Dream Job Pilot?

Doris Daily

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DREAM JOB PILOT? The Pros & Cons of Becoming a Professional Aviator An Insider Aviation & Pilots Guide Everyday Life of Helicopter and Airline PilotsThis first book in a 3-part series is a brand-new insider career guide for future aviation professionals. Pros & Cons of becoming a professional aviator are discussed in detail, from training requirements, work-life balance, health and mental issues, and career prospects. The everyday life of helicopter and airline pilots is described - together with the necessary ground- and flight training. Last but not least: How to land a top-paying pilot position with all the necessary steps to reach this goal.How to Become an Airline Pilot... The "dream of flying" influences the career aspirations of many young women and men. Until now they have hardly had the opportunity to find detailed background information on their career choice. The author's own experiences as a commercial pilot and flight instructor complete the aviation information. The second guidebook in this series describes the worldwide training paths, starting in Europe, according to the latest European training regulations, the JAR-FCLs, but also the training opportunities in Canada, Australia, South Africa, and the USA. Pilots also learn how to transfer licenses obtained in other countries. The third guidebook in the series discusses career opportunities, explains pilot test preparation courses, lists training costs, and quotes salaries worldwide. Job search opportunities are outlined, with a comprehensive list of addresses for your pilot application. And numerous professional application and interview tips are added. In the appendix, aviation jargon is decoded and abbreviations are explained. Dozens of search options are listed for further online research.

Informations

• Publié par: Distributed by eBookpartnership
• Date de parution: 01 octobre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781988664415
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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DREAM JOB PILOT?
Everyday Life of Helicopter and Airline Pilots
An Insider Aviation & Pilots Guide
The Pros and Cons of Becoming a Professional Aviator
Part 1 of the 3-Part Series



© Copyright 2022 Doris Daily
Publisher: 111Publishing


All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author.
Print Edition 2022
ISBN:978-1-988664-40-8
Electronic Book Edition 2022
ISBN: 978-1-988664-41-5
111 Publishing
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD
AN INSIDER AVIATION & PILOTS GUIDE
Chapter 1
THE REWARDING PILOT PROFESSION
Chapter 2
THE DARK SIDE OF THE PILOT PROFESSION
Chapter 3
THE PILOT SHORTAGE
Chapter 4
CAREER PROSPECTS
Chapter 5
HEALTH ASPECTS
Chapter 6
WOMEN IN AVIATION
Chapter 7
PATHWAY TO THE COCKPIT
Chapter 8
WORKING AS FIRST OFFICER OR CAPTAIN?
Chapter 9
PILOT SALARIES IN 2022
Chapter 10
THE CAREER PICTURE & PILOT DUTIES
Chapter 11
FLIGHT TRAINING SCHOOLS
Chapter 12
PILOT TRAINING FINANCING
Chapter 13
FINANCING OF AIRLINE PILOT TRAINING IN EUROPE
Chapter 14
MEDICAL EXAMS FOR PILOTS USA
Chapter 15
MEDICAL IN CANADA
Chapter 16
MEDICALS IN EUROPE
Chapter 17
MEDICAL IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Chapter 18
MEDICAL IN AUSTRALIA
Chapter 19
MEDICAL SOUTH AFRICA
Chapter 20
LOSS-of-LICENSE INSURANCE
Chapter 21
EVERYDAY LIFE OF PROFESSIONAL PILOTS
Chapter 22
AIRLINE PILOT
Chapter 23
EXECUTIVE (CORPORATE) PILOT
Chapter 24
PILOT MEDIUM-RANGE FLIGHTS
Chapter 25
TEST PILOT
Chapter 26
CARGO PILOT
Chapter 27
SURVEY PILOT
Chapter 28
HELICOPTER PILOT
Chapter 29
COMMERCIAL PILOT
Chapter 30
RESCUE PILOT
Chapter 31
FERRY PILOT
Chapter 32
AERIAL PHOTO PILOT
Chapter 33
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR
Chapter 34
MILITARY PILOTS
Chapter 35
BUSH PILOT
Chapter 36
FLYING FOR GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 37
FLYING FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 38
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER
EPILOGUE
BIBLIOGRAPHY / RESOURCES
ABBREVIATIONS AND THEIR MEANINGS



