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Could you pass today? The 10 questions test takers miss most.

Ranked by first-try miss rate across everyone who drills on part107drill, weighted by how many people have tried each one. Updated 2026-10-17.

These are the 10 questions people miss most on their first attempt, ranked from real results rather than hand picked as tricky. They cluster in the parts of the exam that trip up new remote pilots most: airspace, chart reading, and the precise numbers in the regulations. Clear these and the rest of the test gets easier.

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Rank
Question
Missed by
#1
A VASI (Visual Approach Slope Indicator) beside a runway shows red over white. What does this tell a pilot about the aircraft's position relative to the glide path?
OPS-093Operations
9 of 9
100% miss
#2
During a commercial roof inspection, a small UA stops responding to control inputs, flies off uncommanded, and crashes into a tree. The aircraft is destroyed. No one is hurt and no other property is damaged. What must the remote PIC do?
REG-054Regulations
23 of 29
79% miss
#3
A Part 107 remote pilot certificate is valid for:
REG-007Regulations
38 of 58
66% miss
#4
A local TV station has hired a remote pilot who has had multiple near misses and two sUAS accidents in the past year. As the newly hired remote pilot, what should you do?
OPS-014Operations
11 of 14
79% miss
#5
A remote pilot is preparing a construction documentation flight. The current observation reports 3 SM visibility and a broken ceiling at 1,200 feet AGL. The client says the shot only needs 200 feet AGL and 10 minutes. Part 107 minimums are 3 SM visibility and 500 feet below clouds. What is the correct decision?
WX-036Weather
16 of 22
73% miss
#6
A remote pilot plans a 30-minute roof inspection at 10 AM. The TAF shows a cold front passing the area at 12 PM with wind shift from 180 degrees at 8 knots to 320 degrees at 18 knots gusting 28, and a period of rain showers. The drone is rated to 22 knots. What is the correct planning decision?
WX-037Weather
11 of 15
73% miss
#7
A solid magenta line bounding an area on a sectional chart typically indicates the boundary of:
AIR-044Airspace
22 of 34
65% miss
#8
A remote pilot acquires a drone that is currently registered in another country and wants to register it with the FAA. What must happen first?
REG-047Regulations
19 of 29
66% miss
#9
According to Bernoulli's Principle, what happens to air pressure as velocity of airflow over a wing increases?
LD-016Loading
6 of 8
75% miss
#10
Under Part 107, what must a remote pilot have to conduct Category 2 or Category 3 operations over people?
REG-025Regulations
26 of 48
54% miss

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How these are chosen

Every question is ranked by its first-try miss rate, weighted so a question only a few people have tried cannot outrank one that many people have missed. A question needs at least 3 attempts before it can appear, so a single unlucky guess never lands one here. The full method is on the methodology page.

Common questions

What is the hardest part of the Part 107 test?

For test takers with no aviation background, the hardest sections are sectional chart reading, airspace classification, and decoding METARs and TAFs. Those topics lean on aviation literacy that takes the longest to build, which is why they keep surfacing on the list above.

How many questions can I miss and still pass?

The Part 107 knowledge test has 60 multiple choice questions and a 70 percent passing score, so you need 42 correct and can miss up to 18. The questions above are the ones most likely to end up in that missed group, so clearing them is high leverage.

Why are these specific questions missed so often?

Most hinge on a precise number or a regulatory edge case where a close guess still fails: an exact altitude, a specific time window, or a rule that has a narrow exception. The order is set by real first-try results, not by which questions feel tricky.

How often does this list change?

It refreshes from real first-try answers as more people drill, so the ranking shifts as new results come in. The date under the title shows the latest snapshot.

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