What a Part 107 Certificate Takes

The FAA certificates a person. Your business supplies the certificated pilots who fly its jobs.

Manufacturer flight training teaches you the aircraft. The FAA alone issues the Part 107, after its knowledge test and security vetting.

The FAA's eligibility rules for a first-time remote pilot:

• Be at least 16 years old.
• Be able to read, speak, write, and understand English.
• Be in a physical and mental condition to safely fly a drone.
• Pass the initial aeronautical knowledge exam, Unmanned Aircraft General - Small (UAG).

Create an IACRA profile, obtain an FAA Tracking Number, take the UAG exam, and file Form 8710-13. The certificate follows security vetting.

The exam is a written knowledge test with no flight-hours requirement.

The aircraft registers separately from the pilot, at FAADroneZone under Part 107. The FAA lists registration at $5, valid three years, with the number on the aircraft. Drones that require registration have had to broadcast Remote ID since September 16, 2023 unless flown inside a FAA-Recognized Identification Area.

Complete the FAA's free online recurrent training within the previous 24 calendar months to keep operating under Part 107, and keep the certificate available when you fly.

Part 107 covers small drones under 55 pounds, including everything onboard or otherwise attached. Configuration, weight, airspace, people, site, and the substance applied control what is legal that day.

Some operations require a waiver. An aircraft at or above 55 pounds follows a separate FAA certification path, and chemical dispensing gets its own FAA review. Confirm your operation with the FAA.

You bring the certificated pilot. SkyPSI adds the flight kit and commercial field training.

SkyPSI reviews credentials, equipment, insurance, safety, and demonstrated capability on the first call. You get the exact requirements before you fly.