FAA Part 107 Chart-Reading Question Walkthrough

[@xtremeaviator6183]

To be a little more precise when you have a coordinate like 46.9 degrees N, take the .9 and multiple by 60 (.9 x 60 = 54 minutes). The coordinate is 46 degrees 54 minutes N and 98 degress 36 minutes W.

[@multirotormanish7220]

Thank You for explaining this!

[@jkspinalchoice]

Thanks for the explanation!!

[@MrRaja]

Understandable. 90% of 60 or 60 - 10%

[@rudygamboa8222]

Thank you very much!!!

[@stephencarlson6028]

thanks

[@brother_daniel6285]

After searching the internet and watching outdated videos for days, it's very refreshing to find updated material and such great help at little to no cost. Thank you

[@PeltierPhoto]

Until this is just another one of those annoying outdated videos years from now :) Hope it helps!

[@SkysLandingProductions]

Im astonished KZbin recommends such outdated study materials because of views. Its annoying to find updated stuff, and has set me back hours. Looking at my notes in comparison to up to date study materials I find so little knowledge thats applicable. Good starting points most of them, but a lot of these out of date guides are hours of material that barely help.

[@PeltierPhoto]

Unfortunately it’s all up to the creators to remove outdated content that can be detrimental to viewers, and to the viewers for calling them out. Not naming anyone specifically, but they are probably hesitant to do so since they’d be losing a significant ad revenue source if they did.

[@OceanicSkyView]

I was struggling with the charts and no one has explained it like this. That really helps me out. Thanks.

[@frankc.9853]

I appreciate the way that you use the red lines to show the areas and how to progress to them! A lot of Creator on use a mouse pointer which is hard to follow the movements.

[@strangedays871]

You should make more of these. I've watched a bunch of videos on Part 107 test and your video is the most precise and clear explanation of how to get the right answers on the test.

[@PeltierPhoto]

Noted!

[@cw3347]

Finally updated material to study. Well spoken, explained and to the point. Excellent job! Could you please do a whole video on the testing of Part 107?

[@kvleditorial6208]

Thanks for the explanation on 7:35. Very helpful the way you explained how to just ignore the chart and write it out. That one was tripping me up for sure.

[@jroar123]

Are you kidding, this is hard as hell. Not to make a joke about it but this is way over my head. You have got to be a genius to figure all this out.

[@SixOhFive]

lol. Don’t give up so easily. I took a practice test online with zero studying and got a 68.3%, it’s not hard at all. It is elementary.

[@tloproductions]

Best videos on the internet reguarding part 107, this course is the real deal and made me pass my test!!!

[@Traveltech360]

Great video. My brother is taking his test soon this will for sure help him. Your explaination and explaining is so much better then other channels trying to get you to remem,ber the question. Understading how to read the charts is your vidoes benifits for your followers. Great Job

[@PeltierPhoto]

Much appreciated, and good luck to him!

[@clarissacondit4758]

I watched this along with the online quiz and passed today 🎉

[@PeltierPhoto]

Awesome, congrats!

[@bullit2]

This one video has helped me more than some the paid stuff I bought. THANK YOU!

[@Castro_World]

Just took my test this morning, Passed with a 90%. Thanks for the helpful info

[@PeltierPhoto]

Congrats!

[@Levarhagephotography]

Man, where was this video all this time. the breakdown and illustrations where just what I needed. This made reading the charts a breeze! looking for weather on your channel next.

[@PeltierPhoto]

This video was probably buried by KZbin since I don't do extravagant productions or outrage videos :) Thanks for the suggestion, I'll put that on my publication calendar!

[@jaredfisher1618]

Great video, immensely helpful for testing preparation. I have not been in a class room for my own education in over two years, now. I am dyslexic, I excel with comprehension no problem, but if i don't force myself to practice, multiple time a day, basically, (think brain conditioning) sitting down and dedicating time, with no excuses, to make sure I am not missing info or remembering what order my brain will store what I read as, I can totally mix things up. It really comes out if what I'm reading isn't very interesting or too boring/slow. Like I said, I excel at comprehension, but can remember parts that I didn't actually read so to say. I can forget what I read, but think I did store it, until I realize what I thought I read wasn't the same... totally confusing, right. It was a perfect 'ice-breaker' so to say, Thank you.

