What changes on the Part 107 test on October 26?

What did the FAA actually say?

The September 2026 Airman Testing Community Advisory, page 6, says:

Beginning October 26, 2026*, the Instrument Rating Airplane (IRA) and Unmanned Aircraft General-Small (UAG) tests will include image-based questions not found in the test supplements (see examples below). This update enhances the tests by incorporating clearer, up-to-date images from the latest Sectional Charts, Instrument Approach Charts, and Low Altitude Enroute Charts. The images are sourced from the following FAA materials:

• VFR Charts
• IFR Low Altitude Charts

The advisory's date footnote reads, verbatim:

*Corrected date from the previous edition of this advisory.

October 27 appeared in the June edition. The corrected date is October 26. The announcement covers two tests, IRA and UAG. Its UAG examples use the Washington and Las Vegas sectionals; the IRA examples are not a new instrument-rating syllabus for remote pilots.

Will the printed supplement disappear that day?

The same advisory, page 5, says that the date for removing testing supplements from test centers has not been set and that candidates will retain access until removal. Adding images outside the supplement is not the same as withdrawing the supplement on October 26.

Keep using supplement questions to learn chart interpretation; FAA-CT-8080-2H explains where to get the supplement and which figures the samples use. Do not treat those images as the complete set of images you might encounter.

Does this change the length or passing score?

The image announcement does not announce a different passing score, question count or time allowance. The PSI UAG bulletin, effective September 29, 2025, specifies 60 scored questions, 5 unscored validation questions, 120 minutes and a 70% passing score.

The FAA does not give a proportion of new images in this advisory. It does not establish that the test is harder or that everyone needs a new paid course.

How should you prepare for an unfamiliar chart?

1. Find the legend and identify the symbol or boundary before reading the answer choices. Use the sectional legend guide.
2. Locate the question's airport, landmark or sector. Trace the boundary at that location, not at a nearby airport.
3. Write down the altitude reference and unit. An airspace floor in feet MSL is not a height above the ground.
4. Explain why each other option fails. Then repeat the task on another chart, without reusing the same landmark.

The FAA's Chart Users' Guide explains the symbols. The sectional-chart sample questions provide historical training figures with Certbound's explanations. They are not current flight-planning charts.

What does Certbound cover here?

The free browser set uses the FAA's 2021 published sample questions and their testing-supplement figures. It is not a reproduction of the post-change test and does not claim to cover every current examination image. Answers and explanations are Certbound's, not an FAA answer key.

Start with the 46-question set or use the study guide to review the five ACS areas. Check the FAA testing page and current PSI instructions before your appointment. Sources checked October 17, 2026.