Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

drone pilottoairline transport pilot

A drone pilot already meets 35% of what the airline transport pilot role asks for. The move turns on 24 required skills not yet in the profile.

From drone pilot
35%
Overlap1
To airline transport pilot
16 Skills carried over
24 Required, not held
72.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.9/ 100

1 Share of the airline transport pilot role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the drone 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

Why this move works

A airline transport pilot role treats 13 of its required skills as things a drone pilot already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse weather forecast
  • aviation meteorology
  • civil aviation regulations
  • comply with air traffic control operations
  • ensure aircraft compliance with regulation
  • ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations

What stands in the way is 24 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A airline transport pilot role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a drone pilot background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held respond to changing navigation circumstances communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held perform take off and landing working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held perform flight manoeuvres working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held carry out navigational calculations information skills
  • already held civil aviation regulations services
  • already held ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations assisting and caring

All 16 carried skills, including the 13 the airline transport pilot role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 9 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 6 required
  • required, not held apply signalling control procedures required
  • required, not held operate two-way radio systems required
  • required, not held undertake procedures to meet requirements for flying aircraft heavier than 5,700 kg required
  • required, not held operate cockpit control panels required
  • required, not held operate radar equipment required
  • required, not held operate radio equipment required
02 assisting and caring 4 required
  • required, not held follow airport safety procedures required
  • required, not held implement airside safety procedures required
  • required, not held ensure ongoing compliance with regulations required
  • required, not held undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements required
03 information skills 4 required
  • required, not held inspect aircraft required
  • required, not held analyse work-related written reports required
  • required, not held manage financial risk required
  • required, not held read 3D displays required
04 services 3 required
  • required, not held air traffic control operations required
  • required, not held aircraft flight control systems required
  • required, not held visual flight rules required
05 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held create a flight plan required
  • required, not held supervise crew required
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
06 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held air transport law required
  • required, not held common aviation safety regulations required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a airline transport pilot role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse weather forecast skill
  • already held aviation meteorology knowledge
  • already held civil aviation regulations knowledge
  • already held comply with air traffic control operations skill
  • already held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation skill
  • already held ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations skill
  • already held have spatial awareness skill
  • already held operate radio navigation instruments skill
  • already held perform flight manoeuvres skill
  • already held perform routine flight operations checks skill
  • already held perform take off and landing skill
  • already held read maps skill
  • already held use meteorological information skill
  • already held carry out navigational calculations skill
  • already held respond to changing navigation circumstances skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held follow verbal instructions required
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
  • optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
  • optional, not held respond to customers' inquiries optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
08 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held balance transportation cargo required
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held geographic areas required
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
  • optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
  • optional, not held respond to customers' inquiries optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
48 held skills the airline transport pilot role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
  • not needed by the target role address aircraft mechanical issues skill
  • not needed by the target role agronomical production principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply precision farming skill
  • not needed by the target role apply transportation management concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role audio editing software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aviation standards and recommended practices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role comply with checklists skill
  • not needed by the target role crop production principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digital camera sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role edit digital moving images skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
  • not needed by the target role entrepreneurship knowledge
  • not needed by the target role extinguish fires skill
  • not needed by the target role guidance, navigation and control knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect offshore constructions skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role international waterways knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain sensor equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage forest fires skill
  • not needed by the target role offshore constructions and facilities knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate a camera skill
  • not needed by the target role operate control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role perform search and rescue missions skill
  • not needed by the target role pneumatics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
  • not needed by the target role rail infrastructure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role record test data skill
  • not needed by the target role robotic components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role roofing drones knowledge
  • not needed by the target role statistical analysis system software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role surveillance methods knowledge

8 further entries not listed here

6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held air traffic control operations required
  • required, not held air transport law required
  • required, not held aircraft flight control systems required
  • required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
  • required, not held geographic areas required
  • required, not held visual flight rules required
Index

Other moves recorded from drone pilot

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Note

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.