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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

  • Transportation, Distribution and Logistics

Tasks

What tasks do Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers perform?

  • Use instrumentation to guide flights when visibility is poor.

  • Respond to and report in-flight emergencies and malfunctions.

  • Work as part of a flight team with other crew members, especially during takeoffs and landings.

  • Start engines, operate controls, and pilot airplanes to transport passengers, mail, or freight, adhering to flight plans, regulations, and procedures.


Knowledge

What do Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers need to know?

  • Transportation

    Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

  • English Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

  • Public Safety and Security

    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.


Skills

What skills do Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers need?

  • Operation and Control

    Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

  • Operations Monitoring

    Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

  • Active Listening

    Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.



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