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FAA Part 107 (Commercial drone)
Author: Stefan Waldvogel
Overview
FAA Part 107 is a commercial drone license for the US. If you want to earn money with drones, you need this certification.
How to prepare
YouTube there some excellent resources:
youtu.be/6_ucCKFJUCU is a bit older but covers at least 70% of the exam. In aviation, things change little.
youtu.be/-IEjiWiFf5E a bit newer.
free-faa-exam.kingschools.com/drone-pilot -> some practice questions.
Schools offer courses and classes, but in my opinion, it is a waste of money. You get a question and three possible answers. One is completely out of scope, and you can pick between two. You need 70% to pass the exam, and I think most people pass with >90%.
How long do you need to get exam ready?
This exam is a government exam, and therefore it is a simple exam, especially compared to IT certifications. I never had a drone, but it took me 3 days to get the exam.
Advantages
This license opens you to a different world into physical pen-testing. You need this license to perform such tasks, and the exam is affordable.
Disadvantages
This certification does not have a real disadvantage if you are interested in new things. You have to renew the cert every two years, but the renew exam is very easy.
Price
$109
Alternatives
FAA is an official license. There isn't an alternative.
What next?
One option is a professional drone certification like DSOC. More and more drones will enter the field in the next years, and drone security can be a new concern for large companies.
Conclusion
If you get something like this license, you stand out because not many have such a license. If you use it or not, it does not matter much, but it shows your flexibility to discover new things.
FAA Part 107 is a commercial drone license for the US. If you want to earn money with drones, you need this certification.
How to prepare
YouTube there some excellent resources:
youtu.be/6_ucCKFJUCU is a bit older but covers at least 70% of the exam. In aviation, things change little.
youtu.be/-IEjiWiFf5E a bit newer.
free-faa-exam.kingschools.com/drone-pilot -> some practice questions.
Schools offer courses and classes, but in my opinion, it is a waste of money. You get a question and three possible answers. One is completely out of scope, and you can pick between two. You need 70% to pass the exam, and I think most people pass with >90%.
How long do you need to get exam ready?
This exam is a government exam, and therefore it is a simple exam, especially compared to IT certifications. I never had a drone, but it took me 3 days to get the exam.
Advantages
This license opens you to a different world into physical pen-testing. You need this license to perform such tasks, and the exam is affordable.
Disadvantages
This certification does not have a real disadvantage if you are interested in new things. You have to renew the cert every two years, but the renew exam is very easy.
Price
$109
Alternatives
FAA is an official license. There isn't an alternative.
What next?
One option is a professional drone certification like DSOC. More and more drones will enter the field in the next years, and drone security can be a new concern for large companies.
Conclusion
If you get something like this license, you stand out because not many have such a license. If you use it or not, it does not matter much, but it shows your flexibility to discover new things.
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