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How To Become A Commercial Airline Pilot (Ultimate Guide)

Finding all of the information to become an airline pilot can be overwhelming. We are here to break everything down.

22nd Feb, 2023     How To Become A Pilot     25 Min Read + Video

It’s been known that some make well over $700,000 annually in America, and with some flight crew now receiving pay rises of 40%, this figure is only going up.

1st Mar, 2023     Airline Pilot Salary     25 Min Read + Video

Realistically, when we answer the question of how long does it take to become a pilot, we need to look at where you are conducting your training.

23nd Feb, 2023     How Long To Become A Pilot?     10 Min Read

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PPL Cost

Private Pilot License Cost – How Much Is A PPL?

Private Pilot License Cost – The Full Story So you want to get your Private Pilots Licence (PPL) and enjoy the freedom of flying as …

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Private Pilot License Europe – How To Get Your PPL Europe

Private Pilot License Europe – Get your ppl europe – 5 MIN READ Have you ever thought about getting your private pilot license in Europe? …

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Private Pilot License America – Get Your PPL In The USA!

Private Pilot License America – Get your ppl USA – 5 MIN READ Have you ever thought about getting your private pilot license in the …

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Private Pilot License UK – How To Get Your PPL UK – Guide

Private Pilot License uk – Get your ppl uk – 5 MIN READ Have you ever thought about getting your private pilot license in the …

A pilot sits in.a chair as she is examined by a medical professional. Signifying pilot medical requirements.

UK Pilot Medical Requirements – Expert Explains

What Are the PILOT Medical Requirements (UK)? – 5 MIN READ All around the world, pilots are responsible for flying billions of people to new …

Pilot Salary UK

Pilot Salary UK: Everything You Need To Know

Airline Pilot Salary UK PILOT SALARY UK – 10 MIN READ Flight training is incredibly expensive. Therefore, you need to ensure that your return on …

How Much Does It Cost To Become A Pilot?

How Much Does It Cost To Become A Pilot? – Financing Flying

Pilot Training Costs & Paying For Flight School So how much does it cost to become a pilot? The cost of pilot training is a …

A female pilot stood in front of a building with a flag outside saying 'flight school' as an airplane flies overhead. She is looking for the best flight school

Flight Schools – Pick The Best Flight School – Non-Biased

How To Pick The Best Flight School FLIGHT SCHOOL – 10 MIN READ How do you find the best flight school? If you are considering …

Can Pilots Wear Glasses?

Can Pilots Wear Glasses? Do Pilots Need 20/20 Vision?

CAN PILOTS WEAR GLASSES? – 10 MIN READ So, can pilots wear glasses? You’ve probably always been told that pilots need perfect eyesight. Believe it …

How To Become A Pilot – Ultimate Expert Free Guide

Written By A Real Airline Pilot How To Become A Pilot – 25 min read The ultimate how to become a pilot guide. Written by …

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Commercial Pilot Salary At Each Stage – Career Progression

Commercial Pilot Salary At Each Stage Of The Career 10 MIN READ When aspiring pilots embark on their journey to become commercial aviators, understanding the …

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Understanding Pilot Salary: Factors that Influence Earnings

What Are The Main Factors Affecting Pilots Salaries? Factors Affecting Pilot Salaries Sunday 9th April – 5 MIN READ THE QUICK ANSWER The Main Factors …

American Airlines Salary

American Airlines Pilot Salary – Over $590,000 A Year?!

American Airlines Pilot Salary – Over $590,000 A Year?! American Airlines Pilot Salary THURSDAY 9th MARCH – 5 MIN READ This is part of our …

1500 Hour Rule

The 1500 Hour Rule In Aviation – Expert Pilot Explains

The 1500 Hour Rule – What Is It And Why Does It Exist? The 1500 Hour Rule – 10 Minute Read There is a massive …

Airline Pilot Salary

Pilot Salary 2023 – Ultimate Guide – Airline Pilot Salary

Pilot Salary – How Much Do Pilots Make? – 2023 Pilot Salary – 15 min read What does a commercial airline pilot salary look like? …

How Long Does It Take To Become A Pilot?

How Long Does It Take To Become A Pilot? – Expert Guide

How Long Does It Take To Become A Pilot? – 15 min read Written By A Real Airline Senior First Officer. is the ultimate ‘how long …

Southwest Pilot Shortage

Southwest Airlines Struggling For Pilots. Great News For New Pilots!

Southwest Airlines Drop Their Jet/Turbine Hourly Requirments Southwest Airlines have made the first in the battle against the pilot shortage. This is a significant update; …

Weekends Off?

Do Pilots Get Weekends Off? Do Pilots Work Weekends?

Do Pilots Work Weekends? Life As A Pilot Do pilots work weekends? Whether you fly long haul or short haul, regardless of just how often …

Where do pilots live?

Where Do Pilots Live? Do Pilots Live Nearby To Airports?

Where Do Airline Pilots Live? One of the beautiful things about being a pilot is that it allows you a lot of time off.  But …

Barking Dog Noise

Airbus Barking Dog Sound? What’s That Sound?

