Drone Pilot Ground School is an online test prep course for commercial drone pilots looking to pass the FAA Aeronautical Knowledge Test for a Remote Pilot Certificate.
Access a curriculum built in partnership with a Gold Seal Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) and former Chief Pilot of a Part 141 Flight School to align directly with the FAA's remote pilot certification requirements.
Get ready to take your Part 107 Aeronautical Knowledge Test at your local FAA testing center with our lecture quizzes and 5 full-length practice tests. Get personal support via phone and email.
While flight proficiency isn't required by the FAA, we hold our students to a higher standard. Receive a Drone Pilot Ground School diploma when you pass our flight proficiency challenge.
We’ll cover your testing fee (normally $150) if you don’t pass the FAA test after taking our course. With our 99%+ success rate, this rarely happens, but we have your back in case it does.
To keep your license, you'll need to pass a recurrent FAA knowledge test every 24 months. Our students get lifetime access to our online training course, which we update regularly with the industry.
Master the FAA's test concepts with our database of 300+ multiple choice questions. After completing a practice test, you'll be emailed a performance report and a breakdown of your incorrect responses.
Get a free preview inside our course to see how each lecture is broken down, how we teach, and whether or not you think we’re a good fit for you and your company.
More questions can be found on our FAQ page over here.
Most of our students have full-time jobs and take 2-3 weeks to get through each of our lessons and full-length practice tests. It ends up being about 10-20 hours of total butt-in-seat study time. Since you get lifetime access to the course materials, you can work through them at your own pace.
We’re known in the industry for our 1:1 student support, the depth of our training materials, and how we keep our students informed of the latest drone industry happenings and opportunities for commercial sUAS operations. You can always call us at (888) 382-8053 or send us an email at support@dronepilotgroundschool.com.
We only offer online training. This is to your advantage — you can view the lectures at your own pace as many times as you need. Call or email us if you have questions. You’ll also have lifetime access to the course, which becomes important if you’d like to maintain your certification under the FAA’s Part 107 regulations every 24 months.
Yes, if you’re simply interested in ‘passing the test,’ there are free videos and study guides out there. But you won’t find the same level of instruction, real-world focus on flight operations, 1:1 support, dynamically updated training materials, or passing guarantee. We put together this course to help our students both save time and also to understand not just how to ‘pass the test’ but how to think like a pilot and to enter the sUAS industry safely and professionally.
Yes, we’ll cover your testing fee (normally $150) if you don’t pass the FAA Aeronautical Knowledge Test after taking our course. With our 99%+ success rate, this rarely happens, but we have your back in case it does.