[@GY6SCOOTERCHAT]

Your explanations and working through the question are the best I have found so far. Thanks for taking the time.

[@PeltierPhoto]

Awesome, thank you and you’re welcome!

[@backwoodstrails]

Good stuff, had my private pilot (ASEL) 40 years ago, along with advanced ground instructor and aircraft dispatcher. Your teaching style is excellent! I actually came here for the Fuji Camera stuff but this was a nice trip down memory lane, although much has changed with regard to labeling airspace. Now back to trying to sort out this camera....I sure miss film cameras!

[@PeltierPhoto]

Thanks for the feedback! Yes, so much more to know with modern cameras…

[@catherinem2112]

Thanks for making this video, it offered a lot of helpful information to help me pass the 107 yesterday with an 88%!!

[@PeltierPhoto]

Nice work, congrats!

[@JenniferAnderson-s9q]

This was by far the best instructional video regarding reading sectional maps. I loved your explanations. Thank you.

[@PeltierPhoto]

Awesome, you’re welcome!

[@antoniomosby2890]

WOWZERS thanks for breaking down 5:32. 🤦🏾. I was having a really hard time understanding how to find this answer and you made it really clear. I need to subscribe to your channel. Thank you again!!!

[@PeltierPhoto]

You’re welcome, glad it helped!

[@mudflapsmoviereviews]

This was super helpful! Those map questions kept stumping me

[@PeltierPhoto]

They are the most difficult...

[@mudflapsmoviereviews]

@PeltierPhoto this video really was what I needed!

[@dockintregue]

This was so helpful. I have just started studying and have seen many video’s already and those that have gone over the exact same question, but the fact that you draw it out so we can visualize it makes it so much more helpful as this is how I learn best. Thank you for this video!

[@PeltierPhoto]

That’s the difference in actually being a flight instructor, compared to most other videos :)

[@celestepapa5651]

I finally get more clearer in understanding this topic-Sectional chart reading. Thank you so much.

[@PeltierPhoto]

You’re welcome!

[@musiicxlover93]

I know jack about reading these charts. As a visual learner, this is the video I needed! Thanks

[@AndyNC]

WOW. Great. I watched a few videos prior the test, but most of them (if not all) are too complicated and none of them explained why the wrong answers are wrong. I'll check for more videos and hopefully I will pass the next time. Good advice for when you go to the test the first time - bring good reading or magnifying glasses. I had exactly those questions and I answered them wrong and now I know why. I learned a lot in those 18 minutes.

[@PeltierPhoto]

Glad it helped, you'll get a higher score next time!

[@AndyNC]

@@PeltierPhoto I bet. I'll let you know in two weeks.

[@AndyNC]

@@PeltierPhoto I passed today. I bought your course with the questions and ran through a lot of tests over and over again. I felt quite comfortable (all tests were 95%+) but only 2 questions were in the actual test. A lot of weather related questions. I passed... that's the important part for now.

[@PeltierPhoto]

@AndyNC sounds like you had a solid understanding of the material - congrats!

[@cyrarichardson8889]

Appreciate the detailed explanation for each question. Especially the subtle comments like, each degree of longitude = 1 nm.

[@PeltierPhoto]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@JEK]

I'm pretty much getting all these questions correct now. Thank you for the thorough explanations.

[@PeltierPhoto]

Awesome, you’re welcome!

[@JEK]

@@PeltierPhoto Passed today at 80%. Not that proud of my score but you really helped. Thanks.

[@PeltierPhoto]

A pass is a pass and you never have to do it again :) Congrats!

[@mikesubocz]

Just exactly what I needed to learn, chart reading. This is very helpful. Thanks for sharing!

[@PeltierPhoto]

You’re welcome Mike, glad it helped. Happy new year.

[@LawnBunny777]

Thank you! I've also found it helpful to download the sectional charts menu and some samples of sectional chart airports. Great job, this is my greatest challenge for the test and your video really helps!

[@PeltierPhoto]

Great suggestion! Glad it’s helping.

