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FAA Part 107 renewal: the free online recurrent training

There’s no renewal test and nothing to pay. FAA Part 107 renewal means finishing a free online recurrent training course within every 24 calendar months, on FAASafety.gov, the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) site of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). If you let it lapse, you can’t act as remote pilot in command of a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) until you’ve done it. Any remote pilot can take ALC-677, and remote pilots who also hold a Part 61 pilot certificate with a flight review in the previous 24 months can take ALC-515 instead.

  • 24Calendar months your training lasts
  • No costThe FAA’s ALC-677 and ALC-515 courses
  • April 6, 2021Online training replaced the recurrent test
Start the free ALC-677 course

Updated November 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

How does FAA Part 107 renewal work?

  1. Create an account, or log in, on FAASafety.gov.
  2. Find the course for you: ALC-677, Part 107 Small UAS Recurrent, for any Part 107 remote pilot; or ALC-515 if you also hold a Part 61 certificate and a flight review within the previous 24 months.
  3. Work through the course online. The FAA lists no cost for either one.
  4. Once you complete it, your 24 calendar months start again.
FAASafety.gov: ALC-677 course overview ↗FAASafety.gov: ALC-515 course overview ↗

How long is a Part 107 license good for?

What runs out is your knowledge recency, not the card. Under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 107.65 you may act as remote pilot in command only if, within the previous 24 calendar months, you passed the initial Unmanned Aircraft General-Small (UAG) test, completed recurrent training, or, as a Part 61 pilot meeting the flight review rule, completed the FAA’s Part 107 training.

Calendar months run to the end of the month. Advisory Circular (AC) 107‑2A gives this example: pass the test on September 13, 2020, and recurrent training is due by September 30, 2022. Finish it early, say on July 15, 2022, and the one after is due by July 31, 2024 (our count, using the same rule). If you miss the date, you can’t fly as remote pilot in command until you complete the training, and the new 24 months count from then.

FAA: AC 107-2A, paragraph 6.7.2 (PDF) ↗

What happened to the Part 107 recurrent test?

It was replaced. The FAA’s operations over people rule swapped the in-person recurrent knowledge test for online recurrent training, offered free from April 6, 2021, and added operation at night to its topics. If you passed a recurrent test before April 6, 2021, it counted toward the 24 calendar months under 107.65(d).

Recurrent training also counts for night flying. The online course includes a night operations topic, so finishing it after April 6, 2021 meets the training half of the night rule.

FAA: Operations Over People overview ↗Part 107 rules for night flying →

Other things to renew

Your drone registrations expire after three years, and you renew them on FAADroneZone.

FAA: How to Register Your Drone ↗Your certificate, address and replacements →
Sources: FAA · FAASafety.gov · GovInfo and 4 more. Checked November 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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