Part 107 Recurrent Training: When It’s Required and What to Know

What to carry into your next study session

• Your Remote Pilot Certificate is permanent unless the FAA Administrator revokes it. That does not mean you can exercise Part 107 privileges indefinitely without updating aeronautical-knowledge recency: 14 CFR § 107.65 requires an applicable knowledge test or training within the previous 24 calendar months. The FAA says certificate holders must complete the appropriate online recurrent training every 24 calendar months.
• For most Part 107 certificate holders, the FAA lists the free Part 107 Small UAS Recurrent course (ALC-677). If you also hold a Part 61 pilot certificate and have a current flight review, the FAA lists the separate Part 107 Small UAS Recurrent course for Part 61 pilots (ALC-515). Confirm your eligibility and select the current course on FAASTeam; do not substitute an unrelated commercial prep course.
• After completing the appropriate online ALC course, the FAA says your knowledge recency is renewed for 24 calendar months. Keep a copy of the course completion certificate available: the FAA says you must be able to show it as proof of currency. The Remote Pilot Certificate itself is a separate document and must also be accessible during UAS operations.
• Recurrent training is not the initial Unmanned Aircraft General–Small (UAG) knowledge test and does not issue a new Remote Pilot Certificate. For recurrent currency, the FAA directs pilots to its online ALC training—not to book or pay for a PSI test-center retest. The recurrent curriculum includes operation-at-night knowledge, but completing training alone does not authorize a particular night operation; applicable operating requirements still apply.