air force pilottoaircraft pilot
A air force pilot already meets 67% of what the aircraft pilot role asks for. Every required skill of the target role is already in the profile.
67%
46.5/ 100
1 Share of the aircraft pilot role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the air force pilot profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A aircraft pilot role treats 24 of its required skills as things a air force pilot already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- air traffic control operations
- air transport law
- aircraft flight control systems
- analyse weather forecast
- apply signalling control procedures
- civil aviation regulations
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 44 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aircraft pilot role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a air force pilot background worth leading with.
- already held organise aircraft maintenance management skills
- already held air force operations services
- already held apply air force procedures assisting and caring
- already held apply military aviation regulations assisting and caring
- already held military aviation services
- already held execute flight plans communication, collaboration and creativity
All 44 carried skills, including the 24 the aircraft pilot role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 44 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
- optional, not held communicate in air traffic services optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held respond to changing navigation circumstances optional
- optional, not held work in an aviation team optional
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held follow verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
- optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
- optional, not held listen actively optional
- optional, not held respond to customers' inquiries optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
- optional, not held apply airport standards and regulations optional
- optional, not held be friendly to passengers optional
- optional, not held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation optional
- optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
- optional, not held follow airport safety procedures optional
- optional, not held follow ethical code of conduct in transport services optional
- optional, not held apply company policies optional
- optional, not held comply with checklists optional
- optional, not held deal with challenging work conditions optional
- optional, not held carry out navigational calculations optional
- optional, not held inspect aircraft optional
- optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
- optional, not held identify airport safety hazards optional
- optional, not held interpret visual literacy optional
- optional, not held manage financial risk optional
- optional, not held ensure smooth on board operations optional
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held handle stressful situations in the work place optional
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
- optional, not held prepare transportation routes optional
- optional, not held supervise crew optional
- optional, not held address aircraft mechanical issues optional
- optional, not held undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements optional
- optional, not held undertake procedures to meet requirements for flying aircraft heavier than 5,700 kg optional
- optional, not held pre-flight procedures for IFR flights optional
- optional, not held freight transport methods optional
5 further areas in the appendix
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 44 skills that carry over
- already held air traffic control operations knowledge
- already held air transport law knowledge
- already held aircraft flight control systems knowledge
- already held analyse weather forecast skill
- already held apply signalling control procedures skill
- already held civil aviation regulations knowledge
- already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- already held comply with air traffic control operations skill
- already held ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations skill
- already held ensure ongoing compliance with regulations skill
- already held geographic areas knowledge
- already held have spatial awareness skill
- already held implement airside safety procedures skill
- already held operate cockpit control panels skill
- already held operate radar equipment skill
- already held operate radio equipment skill
- already held operate radio navigation instruments skill
- already held operate two-way radio systems skill
- already held perform take off and landing skill
- already held read 3D displays skill
- already held read maps skill
- already held undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held visual flight rules knowledge
- already held adapt to changing situations skill
- already held air force operations knowledge
- already held apply air force procedures skill
- already held apply military aviation regulations skill
- already held aviation meteorology knowledge
- already held create a flight plan skill
- already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
- already held execute flight plans skill
- already held identify security threats skill
- already held keep task records skill
- already held military aviation knowledge
- already held military code knowledge
- already held organise aircraft maintenance skill
- already held patrol areas skill
- already held perform flight manoeuvres skill
- already held perform risk analysis skill
- already held perform routine flight operations checks skill
- already held perform search and rescue missions skill
- already held surveillance radars knowledge
- already held use meteorological information skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held run preventive simulations optional
- optional, not held airport planning optional
- optional, not held balance transportation cargo optional
- optional, not held geostationary satellites optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
44 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held address aircraft mechanical issues optional
- optional, not held airport planning optional
- optional, not held apply airport standards and regulations optional
- optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
- optional, not held balance transportation cargo optional
- optional, not held be friendly to passengers optional
- optional, not held carry out navigational calculations optional
- optional, not held communicate in air traffic services optional
- optional, not held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation optional
- optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
- optional, not held ensure smooth on board operations optional
- optional, not held follow airport safety procedures optional
- optional, not held follow ethical code of conduct in transport services optional
- optional, not held geostationary satellites optional
- optional, not held inspect aircraft optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held pre-flight procedures for IFR flights optional
- optional, not held respond to changing navigation circumstances optional
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements optional
- optional, not held undertake procedures to meet requirements for flying aircraft heavier than 5,700 kg optional
- optional, not held work in an aviation team optional
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
- optional, not held apply company policies optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held comply with checklists optional
- optional, not held deal with challenging work conditions optional
- optional, not held follow verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held freight transport methods optional
- optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
- optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
- optional, not held handle stressful situations in the work place optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held identify airport safety hazards optional
- optional, not held interpret visual literacy optional
- optional, not held listen actively optional
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
- optional, not held manage financial risk optional
- optional, not held prepare transportation routes optional
4 further entries not listed here
1 held skills the aircraft pilot role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role collect real-time geolocation information skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held airport planning optional
- optional, not held geostationary satellites optional
- optional, not held pre-flight procedures for IFR flights optional
- optional, not held freight transport methods optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.