Monday 1 February 2016

What kinds of jobs can you get with a pilot license?

What kinds of jobs can you get with a pilot license?

Some people want to know that What kinds of jobs can you get with a pilot license? and other questions let's have a look,

I am looking into the trade of aviation and i was curious. Besides being a commercial airline pilot. what other jobs are available? What would getting a private pilot license allow me to do?

The answer for these qestion are available here:-

Having a private license only allows you to only do things considered 'incidental' in the furtherance of a business. What that means is that you could only do things that could still be done some other way, even if airplanes make it better. A realtor that demos a home from the air for prospective customers, for example. Selling airplanes. Moving parts, people or materials around for YOUR OWN non-aviation related business. Flying for other people or companies in which no cargo or people will ever be on board. Search and rescue operations can have costs reimbursed. Pulling gliders and ultralight aloft, if you meet those requirements. 

The regs make it clear that to legally fly and not get into trouble you must pay your pro-rata share of the costs of the flight, like fuel, oil, rental & tiedown fees, etc... If there are 4 total people on board, you would need to pay at least 1/4 of the cost, even if it's only your immediate family. If there are 3 people, you must pay 1/3, and so on. You can carry almost anyone anywhere as long as you're paying your share. 

The regulation in place here is 14 CFR part 61.113, and is available here: http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov

Other jobs are available, but they're still not airline jobs. These include flight instructor (possibly including aerobatics, depending), banner towing, photo platforms, airplane ferrying, pipeline and powerline inspection, commercial sightseeing, skydiving, check pilot, aerial ambulance like medivac, police ops, customs and border patrol, test pilot for an aircraft factory or repair station, courier, etc... Additional ratings beyond the private will still be required for some of these. There aren't many jobs available currently unless you know someone, but the economy will begin rebounding soon and starting training in the near future might not be a bad idea.

Source(s): CFI, CFII, MEI

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