How much does an airline pilot earn and how to enter the profession?

Would you know how much an airline pilot earns? We often take planes or see this professional without knowing the way to get there.

What does an airline pilot do?

Besides flying the plane, what else will the pilot do? He has a series of responsibilities that actually go far beyond just getting the plane off the ground.

Your activities begin before you sit in your cockpit, in fact the pilot is responsible for carrying out preliminary checks on the aircraft so that you can have a safe flight.

He also needs to review the flight plan and attend briefing meetings with the entire crew.

Of course, the pilot will need to fly too, but he needs to communicate with the control tower, operate the aircraft's controls, inspect the ship after the flight and fill out the related reports.

In short, the airline pilot is responsible for operating the aircraft safely and efficiently by following strict procedures, communicating with the team and ensuring that all phases of the flight are carried out in a precise and controlled manner.

How to become an airline pilot?

To become an airline pilot you must have completed high school, be over eighteen years old and be enrolled in an aviation school.

There are several alternative aviation schools, but in any case you need to have a certificate from the Anac (National Civil Aviation Agency), along the way it is necessary to go through a series of practical and theoretical classes.

In order to complete and finally receive the certificate, it is necessary to take three months of classes and at the end get at least 70% of the questions in the assessment correct.

After passing this test, you must have at least 40 hours flown, 10 of which are solo flights during the day and 5 are navigation flights.

And with 40 hours flown you will be able to take the flight exam accompanied by the Anac examiner. After completion, the pilot can be a private pilot and to become a commercial pilot it is necessary to take more tests and flight hours.

But be careful, if you want to become an airline pilot, know that you will have to invest in the course, which can be quite a high investment.

How much does an airline pilot earn?

Airline pilot salaries can vary significantly based on several factors, including the type of aircraft flown, experience, geographic region, airline, and qualification level.

According to Vagas.com, aircraft pilots can start earning around R$5 thousand reais, rising to amounts of R$9,029 thousand.

But your average salary in Brazil it is currently R$7,700, depending mainly on your level of experience.

For those who work as a commercial pilot, Glassdoor provides different data, their salaries can vary from R$5 thousand to R$20 thousand or more.