[@byew-byew]

This was extremely helpful and cleared up a lot of questions I've had while studying. Thanks John!

[@PeltierPhoto]

Glad it helped!

[@RebelToons]

Thank you! I am struggling with these charts more than anything else I need to study. This video finally gave me direction!

[@PeltierPhoto]

Glad it helped!

[@RebelToons]

@@PeltierPhoto It did! I passed my exam last week, and my test was made up of roughly 60% charts. So glad I found this video!

[@PeltierPhoto]

@@RebelToons 60%?! That’s insane. It’s so random what people get. Congrats!

[@CrucesNomad1]

This is the only part of the test that will challenge me. It did help, your are a good dude.

[@mikereese9747]

Thank you so very much. I was having such a rough time with sectional charts questions during the practice test. Clean and simple! Thank you again!

[@PeltierPhoto]

Glad it helped!

[@johannsteve]

This is very good commentary, clear and concise. Thank you!

[@PeltierPhoto]

You're very welcome!

[@mikex691]

You did an EXCELLENT JOB on this !!!!!

[@TheTriumph1966]

Best a/c approach explanation that I have seen!

[@kelvinc.sledge1600]

Great Explanations. Like the previous comment, alot of material is outdated and this seems more current, along with the practice tests on your site. Plus the explanation of how to determine the aircraft location relative to the runway was SUPERB!!. Thanks again for that.

[@PeltierPhoto]

You're welcome, thanks!

[@Crowbald]

This is one of the only parts I was confused on, then KZbin recommended me the video. Crazy, but love the video and keep it up. Thank you!

[@PeltierPhoto]

Serendipitous :)

[@marcinszczepanski3501]

You do a really good job, John, explaining the answers.

[@PeltierPhoto]

Thank you for the feedback, I hope it helps!

[@thebottomline6700]

I'm sure this video must be super helpful as so many commenters have said it is the most understandable on this subject they have seen. Some parts I could keep up with but many of the parts I was not able to and it was due to not being able to spot on the map the initial point being talked about or some of the ones to follow. Nothing appeared visually to help spot what was being spoken of until much later in the equation and I never could find how to find orientation within the problem solving flow. Clearly, some people here followed along just fine. But I was lost and am left not knowing if I can ever get this in order to pass the test.

[@AirJoe]

I dont fly drones but this helped me learn maps better

[@Omar-jy1gr]

Thank you much! Best explanation I have seen so far!

[@PeltierPhoto]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gjhazard]

I finally got it! What a great lesson! Thanks tons!!!

[@itsmikebotkin]

This was verh helpful, thanks! Charts portions have been a pain for me

[@PeltierPhoto]

Glad it helped!

[@arkansasoutpost]

This video made me realize that one of my problems with tests like this is that I tend to jump to an answer *before* I've clearly read and understood the question. So apart from learning the material, I need to break that habit. Maybe read each question twice before I answer it or something.

[@PeltierPhoto]

Yeah my “Test-Taking Tips” video goes into that. RTFQ, as the saying goes!

[@Graymanvanlife]

Thank you for that very clear and concise breakdown.

[@PeltierPhoto]

You’re welcome!

[@jkspinalchoice]

John I really appreciate this practice test thank you for preparing take the exam next week. You explaining it really helped out a lot!

[@PeltierPhoto]

You’re welcome, good luck!

[@meissner14]

Great job at explaining chart reading, it was a great help. Thank you.

[@PeltierPhoto]

Glad you got something out of it, thanks for the feedback and good luck on your test!

[@seancollins5769]

Thank you for thoroughly going through these questions!

[@PeltierPhoto]

I hope it helps!

[@BlueDroneBlues]

Let’s hope on the last question you don’t have that tower that is either zero feet or 2’ high allowing you to go 400’ or 402’ above it. No drone would even be required. Thank you for the tips John.

[@h2o40fpv]

O wow great stuff John thank U . I want to pass that test and I have long way to go .

[@DeathbyBuddha]

There’s a legend??? 😂 no wonder I was struggling 😅😊 Good stuff sir

[@LiveLife-MJ]

Great video. It would help more though if you pointed to the stuff you were talking about with some type of curser.

