An Aviator's Field Guide to the Pilot Career Path
eBook - ePub

An Aviator's Field Guide to the Pilot Career Path

A flight training roadmap taking you from student to professional

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

An Aviator's Field Guide to the Pilot Career Path

A flight training roadmap taking you from student to professional

About this book

This is not AI-generated content. The contents were created by subject matter experts from Aviation Supplies & Academics, an 85-year-old aviation company.

Have you dreamed of flying professionally since you were old enough to spy a jet crossing the sky? The path to a pilot career can be rigorous and expensive, but fortunately, you have a knowledgeable advisor to help you get started and keep you on the right track. Aviation writer, instructor, and FAA Designated Pilot Examiner Jason Blair brings his familiarity with the training environment, his understanding of airline hiring practices, and many specific details of the training process to An Aviator's Field Guide to the Pilot Career Path.

Learn about financing your training, medical concerns and questions, how parents can best help their children pursue the path, how to choose the best training provider, and how to be most efficient in training efforts. Pilot Career Path is a roadmap for pilots (or parents of pilots) seeking to understand the path from starting pilot training to being eligible to be a professional pilot in an airline, charter or corporate operator, or any number of other jobs.

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Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. 1. Is “Pilot” a Good Career Choice?
  3. 2. Primary and Other Professional Pilot Jobs
  4. 3. When to Start Training
  5. 4. The FAA Medical
  6. 5. FAA Pilot Certification Requirements
  7. 6. Picking a Flight Training Path
  8. 7. Picking a Flight Training Provider
  9. 8. How Much Does It Cost to Become a Pilot?
  10. 9. How to Finance Your Training
  11. 10. Training Tools and Resources
  12. 11. The Importance of the Logbook, from Day One
  13. 12. Experience Building
  14. 13. Early Pilot Career Advice: Don’t Create Barriers to Mobility
  15. 14. Networking for Pilots: Building a Foundation for a Professional Aviation Career
  16. 15. Long-Term Career (Financial) Planning
  17. 16. What it’s Really Like to Fly for a Regional Airline
  18. 17. Choosing the Best Regional Airline Fit
  19. 18. Working as a Charter, Fractional, or Corporate Pilot
  20. 19. The Career Changer Path
  21. 20. Tips to Set Yourself Apart from the Crowd
  22. 21. What to Say in an Interview About Failed Checkrides
  23. 22. The Super Star Training Track
  24. 23. Why You Shouldn’t Become a Professional Pilot
  25. 25. Advice to Parents
  26. Reader Resources
  27. About the Author