Training

There are many interesting and lucrative ways to make a living flying airplanes, but one of the most enticing jobs is that of a senior captain for a major airline. Those at the rarefied top of their profession typically enjoy a salary in the healthy six figures, a highly flexible schedule-with up to 20 days […]

One of the most challenging chapters of an aviation career comes right after earning one’s commercial pilot license. You’ve just invested a lot of time and effort and a whole lot of money into successfully completing your flight training, yet your license alone is not enough for many flying jobs. To build your experience and […]

“I first knew I wanted to be a pilot when my father’s friend took me up in his little Cub airplane,” Envoy Air first officer Jay Herring recalls of what inspired him to pursue a life and career in aviation. “Before that I’d always kind of looked up and thought, that would be a neat […]

The first few pilots to train for their type ratings in Pilatus’ PC-24 Super Versatile Jet using FlightSafety International’s full motion simulator are hard at work at the company’s learning center in Dallas. They’re training in FlightSafety’s FS1000 PC-24 simulator, which includes the VITAL 1100 visual system, electric motion, control loading and a new instructor […]

Regional air carriers are on a well-documented pilot hiring binge, creating “one of the most exciting times ever” for aspiring airline pilots, says Captain LaMar Haugaard, director of pilot development, and chief pilot at Horizon Air. But recruiters remain selective, weighing candidates’ training backgrounds, flight experience, and even non-pilot qualifications, Haugaard says. Trainees should keep […]

“Being a CFI is a critical part for me to becoming an airline pilot,” says Sara Karg, a certified flight instructor at ATP Flight School. “I’ve learned so much and increased by leaps and bounds my confidence as a pilot and my proficiency.” In this video, Sara and other ATP CFIs offer insight into their […]

“To be successful in career training, you really need to have the mindset to be prepared every single day and to learn something new every single day,” ATP Flight School student Chris Hawthorne explains. Hearing about what ATP provides for its students from students themselves allows aspiring pilots to better understand what to expect when […]

ATP’s professional pilot candidates will soon have access to multiple King Schools courses after the two flight training specialists recently signed an agreement. While learning to fly at ATP, students in the Airline Career Pilot Program will have access to ground instruction 24/7 through the videos and interactive courseware that King Schools produces. The ATP […]

I grew up and learned to fly on the snow-swept plains of Minnesota, but I really grew up in the crowded, smoggy skies over Southern California. It’s where I spent a couple of lean years flight instructing and freight dogging, making lifelong friends while scrambling to make ends meet on some vanishingly small paychecks. I […]

Seniority. It’s the rank among peers “that rules an airline pilot’s life,” says Paul Templeton, a pilot employment expert and retired airline captain. “Seniority determines almost everything you do — what crew base you’re assigned to, what equipment you’ll fly, and your monthly schedule.” Templeton, creator of the PilotJobs.com blog and a director at airline […]