
Twin Cities Drone School
(763) 412-1697
https://twincitiesdroneschool.com
FAA Test Prep Curriculum
Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
OVERVIEW
This two-day class is laser-focused on getting you ready to pass the FAA written test to become a certified commercial drone pilot.
DAY ONE
9:00 - 11:30 Drone Regulations
You will learn:
- FAA Publications
- What does the FAA do
- Federal Aviation Regulation Parts 107, 48, and 89
- Flight crew members
- Operating rules
- Waivers
- Airman certification
- Registration requirements
- MnDOT Office of Aeronautics requirements
- Local drone regulations
- Test taking procedures
- Advisory Circular 107-2
- FAA Drone Zone
- Remote ID
- Flight over people
- Night operations
11:30 - 12:00 Airspace and Map Reading Part 1
You will learn:
- VFR sectional charts
- Basic cartography
- Finding latitude and longitude coordinates
- Isogonic lines
- Terrain elevation
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 - 2:30 Airspace and Map Reading Part 2
You will learn:
- Airspace classification
- Class A airspace
- Class B airspace
- Class C airspace
- Class D airspace
- Class E airspace
- Victor airways
- Thinking in three dimensions
- Notices to Airmen
- Temporary Flight Restrictions
- LAANC and airspace authorization
2:30 - 3:00 Drone Apps Exercises
You will learn:
- B4U Fly app
- DJI Go app
- Aloft app
3:00 - 3:30 Basic Flight Maneuvers
You will learn:
- Preflight checklist
- Single axis control
DAY TWO
9:00 - 10:00 Weather Theory
You will learn:
- Atmospheric pressure
- Pressure altitude
- Density altitude
- Aircraft performance charts
- Atmospheric stability
- Dewpoint and humidity
- Ceiling and visibility
- Icing
- Fronts
- Thunderstorms and microbursts
- Wind
10:00 - 11:00 Sources of Weather Information
You will learn:
- Sources of weather information
- METARs
- TAFs
- Hazardous weather advisories
- Weather depiction charts
11:00 - 11:30 Mission Planning Exercise
Scenario based drone training
11:30 - 12:15 Aircraft Loading and Performance
You will learn:
- Axis of an aircraft
- Basic aerodynamics
- What is a stall?
- Determinants of stall speed
- Forces on a turning aircraft
- Center of gravity and stability
12:15 - 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 - 2:00 Normal Operations
You will learn:
- Airport traffic patterns
- Radio communication
- Chart supplements
- Uncontrolled airports
- Lithium batteries
- Radio systems
2:00 - 2:30 Aeronautical Decision Making and Crew Resource Management
You will learn:
- Emergency operations
- Aeronautical decision making
- Managing hazardous attitudes
- Crew resource management
- Risk management
- Flight readiness
- Visual scanning
- Night operations
- Drugs and aeromedical factors
- Maintenance and inspection procedures
2:30 - 3:30 Advanced Flight Maneuvers
You will learn:
- Emergency Procedures
- Multiple axis control