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Job Description
Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing, multi-engine aircraft, usually on scheduled air carrier routes, for the transport of passengers and cargo. Requires Federal Air Transport Pilot certificate and rating for specific aircraft type used. Includes regional, National, and international airline pilots and flight instructors of airline pilots.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-2011.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 152,770.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 0.00
- Currently, there are 81,520 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Pilot
- First Officer
- Commuter Pilot
- Co-Pilot
- Check Airman
- Captain
- Airline Transport Pilot
- Airline Pilot (Captain)
- Airline Pilot
- Airline Captain
- Systems Navigator
- Regional Airline Pilot
- Pilot Captain
- Pilot (Captain)
- Navy Fighter Pilot
- Navigator
- Military Pilot
- Jet Pilot
- International First Officer
- Flight Inspector
- First Officer and Flight Instructor
- Fighter Pilot
- Facilities Flight Check Pilot
- Executive Pilot
- Commercial Pilot
- Commercial Airline Pilot
- Co Pilot
- Charter Pilot
- Captain/Check Airman
- Captain/Airline Pilot
- Captain Airline Pilot
- Army Helicopter Pilot
- Airplane Pilot
- Airline Pilot/First Officer
- Airline Pilot Flight Instructor
- Airline Captain (Line Pilot)
- Aircraft Pilot
- Aircraft Captain
- Air Force Pilot
Tasks for “Astronaut”
- Coordinate flight activities with ground crews and air traffic control and inform crew members of flight and test procedures.
- Plan and formulate flight activities and test schedules and prepare flight evaluation reports.
- Check passenger and cargo distributions and fuel amounts to ensure that weight and balance specifications are met.
- Work as part of a flight team with other crew members, especially during takeoffs and landings.
- Contact control towers for takeoff clearances, arrival instructions, and other information, using radio equipment.
- Steer aircraft along planned routes, using autopilot and flight management computers.
- Inspect aircraft for defects and malfunctions, according to pre-flight checklists.
- Use instrumentation to guide flights when visibility is poor.
- Monitor engine operation, fuel consumption, and functioning of aircraft systems during flights.
- Record in log books information such as flight times, distances flown, and fuel consumption.
- Instruct other pilots and student pilots in aircraft operations and the principles of flight.
- Confer with flight dispatchers and weather forecasters to keep abreast of flight conditions.
- Brief crews about flight details, such as destinations, duties, and responsibilities.
- Choose routes, altitudes, and speeds that will provide the fastest, safest, and smoothest flights.
- Test and evaluate the performance of new aircraft.
- File instrument flight plans with air traffic control to ensure that flights are coordinated with other air traffic.
- Conduct in-flight tests and evaluations at specified altitudes and in all types of weather to determine the receptivity and other characteristics of equipment and systems.
- Evaluate other pilots or pilot-license applicants for proficiency.
- Direct activities of aircraft crews during flights.
- Monitor gauges, warning devices, and control panels to verify aircraft performance and to regulate engine speed.
- Load smaller aircraft, handling passenger luggage and supervising refueling.
- Respond to and report in-flight emergencies and malfunctions.
- Make announcements regarding flights, using public address systems.
- Perform minor maintenance work, or arrange for major maintenance.
- Order changes in fuel supplies, loads, routes, or schedules to ensure safety of flights.
- Start engines, operate controls, and pilot airplanes to transport passengers, mail, or freight, adhering to flight plans, regulations, and procedures.
Related Technology & Tools
- Wing anti-ice systems
- Desktop computers
- Satellite-based navigation and guidance systems
- Instrument landing system ILS localizers
- Fire suppression and control systems
- Inertial navigation systems INS
- Data load selectors
- Ground proximity warning systems GPWS
- Long range navigation LORAN-C systems
- Hydraulic actuators
- Ultra high frequency UHF radio communication systems
- Distance measuring equipment DME
- Engine anti-ice systems
- Continuous flow emergency oxygen systems
- Microwave landing systems MLS
- On-board intercom systems
- Pressurization control systems
- Pressure demand emergency oxygen systems
- Manual trim wheels
- Instrument landing system ILS glideslope receivers
- Very high frequency VHF radio communication systems
- Windscreen ice control systems
- Notebook computers
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Digital communications display units DCDU
- Hydraulic pressure regulators
- Landing gear control systems
- Yaw damper systems
- Radio frequency-based navigation and guidance systems
- Control display units CDU
- Diluter demand emergency oxygen systems
- Transponder landing systems TLS
- Control wheels
- Cockpit displays of traffic information CDTI
- Autopilot systems
- Brake management systems
- Very high frequency VHF direction finders
- Very high frequency omnidirectional range VOR systems
- Recirculation control systems
- Anti-skid control systems
- High-frequency HF radio communication systems
- Attitude heading reference systems AHRS
- Aircraft data loaders
- Airborne collision avoidance systems ACAS
- Emergency life rafts
- Rudder pedals
- Automatic direction finder ADF radio systems
- Navigation mode selectors
- Electronic flight instrument systems EFIS
- Equipment cooling controls
- Automatic landing systems
- Flaps control levers
- Hydraulic control systems
- Autobrakes
- Aileron trim switches
- Fuel control systems
- Passenger oxygen control systems
- Pneumatics systems
- Emergency exit slides
- Nosewheel steering systems
- Rudder trim knobs
- Fire extinguishers
- Point plotters
- Global positioning system GPS devices
- Power generation and distribution control systems
- Electric trim switches
- Nondirectional radio beacon markers
- Brake pedals
- Flight database systems
- Head-up guidance systems HGS
- MJICCS PilotLog
- Skylog Services Skylog Pro
- Nimblefeet Technologies Captain's Keeper
- Notam Development Group Airport Insight
- IFT-Pro
- Navzilla
- Airline Pilots Daily Aviation Log PPC
- Microsoft Word
- AirSmith FlightPrompt
- SBS International Maestro Suite
- doXstor Flight Level Logbook
- Pilot Navigator Software Load Balance
- AeroPlanner
- RMS Technology Flitesoft
- Microsoft Excel
- Polaris Microsystems AeroLog Pro
- Polaris Microsystems CharterLog
- CoPilot Flight Planning & E6B
- Electronic aircraft information databases