For all the people saying that the pay is crap and putting the job down.....First of all I'd like to let you know, that first year medical school graduates make around 30k a year and work on call at the hospital and work worse hours than first year pilots. Same with Lawyers...you think they work on cases? No....they work as assistants and gain experience. You think that in the 50s a pilot would leave flight school and make big money right away? NO, it was the same way..Get your head out of your
hello all, am a private pilot working on commercial license, the proffesion requires a lot of hard work and the pay may be not all that good now a days, but the sheer joy of flying, my friends is second to none. its better than sitting in a cubbicle and taking shit from your manager any day ( have experienced it) . making fortune please don't take the job its not gonna be satisfactory work at walmart for nw..:-)
@intrepidface07 finally, someone else who understands. People don't become pilots just for the money, its too hard for that. We do it for the passion of flying and the adventures you have as a pilot, it feels more like it is our pastime, not our occupation!
shall i be a pilot, because i want to be one but when people keep on commenting that this job is rubbish and cant make a fortune out of it even though i love flying and looking out the planes to see that breath-taking view. please help me!!!!!!!!!!
shall i be a pilot, because i want to be one but when people keep on commenting that this job is rubbish and cant make a fortune out of it even though i love flying and looking out the planes to see that breath-taking view. please help me!!!!!!!!!!
i would of thought the down side to this job is the cabin pressure and high uv exposure. As a passenger on flights i have started to feel the enviroment up there can start to get to you physically and mentally after a while. it can be quite stressful. it feels quite hot up there on sunny days and you realyl can feel the increased uv exposure.
@zcg3 depends what part of the industry you are in, try working at a charter company in the far north, on a Twin Otter, loading 45Gal fuel drums at -40, spending weeks on end at mining camps and dealing with the sometimes treacherous condititons of float flying into uncharted lakes. While airline work may be relatively easy, the job of a bush pilot is no walk in the park (try rolling up to 7 or 8 375lbs fuel drums up a 45 degree sloped barrel ramp.
@zcg3 not even bud. I am a student pilot at the moment and it is anything but easy. There is a ton of money, time and learning invested in it. It's one of the hardest career paths to take.
you have to be physically fit? they showed a fucking 270 pound fat ass first officer and then like a 70 year old man (yes I know the FAA does not allow pilots to be actually that old) who I doubt has 20/20 vision
being a pilot has many advantages , but it also has disadvantages ... any way we all dream to work in airline one day becuase my life would completly change . good luck for all students .
@sirlego1 >>>yes you do mate. at the very beggining when you are a student training, the doctor/nurse will test you ee vision to check that it is 20/20. if it is not, then you cannot become a pilot. as well as if you are colour blind.
@filipride100 Civilian Pilot: It needs to be Correctable to 20-20 to be a civilian pilot. So you can wear glasses and fly.
Military: You need to have 20-20 vision uncorrected to be a pilot so you would have to get laser eye surgery to be a military pilot, however other military employments in an airborn craft may not need glasses. Such as a navigator.
@sip615 please do not join the forces. There is no guarantee of you becoming a pilot. After you sign up and if your limitation is not within their guideline, you will end up washing plane. It would be wise to take flight lessons to learn your ratings. Then become a flight instructor.
1:15 on the right is the guy with an excellent physical shape lol =P and what did she say about perfect 20/20 vision? lame - some go through wearing glasses!
@kriztiechan depends... Are you thinking Air Force. Or are you thinking Airlines? I dont think there is verry much descrimination anymore... Trust me there are still people that descriminate against women in the cockpit. But answer your question i guess you could say no.
I wonder, is it so competitive that it's almost necessary to go through the air force or something in order to join the field? Flying has always been my dream. I'm in college right now, never been to flight school but thinking about joining the air force after college. any thoughts?
The part about air force pilots having an "advantage" is partially true, they do have an advantage against pilots who did not earn a college degree. However, civilian pilots with enough qualifying flight hours with a college degree (especially a degree in aviation/aerospace) have the same advantage, if not a bit more.
@MsTommyknocker no u do not, any flight school will take u at age 16. a flight school is another school, u do not need a diploma, i have my PPL and Multi engine and have a few months before graduating
@MsTommyknocker no HS, it is nice to have. they look at your hours and time commited to flying more then your HS degree. Read most airline requirements.There very minimum. 1,000 hours 100 hours turbine fcc radio license atp license. which u get through flight schools
Eh, not so sure about that. If you put two pilots with identical qualifications together, both received degrees from the same university in the same major, both are same age/sex/race, but one flew in the military at some point the employer will most likely favor the military candidate.
