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The Part 107 knowledge test and staying current

The certificate that lets you fly commercially starts with one exam and stays alive on a 24-month clock. This chapter is the whole path — who is eligible, the thirteen knowledge areas the test covers, the Part 61 shortcut, how recurrency works, and how you get, keep, and could lose the certificate.

In this chapter

• +Who is eligible for a Part 107 remote pilot certificate, and the two routes to earning one — the knowledge test or the Part 61 training pathway
• +What the initial aeronautical knowledge test covers — the thirteen areas of knowledge — and how the test and retesting actually work
• +How the 24-calendar-month recurrency cycle keeps your certificate current, and how you get, keep, and could lose it