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Monday, March 23, 2015

Becoming an Airline Pilot, The Series

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There are a lot of posts in this series, since there is a lot that goes into becoming an airline pilot. Here's a table of contents for you.

Becoming an Airline Pilot, Week 0: Before the beginning

Part 1: The pre-hire stage
Part 2: The interview
Part 3: The post-offer stage

Becoming an Airline Pilot, Week 1

Ground school: Basic Indoc

Becoming an Airline Pilot, Week 2

More ground school: Systems

Becoming an Airline Pilot, Week 3

Still more ground school: FMS lab and final exam

Becoming an Airline Pilot, Week 4

Part 1: Welcome to the simulated jungle
Part 2: Simulator training grinds on

Becoming an Airline Pilot, Week 5

Checkride time

Becoming an Airline Pilot, Week 6

IOE (Initial Operating Experience) 1

Becoming an Airline Pilot, Week 7

IOE 2: Weirdness at WEARD

Becoming an Airline Pilot, Week 8

IOE 3: the World's Newest Airline Pilot

Being an Airline Pilot, Week 9

Sitting Reserve

Being an Airline Pilot, Week 10ish

We're all counting on you

Being an Airline Pilot, 6 months in

Donuts in the sky

Being an Airline Pilot, one year in

Pro Pilot Ponderings

Being an Airline Pilot, two years in

Time flies when you do
Here I go again

The author is an airline pilot, flight instructor, and adjunct college professor teaching aviation ground schools. He holds an ATP certificate with a DHC-8 type rating, as well as CFI, CFII, MEI, AGI, and IGI certificates, and is a FAASafety Team representative and Master-level participant in the FAA's WINGS program. He is on Facebook as Larry the Flying Guy, has a Larry the Flying Guy YouTube channel, and is on Twitter as @Lairspeed.

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