I think the cabin pressure would get to me but i would love to have this as my job. Is there no truth in the rumours about exhaust/petrol fumes in the cabin. ? I would of thought that was in older military aircraft
She should have said "come work for the airlines and make less than a McDonalds manager while working with overworked and underpaid pre-menstrual pitbulls wearing lipstick. You can work 60-70 hrs a week but only get paid for 17-20 of it and have the passengers whose lives depend on you, give you grief because they think you only work 17-20 hrs a week. You can expect continual paycuts and to have your "buying power" decrease by 80% over your career........
lol, rightfully said. Greyhound bus drivers and cab drivers make a lot more than regional pilots. Its a shame and a disgrace! The bitch from Colgan Air even justified it saying that they are meeting the payscale.
Why would I risk everything flying complex high risk equipment when I can get a job on the ground for a lot more and lot safer? (Not saying that piloting is unsafe, its just that it is not as safe as something like an accountant).
The military guys generally get dick all for hours. Once got into an "ooh luxury" match with some British military aviators and it transpired that I had more taxi time than they had flying hours! Doesn't really mean that much but it was good for a laugh at their expense (that's very important among pilots LOL).
And m1r3o, collect a wife and a couple of kids along the way and you'll see it as a job, don't worry.
I don't know who is giving you your info on the "dick" hours that we fly but you should stop painting with such a broad brush. The 500 hours we get flying tactical jets is worth a lot more than 500 hours straight and level with another pilot in the cockpit helping you to make the decisions. We also get paid a whole lot more.
Figured I'd catch one of you military lads with that piss take LOL! You missed the part where I said it didn't mean much?
Although 500 hours is a dismal figure; that's what you should be flying per YEAR to stay sharp. Dog knows our governments piss enough away that it wouldn't affect the bottom line much.
And the reason you're paid more is so you can afford serious whoring and drinking, so get back to it like a good little fighter pilot and shut up eh!
Is English your first language? My post was pretty clearly in jest. If English is your first language, and you still cannot figure it out, I confess I might be worried about you whizzing around in fast jets! That's a piss take too, by the way. So wind your neck in.
Attempts at good natured humour kinda bounce off you?
Is it warm where you are? Tell me what it's like. It'd kinda be like erotica right now 'cause it was -34C at my first stop this morning! Haven't been able to coax my nuts back into my scrotum for about 6 hours!
High earnings? Prestige? Excellent travel benefits? What type of job are they talking about? Wish people would see this job for what it really is. It´s not the 60´s anymore people...
compared to other jobs, yes. Are there even glamorous jobs anymore unless you work in some kind of fancy restaurant? ( or lawyer, ceo, and alike) If you work for a major airline, you and family travels for free.(captains) So, this job is really... fun, thats what it really is.
I'm a pilot, and ALL of the people I talk to are amazed that the job isn't so glamorous, and that pilots really don't make that much money unless they are captains for major airlines.
I agree, its absolutely pathetic. Most people are shocked to hear that. Even the congress when they heard testimonials of the Colgan Air Crash pilot (FO) female, 24 yrs old, made 16200 per year without any accomodation allowance or personal living allowance.
Its strange because people know how complex of a job piloting is and how detailed and presence-of-mind it requires.
I just lost my job as a pilot in Spain ... next job oprtunity ... co-pilot : 2000 $ ... a month to work 16 hours dayly ... the guy that cleans my house make more than me working 6 hours a day, weekends off and sleeping at home ever single night ...
Love how as they say pilots are in top physical condition they show a big chunky over the hill guy. Would've just been better to show a obese man putting away packs of twinkies whilst turning the auto-pilot on.
lol i can tell by that ignorant comment that you must be an actual bus driver perhaps and you hate your job and your life...... maybe you should have went to college...
Yes, i am a pilot, i'm first officer of the A320 from Interjet here in Mexico. And i didn't said that a helicopter isn't an aircraft, did I???? I only said "AIRCRAFT PILOT'S ARE DIFFERENT FROM HELICOPTER PILOTS" because you dont learn the same things, are two different careers.
Just about everything said in this video is bullshit. I'm a pilot for an airline and let me tell you don't need 20/20 vision without glasses and we make less than a manager at your local McDonalds. I fucking think this video needs to be deleted now!
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Ha.... they make the most of all. After 10 years in the business you won't break 80K a year, and it cost YOUover 100K just to get in that seat.
On the other hand,,,, get a GED "for free" work in McDonalds for 5 years and make over 150K a year Managing 2 stores..... Oh,,,, and there are no union dues.
The 2007 (or 08 i have to check back) income reports show a delta 10 year caption earned 210k a year (thats 10 years in the left seat). The starting pay is 55k and thats not a captian
Well, to tell you the truth no math is needed since the FMC does all the calculations a pilot need. But the simple math you need is actually applied maths, its a mixture of maths and physics, so a lot of physics is applied.
The most chalanging part of a pilots job is memory and quick thinking. A pilots job starts in an emergincy situation, how proffetional he is to control the situation, to identify the fault and how to solve it in the least amount of time, maths or no maths.
What absolute bullsh1t! I'll tell you right now the FMC does not do load sheets, or fuel loadings which the captain must sign off on which includes mental arithmatic of every single value. If a pilots job started off in an emergency have fun getting off the ground then!
