Professional Pilot's Career Guide [Paperback]

Robert Mark (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2007

Find the Best-Paying and Most-Fulfilling Jobs in Professional Piloting

A valuable employment tool, the Professional Pilot Career Guide provides a complete sourcebook of professional flying opportunities. This updated guide contains detailed coverage of pilot ratings and practical test standards-plus goal-achieving tips on job hunting, networking, regional airlines, the majors, and more.

Written by career pilot and aviation-industry expert Robert P. Mark, this vital reference offers a real-world look at what it's like to fly for the airlines, corporations, or charter companies, together with guidance on pay, benefits, types of aircraft, and future prospects. Packed with illustrations, Professional Pilot Career Guide features:

• Full coverage of aviation training-where to get it and how to finance it
• The latest airline, corporate, and charter employment opportunities
• 200 common interview questions-and the 10 most frequent interview mistakes
• Current information on the best-paying flying jobs
• Valuable advice on PC-based job search techniques
• Indepth pilot interviews
• Essential internet resources

Inside This Cutting-Edge Employment Resource for Today's Pilots

• Your Career Starts Here • Flight Training • Ratings • Where Are the Jobs? • The Regional Airlines • The Majors • Business Aviation • The Pilot and the PC

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About the Author

Robert Mark, is a 30-year aviation-industry veteran and the Chief Executive Officer of CommAvia, a business development consulting group that specializes in marketing, public relations, issues management and community relations solutions for airports and aviation businesses around the globe. He writes an aviation-industry blog at Jetwhine.com.

A contributing editor to Aviation International News, Mark was, in 2004, named the Airbus Aerospace Journalist of the Year. A former senior associate with Ogilvy PR Worldwide, he also serves as editor of IFR Refresher magazine. Author of four aviation books for McGraw-Hill, he has written for Business & Commercial Aviation, Professional Pilot, Flying, FLTops.com and Air Line Pilot magazine, as well as The Chicago Tribune. His latest book, a Professional Pilot Career Guide, was published by McGraw-Hill in June 2007.

As a professional speaker, Robert Mark has engaged audiences on a variety of aviation and business topics at regional, as well as national convention meetings for the Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), the Florida Aviation Trades Association (FATA), the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), the Minnesota Aviation Trade Association and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Mark has also appeared as an aviation expert on PBS, CBS and NBC TV, in additional to being a regular on the Fox News Network.

He is a former airline and corporate pilot, as well as a current Certified Flight Instructor. He has logged over 6200 hours in aircraft from a Cessna 150 to the Boeing BBJ and even Dassault's new Falcon 7X. Ten years of his career was also spent with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Robert Mark received his Master's Degree from the Integrated Marketing Communications program at the Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He received a Bachelor's Degree in English from Northeastern Illinois University. Contact Rob Mark at [e-mail], through the blog at www.jetwhine.com, or on the phone at 800-579-6787.

Product Details

• Paperback: 455 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2 edition (June 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071485538
• ISBN-13: 978-0071485531
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #540,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IT'S IN THERE, December 18, 2007

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brian power-waters - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Professional Pilot's Career Guide (Paperback)

I was a fighter pilot in the USAF,USAirways captain for 28 years, and have written 5 books on airline safety. Since I have been flying for over 70 years, I thought I knew something about aviation , this book proved me wrong. First I want to congratulate Robert Mark on the fact that he was an Air Traffic Controller for 10 years, that got my attention quickly. Rob has over 6,000 hours in the air and has produced a remarkable book.

If you want a job as a pilot, don't know whether to try for a small or large carrier - Wonder about prerequisites to fly airlines, wonder about pay scales on small or large carriers --- Its In There
Wonder about how to look and act at a job interview - Important websites for pilots--Its In There.

I only wish that I had read this book before I applied for my first flying job, it would have helped me to find the proper track, and follow it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every High School Library Needs This Book!, January 19, 2008

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David (Melbourne, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Professional Pilot's Career Guide (Paperback)

It's a truth that most every young person's interest in aviation will lead them to consider flying as a career. Rob encapsulates for them the essence of how to get started on the path to a professional pilot career. While there are a lot of books on the subject, the Professional Pilot's Career Guide not only manages to cover just about every variation of how one can get paid to fly, but also gives them a dose of reality about the good, the bad, and the ugly (including the "Order of the Sleepless Knights" aka Freight Dogs). What really makes Rob's book interesting and readable is the sidebar slice-of-life stories about real people "living the dream". My opinion is that this book belongs on the shelf of every high school library in the country.

The Professional Pilots' Career Guide is not just for wanna-be's and newbies. There is a lot of valuable information for those who maybe considering shifting career gears by branching off into a different flying job. The book also includes a section on the do's and don'ts of interviewing for the job and on resources available on the Internet.

Anyone interested in getting started (or moving up) in their professional pilot career should consider reading this book to get the edge on their competition.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best value for the Money, December 13, 2007

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Alfred T. Adjokatcher - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Professional Pilot's Career Guide (Paperback)

This is a priceless resource for anyone who has plans for any type of flying. There is something in it for every aspect of an aviation career. The insights shared in the interviews and real life scenerios are very thought provoking, but they are the real facts. It will take a particular kind of person, to sit down and to read this book from cover to cover.
It is a wealth of information and definitely worth more than the money you pay for it.