We all have our different motivations and reasons for becoming interested in a career as an airline pilot. I often start my seminars for prospective student pilots with the question to the audience “why are you here and what is that motivates you to consider a career as a pilot?” I am often amazed at…
Airlines have been flying over volatile areas and conflict zones for many years without incident however the downing of MH17 means the airline industry will need to undertake a whole new re-think regarding how it selects safe routes and the way in which decisions are made to ensure passenger safety. The prime responsibility lies with…
I am sure, that like me, whilst you may have a love of flying, you don’t want to put your life at risk doing it. The more you get to know about flying and to understand the aeroplane the more confidence you gain. Australian National Airline College has been training pilots for over 20 years…
Many of those new to aviation either haven’t heard the terms VFR/IFR or have heard them but do not understand what they mean. There are two sets of rules by which we can fly. 1. VFR – Visual Flight Rules 2. IFR – Instrument Flight Rules We always start our training following VFR. The key…
In September 2014 CASR Part 61 regarding flight crew licensing comes into effect. There will some changes that will require us to add solo flying hours to our syllabus, however the good news is that there is a 4 year transition period, during which we can continue with our current system, so for the meantime…
Air Asia India is currently advertising for First Officers and Captains, so for those of you looking for a job, get yourself registered now! The First Officer jobs are for Indian citizens only. You can register at: http://www.airasia.com/…/about-us/india-first-officer.page IF YOU WISH TO REGISTER FOR THE POSITION of First Oficer, THE REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: Must…
Some people think you need to be a maths or physics genius to become a pilot. Thats not true. A reasonable level of these skills is helpful, but the depth of knowledge needed in these areas is not particularly high so for the average person the aviation theory courses are quite manageable. There is a…