Depends on the capability of the system. Some airlines who do not have paper load sheets enter their values (fuel, cargo, pax) for elec W&B on their FMS.
@packerfan084 wow! that's soo true! very nicely said!..most people just thing that the computers do all the work - not true....airline pilots are one of the most highly trained professionals in the world.
@packerfan084@packerfan084 In fact, pilots only do the take offs and landings, the rest of the flight is done by computer(autopilot) i.e. cruising, climbing and descending but they must monitor the flight systems all the time. Moreover the landing can be done by autopilot but it is not recommended.
E.g. Flying manually is quite tiresome for a pilot in command for a 10 hours flight
@irvinmanohar It all depends on the pilots, some pilots prefer to fly manually for longer. I am not disagreeing with you, i am just saying. I know that pilots would not fly the aircraft manually for 10 straight hours. What i am saying is the pilots have control of the aircraft at all times. meaning they control the computers. In some situations during the ascent or descent the pilots sometimes fly manually in severe turbulance and other cases. I would say more but i am running out of letters:)
@packerfan084 Do you know how to drive a plane fist of it!!!! Do you know all the models of it? Do you know how much you earn each month? Then why are you talking! Shut your mouth. Pilots in India get $10,000 dollars!!!!!!! each month! And the automatic pilot go through you GPS or your NAV, you dont have to put your hand all the time in the steering or palanca in spanish. stupid.... go get a life and a JOB!! You NOOB
@Gurugi389 Did you seriously just call me a fucking noob? I'm wondering how old you are because you sound like you are 12. First off my dad is a pilot. Second yes i do know how to drive a plane... kinda. Also i was talking about pilots in AMERICA, not India. Yes i do know how much a pilot makes, and in AMERICA it is not enough. I never said that you have to always have to be flying. i said that the pilots are in command of the aircraft. So how about you get your facts straight before you talk.
"glamour and prestige"?...once, when Pilot Unions had balls...Did you know that starting pay for a regional pilot, is around $18,000 a year, and regional flying is taking over the entire industry.
yea the first officer at 1:15 is in excellent physical condition. It's bullshit. You can walk, talk, piss in the can, and see properly, you get your CAT One.
High earnings? No glasses? Be on top of physical acts? --> you didn't chose the right job ;) Next time seach a little bit longer
kevlopes 3 months ago
Did I see Kenny Powers??????????
zacharygraham20 4 months ago
For all the people saying that the pay is crap and putting the job down.....First of all I'd like to let you know, that first year medical school graduates make around 30k a year and work on call at the hospital and work worse hours than first year pilots. Same with Lawyers...you think they work on cases? No....they work as assistants and gain experience. You think that in the 50s a pilot would leave flight school and make big money right away? NO, it was the same way..Get your head out of your
eclipse245 4 months ago
shiit ........ you know nothing
hasooome5 7 months ago
hello all, am a private pilot working on commercial license, the proffesion requires a lot of hard work and the pay may be not all that good now a days, but the sheer joy of flying, my friends is second to none. its better than sitting in a cubbicle and taking shit from your manager any day ( have experienced it) . making fortune please don't take the job its not gonna be satisfactory work at walmart for nw..:-)
intrepidface07 7 months ago
@intrepidface07 finally, someone else who understands. People don't become pilots just for the money, its too hard for that. We do it for the passion of flying and the adventures you have as a pilot, it feels more like it is our pastime, not our occupation!
kyleacepilot 3 months ago
What course you need to be a pilot like in this video?
reply please i live here in Philippines
jr4460 8 months ago
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shall i be a pilot, because i want to be one but when people keep on commenting that this job is rubbish and cant make a fortune out of it even though i love flying and looking out the planes to see that breath-taking view. please help me!!!!!!!!!!
m9u7shuriken 8 months ago
shall i be a pilot, because i want to be one but when people keep on commenting that this job is rubbish and cant make a fortune out of it even though i love flying and looking out the planes to see that breath-taking view. please help me!!!!!!!!!!
m9u7shuriken 8 months ago
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TheFreemaniac 2 months ago
@m9u7shuriken you need help for this? are you some kind of weak guy that let people decide ur future? seriously...
TheFreemaniac 2 months ago
You can be a pilot if you have bad eye sight, you can use glasses to correct it. That's what I was told from a pilot klm.
barthoedemaker 8 months ago
I am working in the airline and I see many pilots out of shape. what ever this video said its not true.
leon6266 9 months ago
i would of thought the down side to this job is the cabin pressure and high uv exposure. As a passenger on flights i have started to feel the enviroment up there can start to get to you physically and mentally after a while. it can be quite stressful. it feels quite hot up there on sunny days and you realyl can feel the increased uv exposure.
