Michael Milot 2A by Michael Milot

Job description

mmilot25 — 2025-03-25 13:46:55 UTC

pilot fly airplanes and transport people or goods around the world. pilots need to control the plane to safely land and take off to ensure the peoples safety. pilots usually have to get up really early to get to the airport to make the flights and then after they get to there location they often have to stay at that location till they have there flight back to there main airport so they can be gone for up to a week or more before there home

working conditions

mmilot25 — 2025-03-25 13:54:08 UTC

working conditions of a pilot usually consist of sitting in a small cramped cockpit for multiple hours till landing. pilots usually fly for 70-100 hours a month but have few days off each week. pilots work both day and nights but have a co pilot to assist them.

pay and benefits

mmilot25 — 2025-03-25 13:57:07 UTC

the average pay of a pilot is $220,000 and they get benefits like health, life, and disability insurance. and they also get retirement plans

employment trends

mmilot25 — 2025-03-25 14:01:19 UTC

in PA there are over 17,000 active pilots and instructors. a lot of employers of pilots are small airlines looking for instructors or major airlines looking for pilots for commercial flights with passengers or to transport goods

qualifications

mmilot25 — 2025-03-25 14:07:10 UTC

some qualifications for piloting is to graduate high school but you do not need to go to college all though it would look better on your resume. pilots only need to get there private pilots license first which you need a minimum of 40 hours to get and then from there you need a few other license depending on what type of plane you want to fly.

educational institutions

mmilot25 — 2025-03-27 13:16:50 UTC

some institutions that offer aviation education are Moyer Aviation, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Legacy Aviation, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, and Moore Aviation.

job benefits and downsides

mmilot25 — 2025-03-27 13:22:35 UTC

some pros/benefits of being a pilot is high salary and travel opportunities and some cons are long hours and lots of stress.