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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”.

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Tasks for “Captain/Airline Pilot”

Respond to and report in-flight emergencies and malfunctions.
Perform minor maintenance work, or arrange for major maintenance.
Brief crews about flight details, such as destinations, duties, and responsibilities.
Monitor gauges, warning devices, and control panels to verify aircraft performance and to regulate engine speed.
Order changes in fuel supplies, loads, routes, or schedules to ensure safety of flights.
Load smaller aircraft, handling passenger luggage and supervising refueling.
Start engines, operate controls, and pilot airplanes to transport passengers, mail, or freight, adhering to flight plans, regulations, and procedures.
Coordinate flight activities with ground crews and air traffic control and inform crew members of flight and test procedures.
Evaluate other pilots or pilot-license applicants for proficiency.
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.
Check passenger and cargo distributions and fuel amounts to ensure that weight and balance specifications are met.
Plan and formulate flight activities and test schedules and prepare flight evaluation reports.
Direct activities of aircraft crews during flights.
Instruct other pilots and student pilots in aircraft operations and the principles of flight.
Steer aircraft along planned routes, using autopilot and flight management computers.
Make announcements regarding flights, using public address systems.
File instrument flight plans with air traffic control to ensure that flights are coordinated with other air traffic.
Inspect aircraft for defects and malfunctions, according to pre-flight checklists.
Test and evaluate the performance of new aircraft.
Confer with flight dispatchers and weather forecasters to keep abreast of flight conditions.
Contact control towers for takeoff clearances, arrival instructions, and other information, using radio equipment.
Choose routes, altitudes, and speeds that will provide the fastest, safest, and smoothest flights.
Use instrumentation to guide flights when visibility is poor.
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.
Work as part of a flight team with other crew members, especially during takeoffs and landings.

Related Technology & Tools

Hydraulic pressure regulators
Brake management systems
Distance measuring equipment DME
Engine anti-ice systems
Fuel control systems
Emergency life rafts
Diluter demand emergency oxygen systems
Equipment cooling controls
Very high frequency omnidirectional range VOR systems
Autobrakes
Ultra high frequency UHF radio communication systems
Instrument landing system ILS localizers
Control wheels
Continuous flow emergency oxygen systems
Control display units CDU
Global positioning system GPS devices
Desktop computers
On-board intercom systems
Electronic flight instrument systems EFIS
Very high frequency VHF direction finders
Pneumatics systems
Windscreen ice control systems
Attitude heading reference systems AHRS
Point plotters
Satellite-based navigation and guidance systems
Pressurization control systems
Cockpit displays of traffic information CDTI
Digital communications display units DCDU
Inertial navigation systems INS
Microwave landing systems MLS
Anti-skid control systems
Radio frequency-based navigation and guidance systems
Navigation mode selectors
Emergency exit slides
Pressure demand emergency oxygen systems
Transponder landing systems TLS
Fire extinguishers
Hydraulic actuators
Electric trim switches
Autopilot systems
Flight database systems
Recirculation control systems
Yaw damper systems
Power generation and distribution control systems
Passenger oxygen control systems
Head-up guidance systems HGS
Nosewheel steering systems
Brake pedals
Flaps control levers
Nondirectional radio beacon markers
Rudder trim knobs
Personal digital assistants PDA
Data load selectors
Wing anti-ice systems
Long range navigation LORAN-C systems
Rudder pedals
High-frequency HF radio communication systems
Hydraulic control systems
Notebook computers
Airborne collision avoidance systems ACAS
Very high frequency VHF radio communication systems
Automatic landing systems
Fire suppression and control systems
Aircraft data loaders
Manual trim wheels
Instrument landing system ILS glideslope receivers
Ground proximity warning systems GPWS
Automatic direction finder ADF radio systems
Aileron trim switches
Landing gear control systems

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