210482fmj 10 months ago
LOOL she says "Pilots have to be in EXCELLENT condition..." while they show te Co-pilot is like OVER WEIGHT LOOL
audiracer85 11 months ago 3
The pilot's job is soooooo easy!
zcg3 1 year ago
@zcg3 depends what part of the industry you are in, try working at a charter company in the far north, on a Twin Otter, loading 45Gal fuel drums at -40, spending weeks on end at mining camps and dealing with the sometimes treacherous condititons of float flying into uncharted lakes. While airline work may be relatively easy, the job of a bush pilot is no walk in the park (try rolling up to 7 or 8 375lbs fuel drums up a 45 degree sloped barrel ramp.
ryno200 11 months ago
@zcg3 not even bud. I am a student pilot at the moment and it is anything but easy. There is a ton of money, time and learning invested in it. It's one of the hardest career paths to take.
flyboybp89 9 months ago
She said: ......20/20 vision, without glasses and next scene was a pilot with glasses (not sun glesses)....
GuitarEnforcer 1 year ago
@GuitarEnforcer ...SHE SAID PILOTS MUST HAVE 20/20 VISION WITH OR WITHOUT GLASSES..
MAXSOL69 1 year ago
@MAXSOL69 No, just without glasses.
GuitarEnforcer 1 year ago
@GuitarEnforcer No, with or without glasses idiot.
beluch1000 1 year ago
@beluch1000 I'm not your mom, so dont call me idiot.
GuitarEnforcer 1 year ago
@GuitarEnforcer You have to have 20/20 corrected.
KiDFRANKKK 11 months ago
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Its my Dream!
pianomanmaestro 1 year ago
you have to be physically fit? they showed a fucking 270 pound fat ass first officer and then like a 70 year old man (yes I know the FAA does not allow pilots to be actually that old) who I doubt has 20/20 vision
Qurit1996 1 year ago
People don't even clap after a landing anymore. WTF?
Your lives are in their hands and any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.
If you get a chance to see the pilot after the landing, say "NIce landing", they really appreciate that.
Reverseflush 1 year ago
Actually, flight engineers, are uncommon at the aircraft cockpits.
quizto 1 year ago
@quizto Nowdays they are because like it said the computers illiminate the job. But 10 years ago every big airline jet had one
HopHipRocker 1 year ago
i like 1:25
BrainfuckEmt 1 year ago
0:36 - 0:40 "pilots must be in exellent physical condition"
1:17 (i guess that doesnt apply for the co-pilot eh?)
TheCessna154Pilot 1 year ago
HAHA,,LOL... "YOU HAVE TO BE PHYSICALLY FIT?" BULLSHIT!! EVERYBODY, PAUSE AT 1:15 AND LOOK AT THE PILOT ON THE RIGHT. HAHAHA,,
filipride100 1 year ago 5
@filipride100 hahaha he looks like he ate tonns of pizza with extra cheese , idk how he fit in that seat?? LoL....
TheIRONMANPRO 1 year ago
@filipride100 The men is out of shape like the ma-get from men in black.
LennynAirway 1 year ago
my dads fat and his a pilot
l3aIIin23 1 year ago 2
being a pilot has many advantages , but it also has disadvantages ... any way we all dream to work in airline one day becuase my life would completly change . good luck for all students .
66THEPILOT99 1 year ago
This is a fail vid. You do not need 20/20 vision to be a pilot
sirlego1 1 year ago
@sirlego1 >>>yes you do mate. at the very beggining when you are a student training, the doctor/nurse will test you ee vision to check that it is 20/20. if it is not, then you cannot become a pilot. as well as if you are colour blind.
filipride100 1 year ago
@filipride100 Civilian Pilot: It needs to be Correctable to 20-20 to be a civilian pilot. So you can wear glasses and fly.
Military: You need to have 20-20 vision uncorrected to be a pilot so you would have to get laser eye surgery to be a military pilot, however other military employments in an airborn craft may not need glasses. Such as a navigator.
Answer two:
It depends on your country of origin mostly.
In my country (Canada) you need:
Civilian: 20/30 corrected/uncorrected.
sirlego1 1 year ago
@sirlego1 eehhh, you do. period.
TheJeffreyklm 1 year ago
@sip615 please do not join the forces. There is no guarantee of you becoming a pilot. After you sign up and if your limitation is not within their guideline, you will end up washing plane. It would be wise to take flight lessons to learn your ratings. Then become a flight instructor.
mymd11 1 year ago
surely this video is outdated, or are they being sarcastic?
sheetbug 1 year ago
1:15 on the right is the guy with an excellent physical shape lol =P and what did she say about perfect 20/20 vision? lame - some go through wearing glasses!
vlad33rus 1 year ago
@vlad33rus
I totally agree with you mate. I know 3 pilots, and 2 of them wear glasses/contact lenses. They don't have 20/20 vision.
