FAA Part 107 operations over people and at night practice questions
20 free practice questions from 14 CFR Part 107 Subpart D. Each answer is explained and linked to the rule it comes from.
Part 107 Operations over people and at night
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The general rule and Subpart D
1. Which person does 107.39(a) name as someone a small unmanned aircraft may be operated over?
- A. A person who has signed a liability release for the flight
- B. A person who is directly participating in the operation of the small unmanned aircraft
- C. A person standing more than 400 feet from the takeoff point
- D. A person who holds a remote pilot certificate but is only watching
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Answer: B. A person who is directly participating in the operation of the small unmanned aircraft
107.39(a) allows flight over a human being who "is directly participating in the operation of the small unmanned aircraft".
Source: eCFR: 14 CFR 107.39, Operation over human beings (as of Nov 3, 2026)
2. Under 107.39(b), what must the covered structure or vehicle sheltering a person be able to do?
- A. Block the aircraft's radio signal from reaching the person
- B. Be fully enclosed and built of metal, whether the vehicle is moving or stationary
- C. Keep the person at least 25 feet below the aircraft
- D. Provide reasonable protection from a falling small unmanned aircraft
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Answer: D. Provide reasonable protection from a falling small unmanned aircraft
107.39(b) covers a person "under a covered structure or inside a stationary vehicle that can provide reasonable protection from a falling small unmanned aircraft".
Source: eCFR: 14 CFR 107.39, Operation over human beings (as of Nov 3, 2026)
Category 1
3. Besides its weight limit, what does 107.110(a)(2) require of a small unmanned aircraft used in Category 1 operations?
- A. It does not contain any exposed rotating parts that would lacerate human skin upon impact with a human being
- B. It is listed on an FAA-accepted declaration of compliance
- C. It has an airworthiness certificate issued under part 21
- D. It displays a Category 1 label in English
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Answer: A. It does not contain any exposed rotating parts that would lacerate human skin upon impact with a human being
107.110(a)(2): the aircraft "Does not contain any exposed rotating parts that would lacerate human skin upon impact with a human being."
Source: eCFR: 14 CFR 107.110, Category 1 operations (as of Nov 3, 2026)
4. What does the Category 1 weight in 107.110(a)(1) include?
- A. The airframe only, without battery or payload
- B. The aircraft and battery, but not a camera or other payload
- C. Everything that is on board or otherwise attached to the aircraft
- D. Only the weight at takeoff, not during the flight
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Answer: C. Everything that is on board or otherwise attached to the aircraft
The limit applies "on takeoff and throughout the duration of each operation under Category 1, including everything that is on board or otherwise attached to the aircraft".
Source: eCFR: 14 CFR 107.110, Category 1 operations (as of Nov 3, 2026)
Category 2
5. Which condition in 107.120(a)(3) must a small unmanned aircraft meet to be eligible for Category 2 operations?
- A. It does not contain any safety defects
- B. It does not carry a camera
- C. It weighs 0.55 pounds or less
- D. It has been flown for at least 100 hours
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Answer: A. It does not contain any safety defects
107.120(a) requires the aircraft to be designed, produced, or modified such that it, under (a)(3), "Does not contain any safety defects."
6. Which set of conditions does 107.115(a) require of the aircraft a remote pilot in command uses for Category 2 operations?
- A. It weighs 0.55 pounds or less and has no exposed rotating parts
- B. It is eligible under 107.120(a), listed on an FAA-accepted declaration of compliance for Category 2, and labeled as eligible under 107.120(b)(1)
- C. It has an airworthiness certificate issued under part 21 and an approved Flight Manual
- D. It is registered under part 48 and broadcasts Remote ID, with no other conditions
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Answer: B. It is eligible under 107.120(a), listed on an FAA-accepted declaration of compliance for Category 2, and labeled as eligible under 107.120(b)(1)
107.115(a) requires an aircraft that "Is eligible for Category 2 operations pursuant to § 107.120(a)", "Is listed on an FAA-accepted declaration of compliance" and "Is labeled as eligible to conduct Category 2 operations".
Source: eCFR: 14 CFR 107.115, Category 2 operations: Operating requirements (as of Nov 3, 2026)
7. How does 107.120(b)(1) say the Category 2 eligibility label must appear on the aircraft?
- A. In any language, on the packaging or in the manual
- B. In English or Spanish, on a removable tag
- C. Shown only in the control station app
- D. In English, legible, prominent, and permanently affixed to the aircraft
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Answer: D. In English, legible, prominent, and permanently affixed to the aircraft
107.120(b)(1): "The label must be in English and be legible, prominent, and permanently affixed to the small unmanned aircraft."