FOREWORD
AN INSIDER AVIATION & PILOTS GUIDE
According to several student surveys, of all the professions they would like to pursue, being a pilot was in third place. This ultimately means that hundreds of thousands of young people are interested in working as pilots. The COVID-19 pandemic only postponed the inevitable: there will be a shortage of pilots worldwide. Securing a pipeline of new pilots has become a primary concern for airlines around the world.
“If only I had known all this beforehand, my flight training would have been very different,” I often thought in retrospect. Why could I not find any advice on the subject? Now I know why: The work involved in finding these details is incredibly complex. But I tackled this task and really enjoyed gathering all of the information and compiling it for future pilots. Years of research and countless interviews were necessary for this comprehensive book, covering all aspects of professional flying.
In order to provide readers with an objective guide, the less positive sides of the profession, in particular, have of course been pointed out in detail. This “bible” for prospective pilots not only deals with international pilot training and career opportunities, but it also aims to show worldwide aviation perspectives. The advantages and above all: the disadvantages and the “dark side” of this profession are described in detail in this first in a series of three guidebooks. Flight training tips and pilot position searches are the topics of the other two books.
How to Become an Airline Pilot… The “dream of flying” influences the career aspirations of many young women and men. Until now they have hardly had the opportunity to find detailed background information on their career choice. The author’s own experiences as a commercial pilot and flight instructor complete the aviation information.
The Series “ Dream Job Pilot? ” is divided into three sections:
In this first guidebook, the pros and cons of being a pilot are discussed, as are other topics such as training requirements, work-life balance, health and mental issues, and career prospects. Job opportunities for professional pilots are explained, and the working life of aviation is described. Pilots report from the cockpit on their field of work and their everyday life, from night-cargo pilots to executive pilots and long-haul and freight pilots, test and survey pilots, military, and helicopter pilots. Last but not least, the job profile of air traffic controllers is set out.
The second guidebook describes the worldwide training paths, starting in Europe, according to the latest European training regulations, the JAR-FCLs, but also the training opportunities in Canada, Australia, South Africa, and the USA.
Pilots can learn how to transfer licenses obtained in other countries. For example, how to get a European license after they trained in the US or Australia. “Ab-initio” (from the ground up) training, which is now offered by major airlines in Asia, the U.S., and Europe, is described. Also, continuous training or the combination of flight training with bachelor studies is dealt with in detail. The motto of this second in the series is: “How to Train and Become an Airline Pilot”.
The third guidebook in the series discusses career opportunities, explains pilot test preparation courses, lists training costs, and quotes salaries worldwide. Job search opportunities are outlined, with a comprehensive list of addresses for your pilot application. And numerous professional application and interview tips are added. In the appendix, aviation jargon is decoded and abbreviations are explained. Dozens of search options are listed for further online research.




Chapter 1
THE REWARDING PILOT PROFESSION
“The parents were respectable people, but the son became an aviator” – that’s how people used to joke in the early days of aviation. A little envy of this “dream job” could be heard, however. Of course, it was not only the sons who took to the skies but also the daughters: Melli Beese, Raymonde de Laroche, Hélène Dutrieu, Marie-Louise Driancourt, Harriet Quimby, Hilda Hewlett, Harriet Quimby, Katherine Stinson, Bessie Coleman, Marga von Etzdorf, Elly Beinhorn, Hanna Reitsch, and Beate Uhse, to list just a few names of famous female pilots during the times of early aviation. Even today, the social prestige and fascination of this profession remain undimmed – at least among lay people.
Being a pilot is officially not a profession at all, for example, in Germany not yet, in contrast to Switzerland and other neighboring countries. Despite decades of intervention by professional associations, Germany has yet to create an official job description. Indeed, this profession has only been practiced for about 110 years… Despite this: It is the most beautiful job in the world, many pilots claim. And you have to agree with them: it is really fascinating to experience the natural world and technology at the same time.
The highlights of my own life as a pilot: Amazing nature impressions. Who else can work surrounded by bright sunlight almost every day? Observe weather phenomena and natural forces throughout the year? Who can see the stars up close at night, maybe even the Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights? Who can nearly reach out and touch shooting stars? Or who can jet over a sea of fog, from which, like a romantic toy-train scene, the milky lights of towns shimmer through the haze at night?
If you haven’t experienced it yourself, you can’t understand the uplifting feeling you get when, after hours of instrument flying through inhospitable weather with no connection to Earth, you emerge from the clouds on the ILS approach and the glistening, brightly lit runway appears right in front of your plane’s nose. Whether it be a lunar eclipse, the northern lights, or a sunrise over the alps, the views are unbelievably spectacular.
No two flights are ever the same. Each day presents a new challenge and provides another opportunity to learn something different. Flying these days is portrayed in the media as being repetitive and mundane, and of course, there are periods of low workload during the cruise, but something new always comes up every day.
Despite all the navigational instruments and careful training, flying still has something of a miracle about it. Who can marvel at huge thunderclouds, from which countless flashes of lightning shine every minute, from a safe distance, during summer or near the equator – searching for a path between all the mighty towering cumulonimbus clouds?
Famous aviators also wrote about this fascination: Saint Exupéry’s romantic descriptions of his night flights still have their justification – despite all the modern technology and digitally overloaded cockpits. The French writer, aviator, poet, and author documented his adventures as a pilot in works such as ‘Wind, Sand and Stars’ and ‘The Little Prince.’ He received his pilot’s wings during his compulsory military service in 1922, around which time he also began to write. His adventures as a pilot would supply the inspiration for all of his literary endeavors.
He published his first work, “The Aviator,” in 1926, the same year that he returned to flying as a mail pilot with the aviation company Aeropostale in Toulouse. In 1943 Saint-Exupé