Plan A Corporate Pilot - Entry Level PositionREGIONAL AIRLINE PILOT

Job Title and Position - Required Education and Experience

Job title My plan A job is to become a successful

corporate pilot but in order to be marketable you must have experience that your position can relate to such as Regional airline experience, where you will acquire jet experience.

Entry Level Job Title The job title would be as a First Officer

at a Regional airline. These regional airlines for example would be, SkyWest, Compass, Express Jet, or Mesa.

Position The position for these regionals would

be as a First Officer.

Education and Experience The education and experience needed for

a corporate pilot is not the same as a regional airline pilot, but it does go hand and hand in the aviation world.

Education Regional Airlines would like to see a

college education that is a minimum of a four year degree. This degree does not have to be in aviation, it can be in any subject matter.

Experience In order to apply for a regional airline you

must have a minimum of 1500 hours total, and depending on the airline PIC and multiengine time can fluctuate. You must also have your Multiengine commercial certificate.

Starting Salary and Potential for Pay Increases

Starting Salary and Pay Increases As a corporate pilot you will start out making more then a regional airline pilot,

typically by much more. You are also paid in salary rather then by block hours. The starting salary for a corporate pilot can range from $50,000 to $70,000 per year.

Starting Salary Starting salary for a regional airline is typically around $30,000 a year. This can

fluctuate with how much you fly as well. As an airline pilot you are not paid in salary but payed in block hours, so once the engine are started and brakes are released is when your pay will begin.

Pay Increases Pay increases on regional airlines by the year, and experience. Once your seniority

and experience is enough to hold a Captains position then you will be able to make Captain wages and move up a Captains pay scale. A regional airline captain can earn up to $90,000 per year, or more depending on the amount of time is spent flying.

Domiciles – Work Schedule Vs. Time Off

Domiciles The domiciles of a corporate pilot are

different then as a regional pilot. You will most likely need to live where the plane is and will not have the opportunity to commute like a regional pilot.

Domiciles Regional airlines have many different

locations, but as a first year you are placed where the company needs you to be. Once your seniority level is up then you may be able to move bases that would be able to better suit you.

Examples SkyWest has bases in Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake, and San Francisco. These are just a few of the many bases that regional airlines would use as a base.

Work Schedule and Time Off Work schedule and time off for a corporate

pilot is not as planned as it can be for a regional pilot. You could be on call, or you could have a set work schedule, it mostly depends on the company you work for.

Work Schedule As a regional pilot you bid your “Line”

each month and depending on the seniority rankings is the line that you will get to fly. As you can see the most senior pilots will get their choices first and go down the list, so as a first year F/O you most likely do not get the schedule that were hoping for.

Time Off As a pilot your time off can be somewhat

hard to plan, especially as a first year F/O. Typically you work 3 days on 4 days off, or vice versa.

Benefits and Perks – Quality of Life

Benefits and Perks The benefits and perks of a corporate pilot

are in the pay that they receive starting out, as well as the possibility to take family along, and get treated to the finest amenities such as hotel and food.

Benefits Regional airlines offer health benefits to

full time employees. Another benefit is building time so you then may be able to apply for the major airlines which require more extensive time requirements.

Perks Perks of flying airlines are obviously the

flight benefits. Pilots also get to ride the jump seat, so if there is not a seat available on their flight they may occupy the jump seat.

Quality of Life Quality of life for a corporate

pilot can be very well due to the work schedule, or it can be a little hectic due to being on call.

Quality of Life Quality of life can be kind of

rough the first couple of years due to the schedules that you are placed in. But you can also make it better by placing your priority on that aspect rather then chasing the airplanes and the money. It is what you make it.

Upward Mobility and Progression - Retirement

Upward Mobility and Progression There is posiblity to move into a

Captains position as a corporate pilot, as well as progress to better jobs with larger companies.