Category 3
8. Under 107.130(b)(3)(ii), which identified safety defects must the product support and notification procedures of a Category 3 declaration-of-compliance applicant cover?
- A. Only defects that affect the aircraft's paint or labels
- B. Only defects reported by more than ten owners
- C. Any identified safety defect that causes the small unmanned aircraft to exceed a low probability of fatality
- D. None, because Category 3 applicants need no product support process
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Answer: C. Any identified safety defect that causes the small unmanned aircraft to exceed a low probability of fatality
107.130(b)(3) requires procedures to notify the public and the FAA of, under (ii), "Any identified safety defect that causes the small unmanned aircraft to exceed a low probability of fatality."
9. Outside a closed- or restricted-access site, over whom does 107.125(c)(2) allow a Category 3 aircraft to maintain sustained flight?
- A. Any person, as long as the aircraft is labeled for Category 3
- B. A person inside a moving vehicle on a public road
- C. A spectator in an open-air crowd at an outdoor event
- D. A person directly participating in the operation of the small unmanned aircraft
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Answer: D. A person directly participating in the operation of the small unmanned aircraft
The aircraft "does not maintain sustained flight over any human being unless that human being is" "Directly participating in the operation of the small unmanned aircraft" or under a covered structure or inside a stationary vehicle that can provide reasonable protection.
Source: eCFR: 14 CFR 107.125, Category 3 operations: Operating requirements (as of Nov 3, 2026)
Category 4
10. What certificate must a small unmanned aircraft have to be eligible for Category 4 under 107.140(b)(1)?
- A. An airworthiness certificate issued under part 21
- B. An FAA-accepted declaration of compliance for Category 4
- C. A certificate of waiver issued under 107.200
- D. Only a Certificate of Aircraft Registration under part 48
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Answer: A. An airworthiness certificate issued under part 21
For Category 4 the aircraft must "Have an airworthiness certificate issued under part 21 of this chapter."
Source: eCFR: 14 CFR 107.140, Category 4 operations (as of Nov 3, 2026)
11. What retention period does 107.140(c)(4)(i) set for records documenting maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations on a Category 4 aircraft?
- A. 2 years after the cessation of production
- B. 1 year from when the work is completed or until the maintenance is repeated or superseded by other work
- C. 24 calendar months from the date of the last flight
- D. 90 days from when the work is completed
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Answer: B. 1 year from when the work is completed or until the maintenance is repeated or superseded by other work
These records "must be retained for 1 year from when the work is completed or until the maintenance is repeated or superseded by other work."
Source: eCFR: 14 CFR 107.140, Category 4 operations (as of Nov 3, 2026)
Open-air assemblies and moving vehicles
12. How does 107.125(b) treat open-air assemblies of human beings for Category 3 operations?
- A. Category 3 aircraft may fly over them if the operation meets 89.110 or 89.115(a)
- B. Category 3 aircraft may fly over them if they do not maintain sustained flight
- C. Category 3 aircraft must not be operated over open-air assemblies of human beings
- D. Category 3 aircraft may fly over them if everyone in the assembly is on notice
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Answer: C. Category 3 aircraft must not be operated over open-air assemblies of human beings
A Category 3 remote pilot in command "Must not operate the small unmanned aircraft over open-air assemblies of human beings".
Source: eCFR: 14 CFR 107.125, Category 3 operations: Operating requirements (as of Nov 3, 2026)
13. Under 107.110(b), what must a Category 1 operation meet to be in sustained flight over open-air assemblies of human beings?
- A. An airworthiness certificate issued under part 21
- B. A visual observer posted at the assembly
- C. The requirements of either 89.110 or 89.115(a)
- D. Category 3 eligibility under 107.130(a)
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Answer: C. The requirements of either 89.110 or 89.115(a)
No sustained flight over open-air assemblies "unless the operation meets the requirements of either § 89.110 or § 89.115(a) of this chapter."
Source: eCFR: 14 CFR 107.110, Category 1 operations (as of Nov 3, 2026)
14. For a Category 1, 2 or 3 operation over people in moving vehicles, which alternatives does 107.145(b) give for the whole operation?