[@kevfrets]

Excellent explanations and instructions! Thank you!!👍👍

[@BrookeCornwell]

Wow this was so well explained and great for cramming! Thank you for this video it was GREAT! good info!

[@PeltierPhoto]

You’re welcome, good luck on your test!

[@bryanpascual3543]

definitely familiarizing with chart reading helps!

[@Cosme422]

This video is great, it left me wanting more! thanks!

[@Wayofthedream]

Great job John, I am using a video course, not bad, but without your question walkthru's I might be in trouble on test!

[@ryangivins]

man ima give it my best

[@nabutani]

Dude! You’re the best! Seriously helped me understand better than you know!! 🎉❤

[@PeltierPhoto]

Glad to hear it!

[@Asimplelife1]

Very helpful and well put together!

[@ac4uv]

Outstanding instruction John ! Thank you

[@PeltierPhoto]

Thank you and you’re welcome!

[@wanderlustoceans8205]

I am just legit using king drone school 107 faa and bottling up these answers without looking at the charts IF I have some doubt I will use the charts but thats how I been doing it, the ones that I keep forgetting I just write down the answers and bottle it up I know is not the most effective way but is the way I always had passed tests

[@PeltierPhoto]

What are you doing to do when you get questions on the real test that you’ve never seen before? The FAA only makes a small percentage of their test questions publicly available.

[@wanderlustoceans8205]

@@PeltierPhoto I had 4 friends of mine that passed them and I show them hey is this the question that they came up in the exam any one of this is familiar?? They all say yes this question came and this question came so im legit bottling up everything, king drone exam you can get weather/airspace 60 questions in total and more so what I been doing is re doing the test again and again because everytime I reset for a new one new questions comes at this point I repeated it so much that the "new" questions became old and repetitive i been scoring 80% on it this is how I had study my exams all my life and it works, also I had studied and passed and harder test than this on medical career so if I passed that exam then I can do this easier

[@BillMetter]

Very informative, you do a great job explaining the answers.

[@PeltierPhoto]

I appreciate the feedback!

[@skiphorni]

Last example. 802' AGL. The tower resides in class D air space. Does this not affect my access? Don't I need ATC authorization to fly here? TIA.

[@PeltierPhoto]

Overanalyzing/overthinking these questions is one of the fastest ways to get in trouble on the test. There's no mention of airspace classes or authorization - it's just a basic math question :) But yes, you're correct, you will also need authorization to fly up to that altitude in the Class D.

[@scotts.6295]

This question is conceptual flawed.

[@PeltierPhoto]

@scotts.6295 see my previous response. It’s nothing more than an exercise in finding information on a chart and doing simple math.

[@lsp0107]

Thank you, you are an exceptional instructor!

[@PeltierPhoto]

And thank you, and you’re welcome!

[@danhickman7103]

Super helpful tutorial! Thank you!

[@lt_thebrand]

Great video but Wow all I want to do is take pics of homes and inside homes what do these questions have to do with that lol. This is discouraging these questions high level for the services we provide.

[@patstik3733]

Very informative and well explained.

[@DocMatthews0311]

Thank you so much for walking us through.

[@TheseMaineTowns]

1. You are amazing. 2. More FAA 107 videos please. 3. Could you put your FAA 107 vids into their own watch list, please.

[@PeltierPhoto]

Done!

[@TheseMaineTowns]

@@PeltierPhoto Awesome! You are a gift to KZbin. Thank-you. If you are ever in Bangor, Maine I will buy you a Tim Horton's coffee.

[@diverdean59]

I'm having a hard time understanding the tick marks and degree markings to move along the map.

[@carlosuhlmann2491]

Regarding the question on Minot International Airport (MOT), why A) UNICOM 122.95 be the answer? ASOS is weather related.

[@PeltierPhoto]

The question asks which frequency you could monitor for air traffic awareness and control tower communications. That's the CT (Control Tower) frequency. Unicom is what pilots use when they need to request a rental car or where to park their aircraft. If an airport has no other frequencies listed, then they use Unicom for air traffic. But when there's a CT or CTAF frequency, that's the one for air traffic.