Upward Mobility and Progression It depends on the progression

process from First Officer to Captain depending on the regional you fly for. For example it could take you 2 years to transition to a Captain or it could take you 8 years, it is all on how well the airline is operating and if there is a need for Captains.

Retirement There is not set age for

retirement as a corporate pilot, also you typically have to provide yourself with a retirement fund by saving yourself.

Retirement You are offered a 401K plan that

moves a percentage of each paycheck over into a retirement fund for you. There are also age limitations that restrict pilots. The mandatory retirement age for airline pilots is 65 years old.

Plan B Air Traffic Controller - Entry Level PositionAIRCRAFT DISPATCHER

Job Title and Position – Required Education and Experience

Job Title and Position Plan B is to become and Air Traffic

controller (ATC). This is a job in which I will be in charge of directing traffic in the sky basically. ATC deals with all aircraft arrivals, departures, en-route, and taxi to ensure the safety of all aircraft operations.

Entry Job Title A job that would be a good entry level

position would be as an aircraft dispatcher.

Position An aircraft dispatcher is someone who

computes all the weight and balance, fuel, weather, and flight plan for each flight.

Required Education and Experience ATC requires you to complete a certified

ATC school. This typically takes about 2 years and. The experience needed to become a controller at a large airport is found through doing ground operations controlling and controlling smaller airfields.

Required Education The education needed for an aircraft

dispatch position is to complete an aircraft dispatch training course.

Experience The required experience needed to be an

aircraft dispatcher for a large airline is to complete the required training course and work in the job field.

Starting Salary and Potential for Pay Increases

Starting Salary and Pay Increases ATC starting salary is typically around $50,000 a year, but this pay

increases each year and on the amount of experience in which you hold.

Starting Salary Dispatch staring salary typically is close to $32,000.

Pay Increases Dispatch salary increases by the amount of years of experience that

they hold. They can make close to $100,000 a year if they have many years of experience and work for a large airline.

Domiciles – Work Schedule Vs. Time Off

Domiciles ATC needs to live close to the

base in which they control. It all depends on where you work is where you are going to live.

Domiciles Dispatch must live close to the

base in which their company works from. There is not the opportunity to commute, and there are not as many options as ATC.

Work Schedule Vs. Time Off ATC receives a set schedule when

they work, as well as the time they will receive off. Just like anything it is based off of seniority so you will receive the better work schedule and time off the higher seniority you hold.

Work Schedule Vs. Time Off Dispatch receives a set work

schedule with the days you work and your time off. Your work schedule and time off will increase the longer you work for the company and the higher your seniority number is.

Benefits and Perks – Quality of Life

Benefits and Perks Benefits and Perks of ATC is

health benefits and the pay scale. The perks that go along with ATC are working in the aviation industry and not in a environment that will not get boring.

Benefits and Perks The benefits and perks that come

from being a dispatcher are the health benefits, and the possible flight benefits.

Quality of Life ATC quality of life can be good.

The work schedule is based on your seniority ranking so once you have enough years in you can allow for a better work schedule. Quality of Life is what you make it.

Quality of Life Dispatch quality of life can be as

good as ATC. It allows for a high pay scale and good schedule once you have the experience. Quality of life is what you make it.

Upward Mobility/Progression - Retirement

Upward Mobility/Progression ATC has the opportunity to reach

high level positions, but it does all depend on your experience and where you would like to be based.

Upward Mobility/Progression Dispatch just like ATC has the

opportunity to reach high level positions, but it all depends on your experience and where you are based.

Retirement ATC gets the opportunity to place

money into a 401K that will take a percentage of each pay check and place it into a retirement fund that will company will match. ATC does not also have a set age to retire.

Retirement Dispatchers get the same 401K

opportunity that the company will match, they also do not have a set age that is required to retire.

Personal Input

During research for all 4 positions listed in this presentation I noticed a few things. There are many similarities between each position, such as the pay increases, ability to progress to a higher level, benefits and perks, retirement, ect. Each position would be a good career to pursue, and the research of the entry level positions has helped to create a job path for each position.