This video is completely lame, and will kill many people's dream to become a pilot with the fake facts
VictorNguyen95 1 year ago
@NiikitaPilotMen are you a pilot?
kriztiechan 1 year ago
i want to become a pilot but my mom told me that girls are discriminated at that job,is that true?
kriztiechan 1 year ago
@kriztiechan Of course it's not!
NikitaPilotMen 1 year ago
@kriztiechan No not true. you would actually have an advantage once you got to the airlines.
crj7guy 1 year ago
@kriztiechan depends... Are you thinking Air Force. Or are you thinking Airlines? I dont think there is verry much descrimination anymore... Trust me there are still people that descriminate against women in the cockpit. But answer your question i guess you could say no.
packerfan084 1 year ago
1:15 Excellent physical condition? Dont think so, look at that fat co-pilot.
Mazza4Azza 1 year ago
I wonder, is it so competitive that it's almost necessary to go through the air force or something in order to join the field? Flying has always been my dream. I'm in college right now, never been to flight school but thinking about joining the air force after college. any thoughts?
sip615 1 year ago
An employer would take the candidate that closest fits the needs of the company.
Once you become a pilot, it becomes a competition of the log book mostly.
Higher education comes into play only when it comes down to equal candidate qualifications.
thevernpipe 1 year ago
Did USair turn into U.S. Airways?
MsTommyknocker 2 years ago
@MsTommyknocker dont think so
roryj123ok 1 year ago
yup
pete5668 1 year ago
The part about air force pilots having an "advantage" is partially true, they do have an advantage against pilots who did not earn a college degree. However, civilian pilots with enough qualifying flight hours with a college degree (especially a degree in aviation/aerospace) have the same advantage, if not a bit more.
Chris9183 2 years ago 3
@Chris9183 You only need High school to become a pilot
MsTommyknocker 2 years ago
@MsTommyknocker no u do not, any flight school will take u at age 16. a flight school is another school, u do not need a diploma, i have my PPL and Multi engine and have a few months before graduating
alaskaairpilot 2 years ago
But surely to become a commercial airline pilot you need high school
MsTommyknocker 2 years ago
@MsTommyknocker no HS, it is nice to have. they look at your hours and time commited to flying more then your HS degree. Read most airline requirements.There very minimum. 1,000 hours 100 hours turbine fcc radio license atp license. which u get through flight schools
alaskaairpilot 2 years ago
You need a HS diploma or GED to become employed by a 121 or 135 carrier.
rippin187 1 year ago
@alaskaairpilot about that, what bank did you rob and which do you think I should?
ccashman5 1 year ago
That may be true but major airlines will require you to have a college degree reguardless. Regionals you don't
cripplehawk 2 years ago
@MsTommyknocker not in ireland any way
roryj123ok 1 year ago
@Chris9183 - Very true
KHFY172 2 years ago
Eh, not so sure about that. If you put two pilots with identical qualifications together, both received degrees from the same university in the same major, both are same age/sex/race, but one flew in the military at some point the employer will most likely favor the military candidate.
rippin187 1 year ago
Whoa, those F/As don't look gay OR male! What's up with that?
schlusselmensch 2 years ago
I think the cabin pressure would get to me but i would love to have this as my job. Is there no truth in the rumours about exhaust/petrol fumes in the cabin. ? I would of thought that was in older military aircraft
14CPO 2 years ago
I should sue for false advertising!!!
She should have said "come work for the airlines and make less than a McDonalds manager while working with overworked and underpaid pre-menstrual pitbulls wearing lipstick. You can work 60-70 hrs a week but only get paid for 17-20 of it and have the passengers whose lives depend on you, give you grief because they think you only work 17-20 hrs a week. You can expect continual paycuts and to have your "buying power" decrease by 80% over your career........
MrExspert 2 years ago
amen
mav4840h 2 years ago
lol, rightfully said. Greyhound bus drivers and cab drivers make a lot more than regional pilots. Its a shame and a disgrace! The bitch from Colgan Air even justified it saying that they are meeting the payscale.
Why would I risk everything flying complex high risk equipment when I can get a job on the ground for a lot more and lot safer? (Not saying that piloting is unsafe, its just that it is not as safe as something like an accountant).
dingoklectos 2 years ago
The military guys generally get dick all for hours. Once got into an "ooh luxury" match with some British military aviators and it transpired that I had more taxi time than they had flying hours! Doesn't really mean that much but it was good for a laugh at their expense (that's very important among pilots LOL).
And m1r3o, collect a wife and a couple of kids along the way and you'll see it as a job, don't worry.
schlusselmensch 2 years ago
@schlusselmensch
I don't know who is giving you your info on the "dick" hours that we fly but you should stop painting with such a broad brush. The 500 hours we get flying tactical jets is worth a lot more than 500 hours straight and level with another pilot in the cockpit helping you to make the decisions. We also get paid a whole lot more.
Parubhi 2 years ago
Figured I'd catch one of you military lads with that piss take LOL! You missed the part where I said it didn't mean much?