[@carlosuhlmann2491]

@@PeltierPhoto Thank you for the detailed explanation!

[@mshieldsjr]

I have a question on the part 107 chart reading video please. For that tricky RWY 13 question. I can draw it all out as you did but how do you know the airplane is approaching from the NW heading SE. I seem to assume they are heading NW approaching from the SE... thanks!

[@PeltierPhoto]

That’s all based on the radio call…their position and direction of turns clues you in on where they are and where they’re headed. And if they’re landing on runway 13, they’ll be heading 130 when they land.

[@JosephErik83]

At 13:22, can someone explain to me why the answer isn’t -30? It’s class D airspace and I thought you had to look at the small box and not the fraction

[@PeltierPhoto]

I answer that at precisely the time stamp you quote...the question is asking about Class B (which is the fraction) and not Class D (which is the number in the box).

[@JosephErik83]

Thanks for the reply, sorry brother I guess I’m too slow, so I just want to confirm something. I understand that they are looking for the floor of the class B airspace. So it’s OK that the information (in the form of a fraction) is physically within the class D airspace, but it’s actually referring to the class B airspace?

[@PeltierPhoto]

@@JosephErik83 yeah it doesn't matter where on the chart those numbers are - they're going to place them wherever there's room - what's important to understand is that the blue numbers in the bracketed square represent the Class D airspace, the blue fractional numbers represent Class B airspace, and magenta fractional numbers represent Class C airspace. So long as you know that and can correlate those numbers to the proper airspace class sector, you're good to go. You'll often see Class D numbers within Class C & B airspace when Class D is below.

[@JosephErik83]

@@PeltierPhoto thanks again brother for clarifying that for me. I really appreciate it - I plan on taking the exam soon so I can apply it to my job.

[@airbnbphotography]

thanks for the great video :~) the last one based on the provided answers you could almost guess. Since I don't know any towers that are only 2 feet tall. So it had to be 800 :)

[@kendallengman2249]

I have a question about the Midfield left downwind placement of the aircraft. If they are downwind to RWY 13. I thought that meant they are landing on 13 not 31? And therefore on the midfield downwind for RWY 13 the aircraft would be south side?

[@PeltierPhoto]

That's all correct except for the part about being on the south side :) "Left downwind" means they're making left-hand turns to get to runway 13. Runway 13 is the west end of the runway, so they're landing facing 130. To get to that point (flying in reverse), they'd be on the north side when on left downwind. Nice profile photo of Robin Olds :)

[@kendallengman2249]

@@PeltierPhoto ahhh I see. Thanks man!

[@joseph.cotter]

@6:38 I don't understand, at this point you mention that each tick mark is one minute, go back 10 tick marks or 10 minutes from 47 degrees and you are at 47 degrees, 40 minutes. How does that make sense? 47 degrees plus 10 minutes would be 47 degrees 10 minutes, not 47 degrees 40 minutes. What am I missing?

[@PeltierPhoto]

Watch it again from 5:50. I start at 48 degrees, go south 30 minutes, to 47 degrees 30 minutes, then back north 10 minutes, taking you to 47 degrees 40 minutes.

[@joseph.cotter]

@@PeltierPhoto Thank you for taking the time to respond. I misheard and thought you were starting from 47 degrees, 0 minutes. This also explains why I was thinking that it didn't look like there were 100 minutes between the two lines.

[@douglasw7806]

This was great. Thanks for sharing.

[@PeltierPhoto]

You’re welcome!

[@jacobgreiner3945]

How does the 47 degrees 40 minutes N work? At the 47 degree mark you would only be going North 10 minutes to reach that airport? Do you subtract 30 minutes? I thought the 47 degree mark and 48 degree mark were just 30 minutes apart.

[@PeltierPhoto]

There are 60 minutes in one degree (just like hours). 48 degrees is the same as 47 degrees 60 minutes, so you go south 20 minutes from 48 degrees to get to 47 degrees 40 minutes.

[@gregklugiewicz5037]

Cannot find anything you refer to on Minot Airport at 4:27. Difficult to understand.

