Descriptive Essay On Airline Pilot

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Airline Pilot
Gage Barney

Airline Pilot
Have you ever wondered what it 's like to have your office 30,000 feet above the ground?Aviation is a career for those interested in working with computers and the airplane.whether working on the ground preparing for a flight or in the air transporting people to their destinations pilots are always busy traveling around the world. Pilot don 't only transport people around the world but also cargo. Although being an Airline pilot is a thrilling career it takes many years of learning, experience, and licensing all in which factor into a wide variety of different work atmospheres.
An airline pilot has many work duties both in air and on ground.A pilot 's job is to safely fly an airliner, but pilots do much more than just fly. “ A typical day may start with the pilot using computer skills to check weather and flight plans. The …show more content…

Doug Taylor explains that preparation for work normally happens a few days before the trip actually starts. The reason for this is because he is a “commuting” pilot, he is based in an airport out of state so he flies into his base airport the day before to make “sign in”. At the gate, the gate agent verifies my identification and gives me paperwork for the flight. I begin preflighting the cockpit and check various systems, and make sure that all of the indications are appropriate and safe to fly. The gate agent comes down and sees if the flight attendants are ready for passengers, I go downstairs to the tarmac and complete the exterior preflight of the airplane. Once back to the cockpit and the captain and I begin the “before start checklist”. The captain goes over the paperwork while the lead flight attendant will close the cockpit door. We push back, start the engines, coordinate with ramp and ground control to taxi out to the runway for

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