Over 4 hours of downlaodable help

I want to know about - The Crew - Pilots

As in most countries you have to be at least 21 before you can hold a commercial pilots license in the United Kingdom. There are also higher grades of commercial pilots license leading to the highest license which is the Airline Transport Pilots License which will allow its holder to be a captain on a flight carrying fare paying passengers.

A new pilot will undergo basic flying training of about 200 hours in addition to 18 months of ground school and examinations After that a candidate will undergo basic training on large aircraft and then another 40 hours of advanced simulated flying prior to be able to fly the real aircraft.

	New new pilot will undergo basic flying training of about 200 hours in addition to 18 months of ground school!		Airlines have to conform to regulations regarding the total number of hours which pilots can be on duty		Most flights are conducted with two pilots who monitor each other whilst flying		Pilots have a birds eye view of the world as they fly safely from place to place

Flight simulators are now so sophisticated that experienced pilots will do all of their training on the flight simulator, only when they have completed all their training and been certificated will they actually fly the real aircraft.

All airlines have to conform to regulations regarding the total number of hours which pilots can be on duty. Short-haul airlines will be limited by the number of flights while long-haul pilots will be limited by the duration of a flight. Most flights are conducted with two pilots but on very long-haul flights an extra crew member is carried so that the main operating crew can rest during part of the flight. There are very strict rules regarding who is in charge and responsible for the aircraft at any particular time.

	The skills and competence of the crews on your aircraft are beyond doubt		Pilots undertake hundreds of safe landings in their carreers		And they perform hundreds of safe take offs from many different places		There are thousands of pilots flying everyday across the world

Pilots normally retire between the ages of 55 and 65 and according to which country their flights over fly then a maximum age may be imposed by the country concerned. For example France does not allow captains older than 60 to operate in their airspace.

Throughout the world various Aviation Authorities combine their resources to ensure the that the training given to new pilots and the refresher training given to experienced pilots matches the needs of the changing industry. The skills and competence of the crews on your aircraft are beyond doubt and you should try to have confidence in them and realize that however much you would like to be in control, the job is better left to those qualified to do it.

Meet a Jet Pilot

Hear what it's like to be a pilot