[@PeltierPhoto]

It's at the top of the video, the big block of blue text that says Minot Intl (MOT). CT - 118.2 * (C) is what we're talking about.

[@otistate1848]

Thank you this was a big help.

[@bones2oo21]

Are those towers not inside class D airspace on the last question ?

[@PeltierPhoto]

They are, but the question isn't asking anything about airspace or airspace authorization. It's easy to read too much into these questions and go down all sorts of rabbit holes that can lead to a bunch of confusion. Just keep it simple. What is the question asking, what are the answer choices, and pick the "most correct" answer.

[@TheTriumph1966]

@@PeltierPhoto Great explanation as I had the same question.

[@samyakulis]

@@PeltierPhoto - Just to be clear though, to operate in this Class D airspace, you would need ATC authorization as well as staying below 802 AGL above the tower. I understand that the question didn't mention authorization, but in a real life scenario, it is required. Is that correct?

[@PeltierPhoto]

@@samyakulis that is correct - it’s also in Class D and requires authorization.

[@etiennescarbinski7890]

Cleared a ton up thank you

[@PeltierPhoto]

You’re welcome!

[@tutoringwithkrista]

Great video! Thanks!

[@PeltierPhoto]

You’re welcome!

[@coina-dig-tion6322]

those were good. will look at the others. hope there are some non-chart questions. those make my brain muscle hurt.

[@PeltierPhoto]

There’s quite a few on the test, just take them slow! You’ve got plenty of time.

[@deshyvin]

For the last question this seems like a trick question. As the regulation is the answer. The wording of the question is " ...what altitude over the towers..." is 400' ..... not " when operating over the towers, what is the max altitude you are authorized to operate at?" Which would be 802' Im authorized to operate at 400' above the standing structure. Would be the answer. I am not knocking the answer, more asking that if this kind of wording is present are they looking for the total altitude as opposed to the feet-above-object?

[@PeltierPhoto]

The FAA tests are full of trick questions, and this question is taken directly from the FAA test, not made up by me. The question asks "what is the maximum altitude above ground level...". 400' is not "above ground level," that's a height above an object. Yes, the wording about being over the top of the towers could be better, but the question is asking for an AGL altitude, not a height above an object (they're different things).

[@deshyvin]

@@PeltierPhoto alright thank you very much .. I will keep that in mind and try to keep a look out for those kind of wordings. I appreciate you putting this content out so I can study.

[@silekiernanphotography]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@PeltierPhoto]

You’re welcome!

[@BrokerLower]

Excellent visuals thank you

[@PeltierPhoto]

Strong graphics aren’t my strong suit but I’ll take the compliment!

[@DTChunky]

Thank you so much!!! I hope I pass....

[@PeltierPhoto]

You got this!

[@cmdrefstathiusplacidus9003]

You mentioned that you won't be in touch with the tower, only monitoring, but then for class e airspace down to the surface how do you get clearance from the tower to operate without communicating with them?

[@PeltierPhoto]

It’s the same as operating in airspace for a towered airport. You need to go through the LAANC system.

[@headset9]

I understand that 802 ft AGL is best answer to last question but, in reality, wouldn't I need ATC authorization to operate inside the Class D shown?

[@PeltierPhoto]

The question is asking nothing about airspace or authorization. Just a tower. Don't overanalyze the questions, you'll get in trouble :)

[@JB-zd3zw]

Very helpful 👏🏾🤙🏾

[@MJMCHRONICLES]

Great explanation

[@essentiallearning8458]

outstanding content

[@PeltierPhoto]

Thank you!

[@tom-riseupmedia]

Great Video!!

[@Lah1611]

great teaching

[@PeltierPhoto]

Thank you so much!

[@splinter8899]

test booklet? is this to study? or do they actually provide you the sectional chart booklet during the exam?

[@PeltierPhoto]

All of the test figures, as well as a chart legend, are in a book they give you at the test site

[@cidfranklin2520]

What link can I find questions or answers to the

[@PeltierPhoto]

You'll find the link to the practice test in the video description.

[@y_i_fly5418]

I’ve even seen questions where the question will literally give you the answers. Just have to read them carefully.