The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST)
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What you'll learn
This free FAA test walks you through the safety and regulatory basics of recreational drone flying, such as airspace restrictions, controlled airspace authorization, preflight checks and keeping your drone in sight. You keep the certificate and show it if asked.
- Requirements for recreational flyers
- Identifying airspace restrictions
- Requesting authorization for controlled airspace
- Conducting preflight assessments
- Maintaining visual line of sight
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- A certificate from a name employers know, ready to add to LinkedIn and your résumé the day you finish. It costs nothing to take.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced.
- How to use it
- Add it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications, post it with one thing you learned, and name the exact skills on your résumé. Then bring it up in interviews and show how you use AI to get more done.
- Why it's worth it
- Fast, practical proof that you are ahead on AI. It shows initiative, gives you skills you can use the same day, and hands you something concrete to talk about with every hiring manager.
What you will payNothingThe learning and the certificate are free.
- Time
- Not published; online test
- Before you start
- None stated. Recreational flyers only.
- How you are tested
- Online test through an FAA approved test administrator
- Renewal
- Not stated by FAA. Administrators keep no record; a lost certificate means retaking the test.
- Full cost details
- Free at every FAA approved test administrator.
- Where it applies
- United States; recreational flying only
Counts toward a license or requirement?NoTRUST is required by law only for recreational flyers. Paid drone work needs an FAA Remote Pilot Certificate under Part 107. Source ↗
Checked at the source Oct 14, 2026
Sources and what we verified
FAA TRUST page: required for recreational flyers, free, completion certificate ↗FAA Recreational Flyers: 'Almost all non recreational drone flying is regulated by Part 107' ↗What we verified: The TRUST page itself does not mention commercial use; the 'not for commercial work' point is from the FAA recreational flyers page statement that non recreational flying falls under Part 107.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
Also listed for: Commercial Drone Pilot