- A. Remain within or over a closed- or restricted-access site with everyone inside moving vehicles on notice, or not maintain sustained flight over moving vehicles
- B. Fly at least 400 feet above the vehicles, or keep 25 feet to the side of them
- C. Fly only over vehicles moving slower than 25 miles per hour, or only in daylight
- D. Hold an airworthiness certificate, or broadcast Remote ID
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Answer: A. Remain within or over a closed- or restricted-access site with everyone inside moving vehicles on notice, or not maintain sustained flight over moving vehicles
The aircraft "Must remain within or over a closed- or restricted-access site" with everyone inside a moving vehicle on notice, or "Must not maintain sustained flight over moving vehicles."
Source: eCFR: 14 CFR 107.145, Operations over moving vehicles (as of Nov 3, 2026)
Labels, variable modes and declarations of compliance
15. Under 107.135, what must a remote pilot in command do when a Category 2 or 3 label on the aircraft is damaged, destroyed, or missing?
- A. Keep operating over people, because the declaration of compliance still lists the aircraft
- B. Ask the FAA for a new declaration of compliance before the next flight
- C. Send the aircraft back to the manufacturer for a new label
- D. Label the aircraft in English so the label is legible, prominent, and will remain on for the operation, before operating over human beings
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Answer: D. Label the aircraft in English so the label is legible, prominent, and will remain on for the operation, before operating over human beings
The remote pilot in command "must label the aircraft in English such that the label is legible, prominent, and will remain on the small unmanned aircraft for the duration of the operation before conducting operations over human beings."
16. Under 107.150, on what condition may one small UAS be eligible for more than one category of operation over human beings?
- A. It weighs 0.55 pounds or less in every configuration
- B. A remote pilot in command cannot inadvertently switch between modes or configurations
- C. The remote pilot files a separate declaration of compliance for each flight
- D. It has a separate airworthiness certificate for each mode
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Answer: B. A remote pilot in command cannot inadvertently switch between modes or configurations
A small UAS may be eligible for one or more categories "as long as a remote pilot in command cannot inadvertently switch between modes or configurations."
Night and civil twilight
17. What does 107.29(a)(2) require of the flash rate of the anti-collision lighting on a small unmanned aircraft operated at night?
- A. That it flashes exactly once every 10 seconds
- B. That it is synchronized with the Remote ID broadcast
- C. That it matches the flash rate of manned-aircraft strobes
- D. That it is sufficient to avoid a collision
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Answer: D. That it is sufficient to avoid a collision
107.29(a)(2) requires "lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles that has a flash rate sufficient to avoid a collision."
Source: eCFR: 14 CFR 107.29, Operation at night (as of Nov 3, 2026)
18. Which area of knowledge do both 107.73(m), for the initial test and recurrent training, and 107.74(h), for part 61 pilots, list?
- A. Operation at night
- B. Use of night vision goggles
- C. Celestial navigation
- D. Instrument flight rules procedures
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Answer: A. Operation at night
107.73 lists "(m) Operation at night" and 107.74 lists "(h) Operation at night".
Source: eCFR: 14 CFR 107.73, Knowledge and training (as of Nov 3, 2026)
19. Under 107.29(a)(1), what must the remote pilot in command have completed to operate a small UAS at night?
- A. A night waiver issued under 107.200
- B. Any Part 107 knowledge test, whenever it was taken
- C. An initial knowledge test or training, as applicable, under 107.65 after April 6, 2021
- D. A part 61 private pilot certificate, with no other training
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Answer: C. An initial knowledge test or training, as applicable, under 107.65 after April 6, 2021
The remote pilot in command must have "completed an initial knowledge test or training, as applicable, under § 107.65 after April 6, 2021".
Source: eCFR: 14 CFR 107.29, Operation at night (as of Nov 3, 2026)
20. What does 107.29 allow the remote pilot in command to do with the anti-collision lighting when, because of operating conditions, it would be in the interest of safety?
- A. Turn it off for the rest of the flight
- B. Reduce its intensity, but not extinguish it
- C. Turn it off only during takeoff and landing
- D. Replace it with a steady, non-flashing light
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Answer: B. Reduce its intensity, but not extinguish it
The remote pilot in command "may reduce the intensity of, but may not extinguish, the anti-collision lighting" in that case.
Source: eCFR: 14 CFR 107.29, Operation at night (as of Nov 3, 2026)