Commercial Flying
Siddharth Thakur | Pilot | Various AssignmentsWhat is Commercial Flying?
There are many nuances of a Career in Commercial Flying. One should first understand What a Career in Commercial Flying entails before investing time and effort to figure out How to start a Career in Commercial Flying. The most authoritative source of information on Commercial Flying is someone with real experience in it.
Pilot Siddharth Thakur has worked in Commercial Flying for 9 years. Pilot Siddharth Thakur describes Commercial Flying as:
Commercial flying is the part of civil aviation (both general aviation and scheduled airline services) that involves operating aircraft for hire to transport passengers or multiple loads of cargo.
How Pilot Siddharth Thakur got into Commercial Flying?
After completing my schooling from The Doon School, I did my Commercial Pilot License from Sydney Flight Training Center. Then I studied at the Sydney Aviation College. I was in the profession from 2007 to 2016.
Pilot Siddharth Thakur's Talk on Commercial Flying |
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Starts with what is: | |
1) | Commercial Flying |
Next, it covers Education. In this Talk Education was discussed as theoretical topics needed to excel at Commercial Flying, and not as Qualifications needed to enter Commercial Flying. It discusses following headings for Education in Commercial Flying: | |
2) | Maths and Physics |
3) | Aviation |
4) | Meteorology |
5) | Rules and Regulations |
6) | Aerodynamics |
Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Anyone aspiring for Commercial Flying needs to understand that Skill development is crucial for success. It defines Skills in terms of following items for Commercial Flying: | |
7) | Fast Reflexes |
8) | Good Vision |
9) | Physically Fit |
10) | Spatial Orientation |
11) | Hand-Eye Coordination |
There are great positives of Commercial Flying. The Talk discusses following Positives of Commercial Flying: | |
12) | Travel |
13) | Good Salary |
14) | Exciting Job |
15) | Networking |
16) | Feeling of Responsibility and Respect |
Challenges are the other side of Positives and Commercial Flying is no exception: | |
17) | Long Working Hours |
18) | Cultural Challenges |
In the final section of the Talk, Siddharth Thakur talks about How a day goes in a Career in: | |
19) | Commercial Flying |
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How to get into
Commercial Flying?
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Links for this Talk
LifePage Career Talk on Commercial Flying
[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/commercial-flying-2
[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20171204-0002
[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgPO0xSHz5M
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