What Is The Airbus Barking Dog Sound? https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/792879094 Have you ever sat on an aeroplane, most likely an Airbus A320/A330 and wondered what on earth …

Pilot Training Ground School

Ground School – ATPL Exams – Commercial Pilot Training

The Ground School Phase Of Pilot Training The Worst Part About Commercial Pilot Training? Ground school is the first phase of commercial pilot training. For …

Day In the Life

Day In The Life Of A Pilot – The Unique Life – Pilot Videos

A ‘Typical’ Day In The Life Of A Pilot In my opinion, one of the best parts of being an airline pilot is travelling the …

Airline Qualification

Airline Qualification Course (AQC) – Commercial Pilot Training

Airline Qualification Course (AQC) – Commercial Pilot Training Ever wondered just what training to become a commercial airline pilot looks like? This blog post will …

Getting A Job

Pilot Jobs – Getting A Job After Pilot Training

Getting An Airline Job After Pilot Training – Pilot Jobs After paying a fortune for pilot training, how likely are you to get a pilot …

Instrument Rating

The Instrument Rating Phase – Commercial Pilot Training

The Instrument Rating Phase. My Experience And How To Do It The next stage of pilot training is completing your Instrument Rating, thus giving you …

The Hour Building Phase

The Hour Building Phase – How To Become A Commercial Pilot

Commercial Pilot Training – The Hour Building Phase Ever wondered just what training to become a commercial airline pilot looks like? In this blog post, …

Pilot Schedule

How Many Days Does A Pilot Get Off? The Unique Pilot Schedules

Pilot Schedule – How Many Days Off Do Pilots Get? One of the questions I get asked frequently is, ‘how many days off does an …

How Many Hours Do Pilots Work?

How Many Hours Do Pilots Work? Pilots Amazing Work Schedules

How Many Hours Do Pilots Work? The job of an airline pilot commands a fair amount of respect and, with this, a generous average salary that …

Pilot Interview Questions

Pilot Interview Questions – Ace Your Airline Pilot Interview

Pilot Interview Questions – Airline Pilot Interview The pilot interview stage is a significant part of the assessment process and is sometimes the final stage …

Pilot Aptitude Tests

Pilot Aptitude Tests – Pass Your Pilot Selection Day

Pilot Aptitude Tests – Pass Your Pilot Selection Day This blog, discussing all about Pilot Aptitude Tests, is part of our extensive How To Become …

Pilot Maths

Pilot Maths Assessments – Why Are Pilots Tested On Their Maths?

Why Do Assessment Days Test Pilot Maths? This blog post is part of our extensive How To Become A Commercial Pilot guide. Mental Pilot Math …

Pilot Selection Day Group Activities

Pilot Selection Group Exercises – Passing Pilot Assessment Day

Pilot Selection Group Exercises – Passing Pilot Assessment Day This blog post about passing your pilot selection day group exercises is part of our extensive …

Pilot Best And Worst Parts

Airline Pilot Life – Life As A Pilot – The Best And Worst Parts

Airline Pilot Life – The Best And Worst Parts About Life As A Pilot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYRtxsBrdZs The job, and therefore the life of an airline pilot, …

Type Rating

The Type Rating Course – How To Become A Commercial Pilot

What Is The Type Rating Course Like? What Can You Expect? In this blog post, I’ll explain exactly what a Type Rating is, why it …

What Can You Do With A Private Pilot License

What Can You Do With A Private Pilots License?

What Can You Do With A Private Pilots License? Why listen to me? I’m a commercial airline pilot who has personally paid this cost, so …

What Is A Commercial Pilot?

What Is A Commercial Pilot? Airline Pilot Explains

What Is A Commercial Pilot? Airline Pilot Explains This is a question that I hear rather often. And in this blog post, I will answer …

Modular Pilot Training

The Modular Pilot Training Route To A Commercial Pilots Licence

Modular Pilot Training – A 737 Pilots Story Of Becoming A Pilot An Incredibly Imperfect Story Of Becoming An Airline Pilot. Pilot training is often …

Pilot Callsign

How Do Pilots Get Their Callsigns?

How Do Pilots Get Their Call Signs? How Do Pilots Get Their Callsigns? Military Pilots often have a unique and memorable call sign or nickname, …

Can Pilots Have Beards And Tattoos?

Can Airline Pilots Have Beards And Tattoos?

Can airline pilots have beards and tattoos? In previous generations, pilots were required to be wholly clean-shaven and have no tattoos that were visible at …

Is It Hard To Become A Pilot?

How Hard Is It To Become A Pilot?

How Hard Is It To Become A Commercial Pilot? It isn’t easy to become a commercial airline pilot. The pilot training course will involve much …

Do You Need A Degree?

Do You Need A Degree To Be A Pilot?

Do You Need A Degree To Be A Pilot? Written By An Airline First Officer Do You Need A Degree To Become A Commercial Pilot? …

Do Pilots Get Drug Tested?

Do Pilots Get Drug Tested?

Do Pilots Get Drug Tested? Yes, airline pilots do get drug tested. Pilots are subject to several types of testing, including pre-employment, random testing, reasonable …

How Many Pilots In America?

How Many Pilots Are In The US?

How Many Pilots Are In The US? The United States has a vast and complex aviation industry that employs thousands of pilots to fly commercial, …

How I Became A Pilot

How I Became A Pilot. My Astonishingly Quick Pilot Training

Zero Hours To Fully Qualified Pilot In Less Than Two Years READ TIME – 10 MINS In this post, I will talk about my astonishingly …

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A Powerful Pilot Shortage – Pilot Outlook 2023 – Promising Year?

Pilot Shortage 2023 – Everything You Need To Know With the incredible pilot shortage that is taking North America and some of the rest of …

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The book provides a great insight into the life of a Pilot and the training associated with it. It has everything that you would need in there without the hassle of searching the internet for it in different places. Great purchase and for the price, you can't go wrong. Thanks Steve
Kieran Rhead
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Really insightful and gave a me a much better idea of how to get started with my career and will definitely help me going forward.
Nina Serlachius-Cochrane
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Only halfway through the book and already more drawn to flying than ever before . Great layout and plenty of reassurance and helpful tips scattered throughout the chapters and incredibly easy to read with clear concise information in order to better your chances at being a successful pilot.
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