The Part 107 test changes on October 26, 2026: what is different and how to prepare

Last checked: October 21, 2026

The FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot knowledge test changes on October 26, 2026. This page covers what the FAA has announced, what it means for your study, and what it has not said yet.

The corrected date

The FAA’s Airman Testing advisory, September 2026 Special Edition, says that beginning October 26, 2026, the Unmanned Aircraft General–Small (UAG) test “will include image-based questions not found in the test supplements.” The FAA says the questions will use “clearer, up-to-date images from the latest Sectional Charts.”

The FAA’s June advisory had said October 27. Its August advisory corrected that to October 26, and the September Special Edition repeats it. The FAA has published two sample questions for the new format, one at Millville Municipal Airport in New Jersey and one at Grand Canyon National Park Airport in Arizona. You can read it here: September 2026 Special Edition.

What image-based questions mean in practice

The FAA has not said how many of these questions there will be. Here is what its wording tells us.

• The images are not in the printed testing supplement. You cannot rely on remembering which supplement figure goes with which answer.
• The images are described as clearer. Clearer images help you see a symbol. You still have to know what the symbol means.
• The FAA’s own sample question for the new format asks about Millville Municipal Airport (MIV) on the Washington sectional.

The skill is the same as before: read a sectional chart from its legend. What changes is that you cannot get by on familiarity with a few pictures.

The printed supplement stays for now

The advisory says: “The date for removing testing supplements from test centers has not yet been set.” Until then, candidates “will continue to have access to the testing supplement.”

So keep learning how to use the supplement. Also expect questions whose images are not in it.

The test since September 29, 2025

According to PSI’s bulletin, since September 29, 2025 the test has 60 scored questions plus five unscored ones. You get 120 minutes. You need 70% to pass, which is 42 of the 60 scored questions.

The test areas are weighted:

• Regulations: 48%
• Operations: 25%
• Airspace: 20%
• Weather: 5%
• Loading and Performance: 2%

How to prepare

1. Start with the regulations. They carry 48% of the test. Read 14 CFR Part 107 itself, not only a summary.
2. Learn the chart legend with the FAA Chart Users’ Guide. Then practice on sectional excerpts you have not seen.
3. Do not memorize supplement figures. The new images are not in the supplement.
4. Take a timed practice exam. You get 120 minutes for all 65 questions, scored and unscored, which is a little under two minutes each.
5. After every miss, open the rule the question rests on and read the paragraph. Then try the question again a few days later.
6. Check the FAA advisory page again before your test date. The supplement removal date is still open.

Paratissimus: Part 107

Paratissimus is an iPhone and iPad study app built for this change. It has 232 practice questions, and each cites the FAA paragraph it rests on, which you can open with a tap. It includes 41 chart questions set on 15 real sectional excerpts from the Washington and Las Vegas sectionals, the edition effective September 3, 2026. Four use Millville Municipal Airport. There is a 65-question mock exam with results by test area.

Unit 1 and a 10-question practice exam are free, with no subscription.

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Paratissimus is an independent study aid. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the FAA or PSI. It does not guarantee a passing score.

Sources

• FAA Airman Testing advisory, September 2026 Special Edition: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/September_2026_Special_Edition.pdf
• PSI bulletin, effective September 29, 2025: https://media.psiexams.com/faa/UAG_Information_Bulletin.pdf