Airline Pilot Training - Ab Initio Australia

Climbing through the cloud at 6 miles per minute and bursting out 'on-top' into brilliant sunshine at 20,000 feet whilst the rest of the world works beneath you is both a privilege and a pleasure that only a pilot can truly enjoy on a regular basis.

Back down again towards the ground, flying a $180 million jet with 150 passengers on board flying accurately on instruments along a precise approach path, breaking through the base of the cloud at 100 feet and landing safely on the runway in a 30-knot gusting crosswind, is also a unique skill set routinely demanded from an airline pilot flying within the Asia-Pacific region.

Many believe that one has to be born to love flying aircraft - and they are not entirely wrong. However, today, more than anything, professional pilots are decision makers and bearers of heavy responsibility in a high-technology environment.

They work within a complex system of electronic equipment and computers, as well as managing and prioritizing information and communication with other crew members as well as teams on the ground. Pilots are capable managers in a fascinating and highly unusual workplace, responsible every day for the safety and comfort of a large number of people.

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