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Job Description

Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-winged aircraft on nonscheduled air carrier routes, or helicopters. Requires Commercial Pilot certificate. Includes charter pilots with similar certification, and air ambulance and air tour pilots.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-2012.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 86,260.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 0.00
Currently, there are 38,980 people on this job

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Tasks for “Commercial Pilots”

Plan and formulate flight activities and test schedules and prepare flight evaluation reports.
Order changes in fuel supplies, loads, routes, or schedules to ensure safety of flights.
Choose routes, altitudes, and speeds that will provide the fastest, safest, and smoothest flights.
Check baggage or cargo to ensure that it has been loaded correctly.
Plan flights according to government and company regulations, using aeronautical charts and navigation instruments.
Write specified information in flight records, such as flight times, altitudes flown, and fuel consumption.
Pilot airplanes or helicopters over farmlands at low altitudes to dust or spray fields with fertilizers, fungicides, or pesticides.
Start engines, operate controls, and pilot airplanes to transport passengers, mail, or freight according to flight plans, regulations, and procedures.
Rescue and evacuate injured persons.
Teach company regulations and procedures to other pilots.
Co-pilot aircraft or perform captain's duties as required.
Consider airport altitudes, outside temperatures, plane weights, and wind speeds and directions to calculate the speed needed to become airborne.
Request changes in altitudes or routes as circumstances dictate.
File instrument flight plans with air traffic control so that flights can be coordinated with other air traffic.
Check aircraft prior to flights to ensure that the engines, controls, instruments, and other systems are functioning properly.
Check the flight performance of new and experimental planes.
Instruct other pilots and student pilots in aircraft operations.
Obtain and review data such as load weights, fuel supplies, weather conditions, and flight schedules to determine flight plans and identify needed changes.
Monitor engine operation, fuel consumption, and functioning of aircraft systems during flights.
Coordinate flight activities with ground crews and air traffic control, and inform crew members of flight and test procedures.
Use instrumentation to pilot aircraft when visibility is poor.
Perform minor aircraft maintenance and repair work, or arrange for major maintenance.
Supervise other crew members.
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.
Fly with other pilots or pilot-license applicants to evaluate their proficiency.
Contact control towers for takeoff clearances, arrival instructions, and other information, using radio equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

Local area augmentation system LAAS receivers
Digital communications display units DCDU
Instrument landing system ILS receivers
Emergency life rafts
Oil filter pliers
Automatic direction finder ADF radio systems
Personal digital assistants PDA
Electronic flight instrument systems EFIS
Navigation mode selectors
Plotters
Microwave landing system MLS receivers
Engine indicating and crew alerting systems EICAS
Inertial navigation systems INS
Engine fire extinguishing systems
Desktop computers
Recirculation control systems
Head-up guidance systems HGS
Fire suppression and control systems
Portable collision avoidance systems PCAS
Emergency exit slides
Autopilot systems
Air data computers
Traffic alert and collision avoidance system TCAS
Anti-skid systems
Yaw damper systems
Distance measuring equipment DME
Power generation and distribution control systems
Autobrakes
Air conditioning systems
Cockpit displays of traffic information CDTI
Automatic landing systems
Equipment cooling controls
Power brake systems
Instrument landing system ILS localizers
Vise grip pliers
High frequency HF radio communication systems
Hydraulic landing gear systems
Engine anti-icing equipment
Wing anti-ice systems
On-board intercom systems
Long range navigation systems LRNS
Air pressurization systems
Transponder landing systems TLS
Personal computers
Passenger oxygen control systems
Mechanical nose wheel steering systems
Continuous flow emergency oxygen systems
Windscreen ice control systems
Channel lock pliers
Electro-hydraulic control systems
Very high frequency VHF radio communication systems
Pneumatic emergency brake systems
Oil filter wrenches
Flight management systems FMS
Digital multimeters
Fuel control systems
Nondirectional radio beacon markers
De-icing equipment
Laptop computers
Global positioning system GPS devices
Engine fire detection systems
Flight director FD systems
Handheld calculators
Stability augmentation systems SAS
Ultra high frequency UHF radio communication systems
Multipurpose fire extinguishers
Ground proximity warning systems GPWS
Emergency pressurization systems
Airborne collision avoidance systems ACAS
Very high frequency omnidirectional range VOR systems
Flight simulators

Skylog Services Skylog Pro
RMS Technology Flitesoft
Microsoft Office
Nimblefeet Technologies Captain's Keeper
Flight simulation software
Pilot Navigator Software Load Balance
MJICCS PilotLog
SBS International Maestro Suite
Navzilla
AeroPlanner
Polaris Microsystems CharterLog
Airline Pilots Daily Aviation Logs PPC
Standard generalized markup language SGML
doXstor Flight Level Logbook
Notam Development Group Airport Insight
Electronic aircraft information databases
Polaris Microsystems AeroLog Pro
AirSmith FlightPrompt