Although 500 hours is a dismal figure; that's what you should be flying per YEAR to stay sharp. Dog knows our governments piss enough away that it wouldn't affect the bottom line much.
And the reason you're paid more is so you can afford serious whoring and drinking, so get back to it like a good little fighter pilot and shut up eh!
schlusselmensch 2 years ago
Is English your first language? My post was pretty clearly in jest. If English is your first language, and you still cannot figure it out, I confess I might be worried about you whizzing around in fast jets! That's a piss take too, by the way. So wind your neck in.
schlusselmensch 2 years ago
@schlusselmensch
Relax dude. This is only the internet.
Parubhi 2 years ago
Attempts at good natured humour kinda bounce off you?
Is it warm where you are? Tell me what it's like. It'd kinda be like erotica right now 'cause it was -34C at my first stop this morning! Haven't been able to coax my nuts back into my scrotum for about 6 hours!
schlusselmensch 2 years ago
She's talking about old times
balgurjit82 2 years ago
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this video could prove my friend wrong haha
dellheadryan 2 years ago
High earnings? Prestige? Excellent travel benefits? What type of job are they talking about? Wish people would see this job for what it really is. It´s not the 60´s anymore people...
Matt0435 2 years ago 18
compared to other jobs, yes. Are there even glamorous jobs anymore unless you work in some kind of fancy restaurant? ( or lawyer, ceo, and alike) If you work for a major airline, you and family travels for free.(captains) So, this job is really... fun, thats what it really is.
TheJLLouis 2 years ago
I'm a pilot, and ALL of the people I talk to are amazed that the job isn't so glamorous, and that pilots really don't make that much money unless they are captains for major airlines.
tasev1 2 years ago 11
Very high earnings my ass. Glamor and prestige are long gone from this profession.
BA589 2 years ago 2
Some of the worst pilots I have flown with were trained by the U. S. Air Force. Most are ok ......but many..........not so good.
sd881 2 years ago 2
loved the end!! all the black just amazing!!!
pilotjanmanpeterpan 2 years ago 4
HAHA!
Tykke0 2 years ago
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH That is so my Dream of becoming an Airline Pilot!
pianomanmaestro 2 years ago
same for me!
Tykke0 2 years ago
mcgra8bc : u dont gave up as an airlines pilot cause only airlines give u up! y? cause u sucks!
wesley85 2 years ago
Being an airline pilot sucks. So glad I gave it all up.
mcgra8bc 2 years ago
why did it suck?
mizzpilot 2 years ago
Theres no way I would become a pilot. Sorry, but the simple truth is that the job is nothing what it used to be.
These days you gotta do what ever it take to make good money, and then spend it on flying as a hobby.
I would hate to hate the magic of flight because of a job.
Check it. Hope you enjoy.
Slow Motion, Casio Exilim EX FC100, Thermik XXXL
ShootBigBird 2 years ago
Real pilots dont see it as a job! I'm not a pilot yet but hopefully I'll be one soon!
m1r3o 2 years ago
high earnings....HAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHA
you mean the 26k a year i was making before they laid me off....
khalreblic23 2 years ago 3
Who did you fly for and 26k what?
0ctober31st 2 years ago
Oh and were you F/O ?
0ctober31st 2 years ago
First Officer, ExpressJet Airlines EMB-145
And first year pay is 19,800 USD (before taxes)
Based on the current contract rates.
khalreblic23 2 years ago
I agree, its absolutely pathetic. Most people are shocked to hear that. Even the congress when they heard testimonials of the Colgan Air Crash pilot (FO) female, 24 yrs old, made 16200 per year without any accomodation allowance or personal living allowance.
Its strange because people know how complex of a job piloting is and how detailed and presence-of-mind it requires.
dingoklectos 2 years ago
I just lost my job as a pilot in Spain ... next job oprtunity ... co-pilot : 2000 $ ... a month to work 16 hours dayly ... the guy that cleans my house make more than me working 6 hours a day, weekends off and sleeping at home ever single night ...
Yes I will apply for a house keeper!!!
anorakas 2 years ago 2
how did You lose Your job????
Am99a 2 years ago
I guess tou are not a pilot... You wouldnt ever say like this if you were....
kasisb 2 years ago
it's the truth... Aviation is not wat it used to be.... i
fredjelagrange 2 years ago
why the fuck is it just a black screen for like a minute?
randomclips14 2 years ago
Love how as they say pilots are in top physical condition they show a big chunky over the hill guy. Would've just been better to show a obese man putting away packs of twinkies whilst turning the auto-pilot on.
baltarsparklemotion 2 years ago 4
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Pilots are computerized bus drivers... get a grip!
