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COMMERCIAL PILOTS. Why I chose This. This job interests me Not many people know what they do I want to be it when I grow up. What They Do. Fly planes Transports passengers and or flight Inspects plane before flight. Tools they use. They use computers Steering wheels
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Why I chose This • This job interests me • Not many people know what they do • I want to be it when I grow up
What They Do • Fly planes • Transports passengers and or flight • Inspects plane before flight
Tools they use • They use computers • Steering wheels • Stabilizing instruments • Rarely fly by sight • Use autopilot
Education and Training • 4 year bachelors degree • 1 year flight training • Not many flight schools in Wisconsin • Need to be 16 and have a 2.5 GPA • Could go through air force
Related Jobs • Copilot • Airplane engineers • Technicians
Salary • $56,620-$166,440+ • Need to have more flight hours to get more money • Or be there longer
Schedules/hours • 160+ hours per month • Will work nights • Will work weekends • Will sometimes work holidays
Good Things About Piloting • Get to travel to different states and countries • Excitement of flying • Good pay • Rewarding
Bad Things About Piloting • Long hours away from home • Work nights and weekends • Don’t get to choose your hours • May be gone for holidays • Can be dangerous
“Airline Pilots.”WISCareers,Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, 2011.web. 16 May 2011.