More than 500 years ago, the artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci was inspired by birds into conceptualizing flying machines. Our guess is that many more before him were also fascinated by these magnificent creatures soaring through the skies, but it was first on December 17th, 1903 that Wilbur and Orville Wright were credited with making the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered aircraft in North Carolina. So today, we are going to look at the top 10 good reasons Why you should become a pilot. So let's get started.
10. Short Training
The flight training to become a pilot is relatively short compared to a doctor, for example. You need approximately three years of flight training to become a first officer on an airline jet depending on the country you live in obviously and there are pilot careers out there where you need even less than two years Compared to at least 10 years to become a qualified doctor.
9. Interesting People / Variety of Careers.
You constantly get to know new and interesting people since your crew members change frequently so do your passengers and everyone else involved in the industry. Don't be mistaken there are other pilot careers out there than piloting a passenger jet, you can be a corporate pilot flying rich people around in their private planes or do a mail run in the outback of Australia. The opportunities are endless.
8. Technical Job
If you're a technical orientated person flying is the job for you. During your type rating you're going to deal with all sorts of different airplane systems which are fairly complicated but once you understand the technical background and how it works in daily operation it can be very satisfying.
7. Overnights at Holiday Destinations.
You stay at beautiful holiday destinations and get paid for it, you have overnights in different cities and you have a chance to get a closer look at your destination and bring your girlfriend on the trip with you. Okay, but this can vary from airline to airline but if your company flies to long-haul holiday destinations on a weekly basis you have a good chance that you stay there for an entire week and more or less wait until the aircraft comes back so that you can fly back home.
6. Cheap Tickets.
You and your girlfriend or wife and family can fly to lower prices and other passengers. Again varying from airline to airline you have two to three flights per year entirely for free plus you can book standby tickets throughout the year for at least half the price or less with your company or other partner airlines which make your holiday trip fairly cheap and I know a few low-cost carriers who let their pilots fly entirely for free to get to the holiday destinations as often as they want.
5. Exciting.
Flying is not a job. It's a passion. Having control over a big Airbus or Boeing or any other plane is absolutely mind blowing. Approaching airports you have not yet flown to give you that thrilling sensation as you are flying into the unknown or to land approaches into dense fog where you completely rely on your instruments and the autopilot give you a rush battling with adverse weather and enjoying the freedom of visual approach and flying a big passenger jet like a little Cessna Never gets old.
4. Women.
What is the best pick-up line in the club? It doesn't really matter what you say, but if the girl asks you about your job and you tell her you're a pilot your chances are pretty high that you get the girl's attention. It's no secret everyone knows that similar if you would say you're a doctor. Maybe it's the uniform or the money which attracts the women or the fact that it's a job with a high responsibility which can be very sexy. Funny enough there is a joke about it. "How do you know there's a pilot in the room? He will tell you soon enough".
3. Respected Job.
The job still enjoys a huge acceptance within the public it represents courage and power knowledge and discipline and pilots are respected for their skills of knowing how to control a plane and act responsibly in case of emergency and getting their passengers to their destination as quickly and safely as possible and it is still ranked as one of the most favorable dream jobs of many men.
2. Money.
Pilots get paid pretty good compared to other jobs for their time they're actually at work. To give an example a doctor who works at a clinic kicking off 60 hours per week accumulating 200 hours per month and a pilot who finds an average of 70 hours per month get paid the same or even more. Also if you're away from home staying overnight in different cities, you get paid for not sleeping in your bed. Fantastic.
And what is the number 1 reason?
No doubt about it pilots have a lot of free time this obviously varies from airline to airline if you fly for charter airline which has most of its flights in this summer season you have a lot of free time during the winter months. Long-Haul Pilots might only have eight flight per month, so approximately 20 days off not necessarily at home, but outside of the airplane and thanks to new regulations pilots have to have more free time in between flights which is not bad, if you're considering the good salary.
So to sum up being a pilot is great despite the fact where many other people say you have a huge responsibility regarding your plane and the safety of your passengers and therefore you get paid adequately and you need in a free time to rest and recuperate. Pilots still enjoy a big acceptance within the public and have less trouble meeting up with girls, but all the fun aside, becoming a pilot requires a lot of discipline courage will power belief in yourself money and a bit of luck.
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