Remote Pilot - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Study Guide FAA-G-8082-22: (Drone Pilot Written Test Prep)

FAA Remote Pilot - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Study Guide FAA-G-8082-22.Released in 2016, for use in 2026. Color Print.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published the Remote Pilot – Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Study Guide to communicate the knowledge areas you need to study to prepare to take the Remote Pilot Certificate with an sUAS rating airman knowledge test.The information in this study guide was arranged according to the knowledge areas that are covered on the airman knowledge test for a Remote Pilot Certificate with a Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Rating as required by Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 107, section 107.73(a). The knowledge areas are as follows:1. Applicable regulations relating to small unmanned aircraft system rating privileges, limitations, and flight operation;2. Airspace classification, operating requirements, and flight restrictions affecting small unmanned aircraft operation;3. Aviation weather sources and effects of weather on small unmanned aircraft performance;4. Small unmanned aircraft loading;5. Emergency procedures;6. Crew resource management;7. Radio communication procedures;8. Determining the performance of small unmanned aircraft;9. Physiological effects of drugs and alcohol;10. Aeronautical decision-making and judgment;11. Airport operations; and12. Maintenance and preflight inspection procedures. Read more