BECOMING A COMMERCIAL PILOT

[Audio] BECOMING A COMMERCIAL PILOT BY: Eric Davenport.

[Audio] Table of contents Discussing the Job Understanding the job of being a commercial pilot 2. What it takes Explanation of the criteria one needs to become a commercial pilot 3.Privileges of certification Describing the privileges of certification as a commercial pilot 4. Conclusion Statements Concluding Defenses and Statements for this career choice.

[Audio] Discussing The Job What are the responsibilities and tasks of a commercial pilot?.

[Audio] Responsibillities As a Commercial Pilot, there are several different tasks one can do depending on the type of area of this career one decides to choose. CareerExplorer (2025) talks about some areas that can include: Airline Piloting Cargo Piloting Aerial Surveying In these areas of this career, the main task that each has is operating the aircraft being used to complete the job.

[Audio] Airline PIlots As an Airline Pilot, Your Job is to carry passengers from one destination to another. These pilots create the flight plan to ensure that passengers arrive at their destination on time..

[Audio] Cargo Pilots As a Cargo Pilot, your job specializes in shipping cargo to its proper destinations. Like Airline Pilots, they too have to ensure appropriate flight plans to ensure an adequate time of arrival of the cargo..

[Audio] Aerial Surveliance As an Aerial Surveillance Pilot, your job is to operate an aircraft to take pictures for mapping areas or making land surveys. The majority of this job's tasks are ensuring that the proper flight path is taken to get an adequate shot of the area being captured.

[Audio] The Criteria What does it take to start this career?.

[Audio] What's The Criteria Private certifcation Indeed (2025) says that obtaining your private pilot certificate is the best start to being able to practice your ability to fly an aircraft. Obtaining Instrument Rating Obtaining your Instrument Rating is the next step in this career. To allow the pilot to be able to fly in any type of weather one must obtain this by training. Receiving a Commercial Pilot's license After training and obtaining all that is needed to take the License exams. One can finally obtain a Commercial Pilot's License. This means one can finally start looking into working in this profession..

[Audio] The Privileges of Certification What are the privileges of the Commercial Pilot Certification?.

[Audio] Priviligeges of Certification According to the regulations 14 CFR § 61.133 - Commercial pilot privileges and limitations. There are multiple privileges that pilots have legally. These Privileges include: Being able to be compensated or hired for carrying personnel or cargo. Being able to give endorsements for Pilot Certifications. Being an acting Pilot in command of an aircraft..

[Audio] Why are the requirements required? In order to keep flights safer, these requirements and privileges were made to ensure that people who are in search of a career in commercial piloting understood the rules and regulations of operating an aircraft and the tasks that come along with it..

[Audio] CONCLUSIONS The career of Commercial Piloting is taken very seriously as the safety of people and cargo is being put in the hands of the pilot. With piloting, this career can be very beneficial, as it is a very fulfilling career path..

[Audio] THANKS. THANKS. References: 14 CFR § 61.133 - Commercial pilot privileges and limitations. (n.d.). LII / Legal Information Institute. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/61.133 What does a commercial pilot do? ‐ CareerExplorer. (n.d.). Www.careerexplorer.com. https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/commercial-pilot/ How To Become a Commercial Pilot: Step-by-Step Career Guide | Indeed.com. (n.d.). Indeed Career Guide. https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/how-to-become-a-commercial-pilot ‌.