Short answer: Starting October 26, 2026, the FAA Part 107 knowledge test (UAG) can show sectional chart images that are not in the printed testing supplement, taken from current FAA VFR charts. Practice by reading unfamiliar chart crops: find the point, name the airspace, read floor and ceiling in feet MSL, then apply the rule.
From October 26, 2026, some UAG questions can use sectional chart images that aren't in the printed testing supplement. The FAA says the images come from the latest sectional charts and can't be previewed.
Practice on current FAA chart excerpts (September 3, 2026 edition)
Chart excerpts on this page: FAA VFR Sectional Chart (Dallas-Ft Worth), edition September 3, 2026. Not for navigation. Current edition list: FAA VFR Raster Charts. The FAA updates sectionals every 56 days.
FAA charts are US government works, not covered by copyright (17 U.S.C. §105). We re-crop each excerpt from the FAA's files when a new edition takes effect. Each explanation cites the FAA Aeronautical Chart Users' Guide so you can check it against the chart legend.
The 4-step chart read
Point: find the exact spot the question asks about.
Boundary: name the line around it: solid blue (Class B), solid magenta (Class C), dashed blue (Class D), dashed magenta (Class E surface), or a special use airspace border.
Floor/ceiling MSL: read the numbers; chart altitudes are MSL with the last two zeros dropped.
Rule: apply the Part 107 rule, such as ATC authorization for Class B, C, D, or a Class E surface area (14 CFR 107.41).
Free drills: Class B, C, D, E, special-use airspace, MEF, obstacles
FAA VFR Sectional Chart (Dallas-Ft Worth), edition September 3, 2026. Not for navigation.
Find DENTON ENTERPRISE (DTO) near the top center. It sits inside a dashed blue line, and a boxed 25 is just southeast of the field. What airspace surrounds the airport, and how high does it go?
Answer: B. A dashed blue line marks Class D airspace. The boxed number is the Class D ceiling in hundreds of feet MSL, so 25 means 2,500 ft MSL. (A minus sign in front, like −25, would mean up to but not including.) Under 14 CFR 107.41 you need prior ATC authorization to fly a small UA in Class D.
Source: FAA Aeronautical Chart Users' Guide (eff. 9 Jul 2026), VFR Terms and Symbols: Airspace, Class D, p. 16; 14 CFR §107.41
Drill 2: Class B shelf over Denton
FAA VFR Sectional Chart (Dallas-Ft Worth), edition September 3, 2026. Not for navigation.
Near the bottom right of the same excerpt is a solid blue Class B label reading 110 over 30. What does it mean?
Answer: A. Class B sector altitudes are printed in blue as ceiling over floor, in feet MSL with the last two zeros left off. 110 over 30 means a ceiling of 11,000 ft MSL and a floor of 3,000 ft MSL. Below that floor you are not in Class B; check what else is charted underneath.
Source: FAA Aeronautical Chart Users' Guide (eff. 9 Jul 2026), VFR Terms and Symbols: Airspace, Class B, p. 16
Drill 3: Maximum Elevation Figure near Fort Worth
FAA VFR Sectional Chart (Dallas-Ft Worth), edition September 3, 2026. Not for navigation.
Near the bottom right of the Fort Worth Meacham (FTW) excerpt is a large blue 19 in the open chart area. What does it tell you?
Answer: B. That large figure is a Maximum Elevation Figure (MEF). It shows the highest elevation in the quadrant (bounded by the 30-minute latitude and longitude ticks), including terrain and obstacles, rounded up to the next 100 ft, with the last two digits dropped. 19 means 1,900 ft MSL. It's not an airspace altitude.
Source: FAA Aeronautical Chart Users' Guide (eff. 9 Jul 2026), VFR Terms and Symbols: Land Features (Terrain) and Obstructions, Maximum Elevation Figure, pp. 12–13
Drill 4: Obstacle height near Fort Worth
FAA VFR Sectional Chart (Dallas-Ft Worth), edition September 3, 2026. Not for navigation.
Just left of the Class B 110 over 30 label is an obstacle symbol with 1743 and (1113) under it. How tall is that obstacle?
Answer: A. The bold number next to an obstacle is the elevation of its top above mean sea level. The number in parentheses below it is the obstacle's height above ground level. So the top is 1,743 ft MSL and the structure is 1,113 ft tall.
Source: FAA Aeronautical Chart Users' Guide (eff. 9 Jul 2026), VFR Terms and Symbols: Land Features (Terrain) and Obstructions, p. 11
Drill 5: Class C at Abilene (ABI)
FAA VFR Sectional Chart (Dallas-Ft Worth), edition September 3, 2026. Not for navigation.
Abilene Regional (ABI) is inside two solid magenta rings. The inner ring is labeled 58 over SFC. What does that mean for a drone flight at 200 ft AGL at the field?
Answer: B. Solid magenta rings mark Class C. Sector altitudes are printed in magenta as ceiling over floor in hundreds of feet MSL, and SFC means the floor is the surface. So the inner core is Class C from the surface to 5,800 ft MSL. Under 14 CFR 107.41 you need prior ATC authorization to fly there.
Source: FAA Aeronautical Chart Users' Guide (eff. 9 Jul 2026), VFR Terms and Symbols: Airspace, Class C, p. 16; 14 CFR §107.41
Drill 6: Military Operations Area northeast of Wichita Falls
FAA VFR Sectional Chart (Dallas-Ft Worth), edition September 3, 2026. Not for navigation.
The center of this excerpt is labeled SHEPPARD 2 MOA and is outlined with a hatched magenta border. What is it, and what does it mean for a Part 107 flight?
Answer: B. A MOA is special use airspace set up to separate military training from IFR traffic. It's non-regulatory: it doesn't prohibit civil flights, but the FAA tells VFR pilots to use extreme caution when it's active and to check its status. The MOA's times and altitudes are in the chart's special use airspace table.
Source: FAA Aeronautical Chart Users' Guide (eff. 9 Jul 2026), VFR Terms and Symbols: Special Use Airspace, p. 17, and Chart Tabulations: Special Use Airspace, p. 20; AIM Ch. 3, Sec. 4, paras 3-4-1 and 3-4-5
Common questions
Is the testing supplement still used?
Yes. The FAA says no date has been set to remove testing supplements from test centers, the public will get ample notice first, and until then you'll still have access to the supplement for your exam.
Which sectional edition is current?
The excerpts on this page come from the FAA VFR Sectional Chart (Dallas-Ft Worth), edition September 3, 2026. The FAA updates sectionals every 56 days and lists current and next edition dates on its VFR Raster Charts page. Check that page before you rely on any edition date.
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