You Need a Part 107. Here Is What That Takes.

The FAA issues a remote pilot certificate to a person. Your business supplies the certificated pilots who fly its jobs, and buying an aircraft does not create one.

Manufacturer flight training teaches you the aircraft. It matters, but no training program issues a Part 107. Only the FAA does, 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).

The process runs through the FAA's own systems. Create an IACRA profile for an FAA Tracking Number, schedule the UAG exam at an FAA-approved knowledge testing center, then file Form 8710-13 in IACRA. The permanent certificate follows by mail once TSA vetting clears.

There are no required flight hours. It is a written knowledge test.

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. The certificate does not settle a specific job. Configuration, weight, airspace, people, site, and the substance applied still control what is legal that day.

Some operations require a waiver. An aircraft at or above 55 pounds may require a Section 44807 exemption or another certification path, and Part 137 applies only when the exact substance and use meet its definition. Confirm your own operation with the FAA. SkyPSI does not interpret airspace or regulations for your site.

You bring the certificated pilot. SkyPSI places the aircraft package, runs the training, and brings the commercial cleaning work around it.

Qualification looks at credentials, equipment, insurance, safety, and demonstrated capability. The exact requirements come to you in writing before you fly.