ROXYLUCY 2 years ago
lol i can tell by that ignorant comment that you must be an actual bus driver perhaps and you hate your job and your life...... maybe you should have went to college...
xXGETR0CKEDxX 2 years ago 12
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LOL!!!! set that guy straight
ronaldbuffalo2 1 year ago
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ha ha ha, Bus drivers with computers !
samydude 2 years ago
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delete this shit almost nothing is correct
TFMbountylord 2 years ago
mmmmm at 1:16 the first officer its too healthy isn't it???? hahahahahah fat pilot!!! and aircarft pilots are different from the helicopter pilots
tilirandle 2 years ago
isn't a helicopter an aircraft?? i hope u r not a pilot
Hellracer1 2 years ago
Yes, i am a pilot, i'm first officer of the A320 from Interjet here in Mexico. And i didn't said that a helicopter isn't an aircraft, did I???? I only said "AIRCRAFT PILOT'S ARE DIFFERENT FROM HELICOPTER PILOTS" because you dont learn the same things, are two different careers.
tilirandle 2 years ago 2
yeah I know what you mean... you meant "AIRPLANE pilots are different from helicopter pilots" ;)
I'm a pilot too :D
Hellracer1 2 years ago
Just about everything said in this video is bullshit. I'm a pilot for an airline and let me tell you don't need 20/20 vision without glasses and we make less than a manager at your local McDonalds. I fucking think this video needs to be deleted now!
redsky084 2 years ago 3
They said, with or without glasses. Must be quite a small airline for that wage or are you an FO
Kuhne4 2 years ago 4
even if he's a FO ... it must be a small airlane
Hellracer1 2 years ago
Are you a regional airline pilot?
packerfan084 2 years ago 2
this is good to know.
FuturePilotGrrrl 2 years ago
What are the chances of keeping your 20/20 vision throughout your life?
And how can i maintain it?
tankerkk 2 years ago
eat lots of carrots
Aviator1112 2 years ago
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Aviator1112 2 years ago
why did they spam ur comment
Naruhidanthebadguy 2 years ago
god knows...
Aviator1112 2 years ago
Whatsup with the "20/20 vision" ?
It's no problem at all to fly with glasses.
mickderkskouta 2 years ago
20/20 corrected vision.
But it did used to be no corrective lenses.
tubeyou443 2 years ago 2
20/20 vision ... with or without glasses it said!!
ulrikelypayne 2 years ago
In Bulgaria is the opposite. The ex-fighter pilots are not valued at all by the airliners.
petkovmarin 2 years ago
why
coolcat12121 2 years ago
Because they have to spent much more money in training them and prefer to hire the already trained civil pilots.
petkovmarin 2 years ago
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Ha.... they make the most of all. After 10 years in the business you won't break 80K a year, and it cost YOUover 100K just to get in that seat.
On the other hand,,,, get a GED "for free" work in McDonalds for 5 years and make over 150K a year Managing 2 stores..... Oh,,,, and there are no union dues.
flirob 3 years ago
The 2007 (or 08 i have to check back) income reports show a delta 10 year caption earned 210k a year (thats 10 years in the left seat). The starting pay is 55k and thats not a captian
bmxer193 2 years ago 2
has it occured to u their not doing it for the money
coolcat12121 2 years ago
I never said that... Im telling that kid that pilots make more than mcdonalds workers, So clan down
bmxer193 2 years ago
guess what, not everybody wants to be a manager even if they earned 150K......
DKF22 2 years ago
Very nice 757 by ATA. Go easy, Go ATA!
ArminPr 3 years ago
lol its not really that competitive
trinicoolie101 3 years ago
It is now a days nobody is hiring
mcgra8bc 3 years ago
ITS VERY COMPETITIVE!! its not easy to get a job as an airline pilot, trust me i know a few pilots and im in training now
bmxer193 2 years ago
whats it like is there alot of maths thats really complicated.
GeneralRdot09 2 years ago
not really, I think alot of people think flying a planes alot harder than it is, I know that what my family and non pilot friends think
bmxer193 2 years ago
coming from a pilot... you should try it sometime then....
xXGETR0CKEDxX 2 years ago
Can you give me any tips only 15 but ,you know can you help me out lol.
GeneralRdot09 2 years ago
sure tips on what how to become a pilot?
xXGETR0CKEDxX 2 years ago
yes what kind of maths does it involve ?For starters.
GeneralRdot09 2 years ago
simple math middle school math
xXGETR0CKEDxX 2 years ago
Well, to tell you the truth no math is needed since the FMC does all the calculations a pilot need. But the simple math you need is actually applied maths, its a mixture of maths and physics, so a lot of physics is applied.
The most chalanging part of a pilots job is memory and quick thinking. A pilots job starts in an emergincy situation, how proffetional he is to control the situation, to identify the fault and how to solve it in the least amount of time, maths or no maths.
Airbusftw 2 years ago
Thank so much god bless
GeneralRdot09 2 years ago
What absolute bullsh1t! I'll tell you right now the FMC does not do load sheets, or fuel loadings which the captain must sign off on which includes mental arithmatic of every single value. If a pilots job started off in an emergency have fun getting off the ground then!
pedalz1115 2 years ago
Depends on the capability of the system. Some airlines who do not have paper load sheets enter their values (fuel, cargo, pax) for elec W&B on their FMS.
