Air Traffic Controller Basics for Pilots
July 9th, 2007
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Aviation Maintenance Technician
June 21st, 2007It’s Not Just Mechanics Anymore
“Pilots without Aviation Maintenance Technicians are just pedestrians with cool jackets and sunglasses,” my favorite AMT often reminds me!
So you’re interested in becoming an Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT), or if you’re a private pilot you may ask, what qualifies this person to work on my airplane? An AMT is a great deal more than an automobile mechanic that fixes airplanes. Your training takes more time, is more intense, and often more sophisticated. And though you may be able to work as an aircraft mechanic for lower pay without certification your advancement in the field will depend upon your earning General, Airframe, and Power plant certifications to become an FAA licensed A & P technician. Beyond those is the Inspection Authorization certification. Any certification requires continuing education to maintain it.
As a candidate for the AMT certificate first must be 18 years or older; able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
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Licensed to Fly Higher and Faster!
June 13th, 2007 Airline Transport Pilot (ATP)
Captains of IFR passenger flights in turbine and multi-engine airplanes must hold the Airline Transport Pilot license according to FAA airline regulations.
Holding an Airline Transport Pilot license means you have received the most challenging of all the pilot licenses and ratings. You’re at the master’s level of flying skills and aeronautical knowledge. The ATP license is the pinnacle of pilot licenses.
As a candidate for the ATP license you must hold a Commercial Pilot license and an Instrument Rating and have 1,500 hours as a pilot that includes 500 hours of cross-country flight time, 100 hours of night flight time, 75 hours of instrument flight time, and 250 hours of flight time in an airplane as pilot in command which includes 100 hours of cross-country flight time and 25 hours of night flight time.
If you have made 20 night takeoffs and landings to a full stop you may substitute each additional takeoff and landing to a full stop for 1 hour of night flight time. However, a maximum of 25 hours of night flight time may be credited in this manner.
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Licensed to fly!
June 7th, 2007 A short guide to getting your Pilot License
” Once you have tested flight you would forever walk on the Earth with your eyes turn skyward, for there you have been and for there you would always long to return.” Leonardo Di Vinci
How easy is it to learn to fly and what do I need to do to get a license?
You can attend a flight school, and for a job with an airline getting your Airline Transport Pilot license from an ATP flight school will put you on the fast track.
Most Private Pilot licenses and Commercial Pilot licenses are earned at flight centers at local airports. Many study for the FAA knowledge tests with home study courses available from pilot supply shops such as the Avid Aviator.
Let’s take a brief look at some of the different licenses and some of the different aircraft and see what’s available. By the way, the FAA calls them certificates, but we’ll use the term license to avoid confusion.
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