- Aeronautical Decision-Making
- Physiology
- Maintenance and Inspection Procedures
Examination sources
- Remote Pilot ACS
Printed page 1, PDF page 7; full knowledge scope on printed pages 2-19
- Become a Certificated Remote Pilot
Final paragraph, current ACS hyperlink
- UAG Applicant Information Bulletin
Page 4, Content Area / Corresponding ACS / % of Items table
- UAG Applicant Information Bulletin
Page 4, allocation footnote **
- FAA Airman Testing Community Advisory
Page 11, Candidate Information Bulletins, Unmanned Aircraft General (UAG) hyperlink annotation to https://media.psiexams.com/faa/UAG_Information_Bulletin.pdf
- UAG Applicant Information Bulletin
Page 1, effective statement
- FAA Airman Testing Community Advisory
Page 6, Graphics Conversion Project Update, corrected future date
- UAG Applicant Information Bulletin
Page 4, assessment table with full headers, row 60 / 5 / 120 Minutes / 70% correct
- Remote Pilot ACS
A-1, PDF page 27, Certification Knowledge Test Description
- UAG Applicant Information Bulletin
Page 4, footnote *
- UAG Applicant Information Bulletin
Page 6, Examination Results
- Become a Certificated Remote Pilot
First-Time Pilots, Steps 1 and 2
- UAG Applicant Information Bulletin
Page 2, Examination Registration and Scheduling Procedures