Av8trxx 2 years ago
Thank you! I am so sick of the media thinking that a pilots job is easy, That the plane pretty much flies itself, Or that pilots are rich as hell.
1)A pilots job is soooo far from easy. If it was easy than anyone would be a pilot.
2)THE PLANE DOES NOT FLY ITSELF!!! sure there are computers that can help the pilots fly. But the pilots are always in command of the aircraft!
3) People think that pilots are rich. Sure they are after being in the buisness for 20 or 30 years!...
packerfan084 2 years ago 37
good points packer
rodstarr2001 2 years ago
@packerfan084 hey i heard some of those same comments lots of times, it's annoying.
DRaG0NREdZ 1 year ago
@packerfan084 wow! that's soo true! very nicely said!..most people just thing that the computers do all the work - not true....airline pilots are one of the most highly trained professionals in the world.
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irvinmanohar 1 year ago
@packerfan084 @packerfan084 In fact, pilots only do the take offs and landings, the rest of the flight is done by computer(autopilot) i.e. cruising, climbing and descending but they must monitor the flight systems all the time. Moreover the landing can be done by autopilot but it is not recommended.
E.g. Flying manually is quite tiresome for a pilot in command for a 10 hours flight
well in some ways the medias right..
Regards,
Irvin
F/O Air Mauritius
irvinmanohar 1 year ago
@irvinmanohar It all depends on the pilots, some pilots prefer to fly manually for longer. I am not disagreeing with you, i am just saying. I know that pilots would not fly the aircraft manually for 10 straight hours. What i am saying is the pilots have control of the aircraft at all times. meaning they control the computers. In some situations during the ascent or descent the pilots sometimes fly manually in severe turbulance and other cases. I would say more but i am running out of letters:)
packerfan084 1 year ago
@packerfan084 Do you know how to drive a plane fist of it!!!! Do you know all the models of it? Do you know how much you earn each month? Then why are you talking! Shut your mouth. Pilots in India get $10,000 dollars!!!!!!! each month! And the automatic pilot go through you GPS or your NAV, you dont have to put your hand all the time in the steering or palanca in spanish. stupid.... go get a life and a JOB!! You NOOB
Gurugi389 1 year ago
@Gurugi389 Did you seriously just call me a fucking noob? I'm wondering how old you are because you sound like you are 12. First off my dad is a pilot. Second yes i do know how to drive a plane... kinda. Also i was talking about pilots in AMERICA, not India. Yes i do know how much a pilot makes, and in AMERICA it is not enough. I never said that you have to always have to be flying. i said that the pilots are in command of the aircraft. So how about you get your facts straight before you talk.
packerfan084 1 year ago
@packerfan084 I AGREE .. This video sucks
ohnosatoshi1338 1 year ago
try what? Flying? I have many times, im a student pilot
bmxer193 2 years ago
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xXGETR0CKEDxX 2 years ago
are you working towards your PPL?
xXGETR0CKEDxX 2 years ago
yep then IFR, commercial, Multi engine and CFI
bmxer193 2 years ago
kool im on commercial were are you training at?
xXGETR0CKEDxX 2 years ago
no there is only basic math involved....
xXGETR0CKEDxX 2 years ago
welp! you can tell how old this video is just by seeing the old USAir colors, let alone the "competitive profession" part...
kdevies 3 years ago
hahaha...Somehow I knew that when I look at the comments section I'd see a comment like this. I can't agree with you more!
bruin6082 3 years ago
hahahaha lol haha yeah the copilot is in a very excellent condition i was scared by my health ut i see this guy and i'm scared anymore lol
tilirandle 3 years ago
"glamour and prestige"?...once, when Pilot Unions had balls...Did you know that starting pay for a regional pilot, is around $18,000 a year, and regional flying is taking over the entire industry.
PIlotrcm 3 years ago
major airline pilot makes good money, but to get there you know what has to be done...
DKF22 3 years ago
Yeah it really sucks I went from regional to corporate now I'm trying to get back to the regionals because my company went under it really blows
mcgra8bc 3 years ago
ahaha...look at the copilot in the last scene!
ndawgDVATC 3 years ago
ahahahahahahahah what a jokE! get on the treadmill!!!
DKF22 3 years ago
yea the first officer at 1:15 is in excellent physical condition. It's bullshit. You can walk, talk, piss in the can, and see properly, you get your CAT One.
MusicAviat 3 years ago 2
I like the fact that many pilots are from the service, makes me feel safer. It takes an intelligent man and lady to fly safely!
chocolatcats 3 years ago
cool jop
SoFriendy 3 years ago
funny the voice says pilots should be in excellent condition,while the copilot in the last shot weighs roughly 300 lbs..
jegerbosto 3 years ago 5
Very good
Greetings
jacc792 3 years ago