This article follows me through a trip I am flying. I am tracking with a journal over the four days. I hope you can get a taste of flying the line.
Continue Reading →Learning to Fly (Part 3 of 3)
The previous two posts covered the types of training available and the licenses needed to pursue an airline pilot career. This article will close the series and talk about how to get started. I cannot definitively say which option is the best for each person. A good option for most people is to keep costs [...]
Continue Reading →Learning to Fly (Part 2 of 3)
In this article on learning to fly we will cover the highly structured flight training environments. Specifically, we are going to dive into aviation universities, accelerated programs, and pay for experience programs. Aviation Universities Aviation universities pitch themselves as the hallowed gatekeepers to the airline industry. They will be quick to point out the amount [...]
Continue Reading →Learning to Fly (Part 1 of 3)
It’s obvious that to be an airline pilot a license is required. What is less obvious is what licenses are required, which is the best path for flight training, and what other academics should be pursued. There are a few flight training options available, from fixed base operator, to FAA approved flight training programs, and [...]
Continue Reading →Pilot Roles
It is difficult figuring out why there are two people sitting in front of an airliner and what each person does. The mainstream view is that there is a pilot and copilot. The copilot is seen as an apprentice who is only allowed to talk on the radios and read checklists. As with many outside [...]
Continue Reading →Blurring Lines
When pilots start their careers they usually have a desired path. Many would say they would flight instruct a little while. A few then fly cargo, mainly in smaller planes carrying around bank work. Then on to a job at a regional airline. After that they make it to the show and are flying for [...]
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