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

private pilottoair force pilot

A private pilot already meets 72% of what the air force pilot role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From private pilot
72%
Overlap1
To air force pilot
29 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
37.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 37.4

This move: 37.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the air force pilot role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the private 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A air force pilot role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a private pilot background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply signalling control procedures working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements assisting and caring
  • already held ensure ongoing compliance with regulations assisting and caring
  • already held implement airside safety procedures assisting and caring
  • already held perform take off and landing working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held read 3D displays information skills

All 29 carried skills, including the 27 the air force pilot role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 6 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 assisting and caring 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held apply air force procedures required
  • required, not held apply military aviation regulations required
  • optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
  • optional, not held identify security threats optional
  • optional, not held patrol areas optional
02 services 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held military aviation required
  • required, not held air force operations required
  • optional, not held military code optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held adapt to changing situations required
  • required, not held execute flight plans required
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held collect real-time geolocation information required
  • optional, not held keep task records optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held surveillance radars required
06 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held create a flight plan optional
  • optional, not held organise aircraft maintenance optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a air force 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 29 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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 aviation meteorology knowledge
  • 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 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 flight manoeuvres skill
  • already held perform routine flight operations checks 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 use meteorological information skill
  • already held visual flight rules knowledge
  • already held have spatial awareness skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held create a flight plan optional
  • optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
  • optional, not held identify security threats optional
  • optional, not held keep task records optional
  • optional, not held military code optional
  • optional, not held organise aircraft maintenance optional
  • optional, not held patrol areas optional
7 held skills the air force pilot role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply airport standards and regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate in air traffic services skill
  • not needed by the target role follow airport safety procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role identify airport safety hazards skill
  • not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role pre-flight procedures for IFR flights knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work in an aviation team 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held military aviation required
  • required, not held surveillance radars required
  • required, not held air force operations required
  • optional, not held military code optional
Index

Other moves recorded from private 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.