Free A1/A3 drone exam practice questions are useful only if they teach the rule behind the answer. If you use them as a memory game, they give false confidence; if you use them as feedback, they show exactly what to revise before the official exam.
The official exam tests nine subjects, not a public question dump
CAA Latvia publishes the A1/A3 format clearly: 40 questions, 40 minutes, and at least 75% correct to pass. The questions are grouped around nine Open-category subjects: air safety, airspace restrictions, aviation regulation, human performance, operational procedures, general UAS knowledge, privacy and data protection, insurance, and security.
That matters because a practice bank is not the official exam. It is a training tool. The goal is not to remember the wording. The goal is to make the rule obvious even when the wording changes.
Use topic drills before full mocks
Start with topic drills in practice. Do not jump straight into full mock exams if every mistake is coming from the same two areas.
A clean order is:
- drill one topic
- read the explanation after every wrong answer
- open the matching lesson
- repeat the missed questions
- then take a full mock exam
This is slower for the first hour and faster by exam day.
What a wrong answer is telling you
A wrong answer usually points to one of three problems:
- you knew the rule but missed a word in the question
- you remembered a number but not when it applies
- you guessed from drone habits instead of the regulation
The third one is the expensive mistake. It shows up around registration, VLOS, flying near people, and geographical zones.
Do not chase leaked questions
The A1/A3 exam is simple enough that you do not need rumours about "real" questions. Learn the official structure, practise with explanations, and keep a list of repeated mistakes.
If you are below the pass mark in practice, use Review your mistakes before taking another mock. If you are already above the pass mark, take one timed mock to check pacing.
Your next step
Open the practice drills, then sit a full mock exam. If the format itself is still unclear, read what the A1/A3 exam looks like. When you want the whole path in order, use the course.
