| JOB
DESCRIPTION:
Pilots
fly aircrafts on long and short
flights.
One
hour before take-off pilots check
pre-flight plans. These
includes the route to be taken and
height maintained and also include
meteorological information. Pilots
have to do complex calculations of
take-off and landing .
They
have also
to
calculate
the fuel needed for
distance to be traveled and
height and weight to be
maintained.
They
check
aircraft and its equipments
and instrument before every flight
The
flight crew is also briefed by the
pilot
On
the flight that is during the
flight the pilots have to
interpret the data on instrument
and control in the Cockpit.
Many planes have auto-pilots
which are used in cases of
emergency by the pilots.
The
most difficult part for a pilot
job is Landing
and Take-off.
Pilots maintains contact with
air traffic controls and cabin
crew through-out the flight. At
the start of the flight the pilot
may introduce himself or
the cabin crew will inform the
passegeners about theior pilot. The
pilot may
speak at intervals to
passengers via the Public Address
systems in the plane, giving them
information over the public
address system on speed and
height, details of ground areas
they are flying over.
Duties
are shared usually with one
co-pilot,
After
Landing the aircraft is taxied to
its final position and engines are
shut down by pilots.
Pilots need to
prepare a flight report,
noting any problems or instrument
difficulties during the flight
The
Cockpit:
This
is the cockpit of a jumbo jet.
There are two seats and two sets
of controls. The left seat is for
the pilot and the right one is for
the copilot.
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