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hello my name is Ben Lavrov and in this
video I'm going to list the duties and
responsibilities of commercial airline
pilots the answer to the question what
do airline pilots do may seem obvious
they fly the aircraft and post selfies
on Instagram that's right isn't it well
there's a little more to it than that
for a start any pilot is part of a crew
usually of two on short haul routes
there will be a captain the senior pilot
who has overall responsibility for the
flight
the captain's responsibilities include
not only the practicalities of the
flight itself but also the safety of all
crew and passengers he or she will be
supported by a first officer a less
experienced pilot they will share the
flying duties in order to give each
other rest breaks long-haul flights may
have three or even four pilots aboard
duties and responsibilities all pilots
will be familiar with the processes
required to carry out the following pre
and post-flight checks
gathering all information about the
aircraft the crew the passengers or
cargo and the weather both enroute and
at the destination Airport create a
flight plan based on that information
and calculate the correct altitude and
fuel required for the flight supervise
the loading of the fuel and ensure the
operation of the aircraft maximizes fuel
efficiency carry out pre-flight checks
on all the safety systems on the
aircraft carry out pre-flight checks on
all the instruments and navigation
systems conduct a pre-flight briefing
with the cabin crew during the briefing
the captain will summarize the flight
time gate number taxi duration altitude
of flight and any significant weather on
route communicate with air traffic
control before
Croft leaves the gate during taxi and
after departure during the flight itself
abide by any noise abatement procedures
during departure maintain regular
contact with the cabin crew throughout
the flight make and maintain contact
with the appropriate air traffic
controllers on route monitor and
understand the aircraft's navigational
and control instruments regularly check
the aircraft's performance and its
position relative to the planned route
regularly check the weather for any
changes and check on the location of the
other aircraft in the vicinity keep the
passengers informed about the progress
of the flight and any deviations from
the schedule if there are any changes in
the weather or if there are any onboard
emergencies the flight crew will need to
react quickly and efficiently post
flight procedures update the aircraft's
logbook with the hours flown and other
data compile a report about the flight
itself and include any irregularities
with the aircraft or any incidents that
occurred for aircrew there is about an
hour of work on the ground after the
flight now let's look at hours and
shifts being an airline pilot is not a
nine-to-five job and a large degree of
flexibility is required pilots will
often live within a short commute time
of their base airport in case they're
needed at short notice to cover absent
pilots
however the airlines appreciate that
everyone needs to be able to plan ahead
so they'll inform their pilots on
short-haul routes of their shift
patterns well in advance for long-haul
pilots there are often single nights
away or perhaps a few days away from
home with travel through various time
zones there are limits to the amount of
hours a pilot can fly in any day and in
total throughout the year the
regulations vary around the world but
for European airlines the regulations
state that pilots should not fly more
than
60 duty hours in any seven consecutive
days 110 duty hours in any 14
consecutive days and 190 duty hours in
any 28 consecutive days spread as evenly
as practicable throughout that period
long-haul pilots who travel through time
zones will take rest breaks away from
the cockpit often in crew bunk beds
so what do airline pilots earn salaries
vary according to the size of the
airline the aircraft type and the pilots
experience here in the UK a recently
qualified first officer for a small
regional airline can expect a starting
salary of around 25,000 pounds per annum
larger airlines may or for more and the
salaries will eventually increase in
proportion to the experience for example
more experienced first officers can look
forward to 36,000 to 48,000 pounds per
year once you've been promoted to
captain you can expect a salary of
57,000 to 78,000 pounds for a
medium-sized airline if your employer is
one of the major operators then salaries
of between 97 thousand and 140,000
pounds or more are the industry norm
finally a few bits of other information
pilots are regularly tested to ensure
they maintain the necessary skills
required to fulfill all their
responsibilities they also have to
maintain a class 1 medical certificate
in order to keep their licenses valid so
how do I become an airline pilot you
could start by watching my video on this
subject you'll find it in my channel at
youtube.com forward slash CE forward
slash Ben Lavrov thanks for watching
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