Commercial Pilots
Military pilot pipeline enrollment is a relevant starting point for pursuing civilian commercial flight training.
How to prepare: Have a civilian flight school review your training records and identify the remaining training for FAA commercial pilot certification. Commercial flying requires appropriate FAA certificates and ratings, including medical, flight-experience, knowledge, written-exam, and practical-exam requirements.
What the civilian work involves
- Check aircraft prior to flights to ensure that the engines, controls, instruments, and other systems are functioning properly.
- Consider airport altitudes, outside temperatures, plane weights, and wind speeds and directions to calculate the speed needed to become airborne.
- Monitor engine operation, fuel consumption, and functioning of aircraft systems during flights.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Aeronautical charts