Airline Pilot by Vitália Kovalchuk https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu One of the best payd jobs in the world en-us 2020-02-17 08:48:03 UTC 2020-03-02 07:08:35 UTC hello@padlet.com What is an Airline Pilot? 553410 https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/446293338 2020-02-17 08:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/446293338 Flight school 553410 https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/446301673 Pros: You have the time of your life with lots of studying and flying.
Cons: No job guarantee with a self-funded training. It is high risk to take of not getting a job.
]]> 2020-02-17 09:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/446301673 Pilot Licence 553410 https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452543163 Cons: If you lose your medical you lose your license and you cannot fly anymore. In case you did not study you are left without any education.
Pros: You are in control of a powerful machine.
]]> 2020-03-01 10:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452543163 Job Security 553410 https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452543603 Cons: You are only needed as long there are flights and aircraft. This profession is highly specialized you can only fly aircraft and you are type rated on one special aircraft.
Pros: No office day is the same. You can enjoy the good reputation of being a pilot and you get paid to fly.
]]> 2020-03-01 10:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452543603 Salary 553410 https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452543819 Pros: The captain salary enables you to have a good life. Some of the perks your salary are tax-free, which increases your net salary significantly.
Cons: Pilot salaries differ greatly. Even “Pay to fly models” exist where pilots have to pay the airline to fly. You have to invest a lot and work hard to boost your income.
]]> 2020-03-01 10:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452543819 Social life and Free time 553410 https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452543999 Pros: I have more than ten off days in a month. (German law requires a minimum of eight) Sometimes it is even half of the month that I am not flying. Between duty days I can at least enjoy four off days in a row without taking leave. In which kind of job do you have this?
Cons: You are not home. About half of the month I am not at home, so I can not attend all family and friends events. It is not possible to attend weekly courses (like a language course)
]]> 2020-03-01 10:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452543999 Layovers 553410 https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452544199 Pros: I have a fixed flight schedule and I know how much time I have at one destination. I can really use my rest time to do activities.
Cons: The network is limited so I get to stay in the same destination more often. A good example for this is Sevilla. It is almost my second home. After a while, this can become less exciting.
]]> 2020-03-01 10:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452544199 Working Hours 553410 https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452544294 Pros: I like the irregular working hours. I do not have to get up at the same time every day. Some flying days are long some are short. The work remains on board and when I have off I have off.
Cons: Due to the irregular working hours I have to take good care of my body. That is why I have a healthy diet and do regular body exercises to stay fit.
]]> 2020-03-01 10:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452544294 Crew Life 553410 https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452544425 Pros: Colleagues can become friends. To share the flight experience and to spend the layover together is double the fun.
Cons: During work, I am not staying at a nice location with my beloved once. It still remains work. Every crew member has their own daily routine so it happens that you only spend time together in the cockpit and the rest of the time everyone does their own thing.
]]> 2020-03-01 10:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452544425 What would he do Differently? 553410 https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452544598 2020-03-01 10:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/553410/3y3p391v5fu/wish/452544598