Professional Pilot Career Guide [Paperback]

Robert P. Mark (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071346910 | ISBN-13: 978-0071346917 | Publication Date: July 26, 1999 | Edition: 2nd

A goldmine of practical tips on career opportunities, training, buidling flight time, and hiring practices, this book was called "right on target" by the hiring manager at United Airlines.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

(Bullets on front cover)

Training: Where to Get it, How to Finance it
Airline, Corporate, and Charter opportunities
198 Interview Questions Best-Paying Flying Jobs
Flying for the FAA
Using the Internet in Your Job Search
PC-based Instruction

(Back Cover)
198 Interview Questions
10 common applicant mistakes
Internet and PC resources

Make your aviation career take off ... The strong economy is rubbing off on the aviation industry: pilot starts and airline hires are on the upswing. And with half the current pilot roster at major airlines set to retire by 2010, career opportunities are tremendous! Making the most of them is what the Professional Pilot Career Guide is all about.

This essential resource gives you a complete, top-to-bottom survey of flying opportunities -- including the airlines, corporate and charter flying, aircraft ferrying (both domestic and transatlantic), and even flight instruction.

Career pilot Robert Mark dispenses goal-achieving tips on nearly every aviation-career decision, moving you from private pilot to the ranks of a professional aviator. Here you'll find coverage of ratings -- including practical test standards -- as well as valuable pointers on the job hunt, networking, what you need to know about regional airlines, the majors, and more. The Professional Pilot Career Guide features:

* Numerous revealing, in-depth personal interviews with pilots who tell how they made it -- and what employers are looking for
* A list of 198 interview questions applicants might be asked and tips on the 10 most frequent mistakes they make -- plus Internet resrouces that can speed your search for job-related information
* A real-world look at what it's like to fly for the airlines, a corporation, or for a charter company -- including insights into pay, benefits, types of aircraft flown, and future prospects.
* Reviews of the major employment and training companies and pilot organizations throughout the world, such as the Airline Pilots Association

If you're serious about flying for a living, and want to make your mark in the fast-expanding aviation industry, let the Professional Pilot Career Guide become part of your successful career plan.

About the Author

Robert P. Mark (Chicago, IL) is an airline transport retired pilot who flies for a charter company in the Chicago area and the author of The Joy of Flying, now in a second edition, and Becoming a Prpfessional Pilot, both published by McGraw-Hill.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2nd edition (July 26, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071346910
• ISBN-13: 978-0071346917
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #540,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book - concise, up-to-date information, August 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Professional Pilot Career Guide (Paperback)

I bought the book three days ago and read all 386 pages or so in a couple of days. The author gives a lot of details on career options, hiring practices, salaries and workhours you can expect working as a professional pilot for regional, national and international airlines and charter operations. Other areas of employment are also covered. What it doesn't cover is possibilities of self-employment - what would it take to run your own flight school, charter operation, crop dusting enterprise etc. but that maybe a topic for another book.

A lot of books covering similar topics are sometimes outdated by the time you get your hands on them. This one is fresh off the press and contains information that is as recent as 1998 (early 1999?). I recommend this particular book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Treatise for aspiring professionals in aviation, March 27, 2003

By 

M. Rathod "Detroit" (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Professional Pilot Career Guide (Paperback)

This book has been an invaluable resource for me, as it covers all aspects of aviation--from training and the plethora of options available towards those who intend on embarking towards a career as pilots, to CFI positions, your first 'real' flying job at a regional including many interviews from current (as of publication anyway) pilots at the regionals, to the majors. It also includes hard numbers on expected pilot retirements, expected pay, et., which is probably outdated post 9/11.

Mr. Mark also provides a lot of insight on the best path for people in different walks of life--an 18 high school grad v/s a 39 career changer with 2 kids and a mortgage.

All in all, the other books in this category, including those by Ms. Tarver and others just simply do not provde the breadth or the scope of this book. They mostly concentrate on the pilots or hiring managers personal experiences, which may have little bearing on your own.

Overall, wholly recommended.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Get off the ground first, June 26, 2000

By 

Edward Wright (France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Professional Pilot Career Guide (Paperback)

This book is of great help to the potential airline pilot as well as the private pilot with an interest further than his/hers present licenses. However, be warned, this is aimed at the american market in terms of job oppurtunities as well as training shools and technics. As concerns the eluding of pitfalls along the way to a flying career in general, the book is of great help and also lists an extensive number of web sites for one to do further and more precise research as to the potential of the market for a flying career. There is also an insight into the real world of pic's, through interviews and examples of careers.