Find the Best-Paying and Most-Fulfilling Jobs in Professional Piloting

A valuable employment tool, the Professional Pilot Career Guide provides a complete sourcebook of professional flying opportunities. This updated guide contains detailed coverage of pilot ratings and practical test standards-plus goal-achieving tips on job hunting, networking, regional airlines, the majors, and more.

Written by career pilot and aviation-industry expert Robert P. Mark, this vital reference offers a real-world look at what it's like to fly for the airlines, corporations, or charter companies, together with guidance on pay, benefits, types of aircraft, and future prospects. Packed with illustrations, Professional Pilot Career Guide features:

Full coverage of aviation training-where to get it and how to finance it
The latest airline, corporate, and charter employment opportunities
200 common interview questions-and the 10 most frequent interview mistakes
Current information on the best-paying flying jobs
Valuable advice on PC-based job search techniques
Indepth pilot interviews
Essential internet resources
Inside This Cutting-Edge Employment Resource for Today's Pilots

• Your Career Starts Here • Flight Training • Ratings • Where Are the Jobs? • The Regional Airlines • The Majors • Business Aviation • The Pilot and the PC

Table of contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Your Career Starts Here
Chapter 2. Flight Training
Chapter 3. Winning the Ratings: The Real Work Begins
Chapter 4. The Job Hunt Begins
Chapter 5. The Regional Airlines
Chapter 6. The Majors
Chapter 7. There's More to Flying Than Simply the Airlines
Chapter 8. The Pilot and the Internet
Chapter 9: Pilot Reports
Appendix A: AOPA Flight Training 2007 College Directory
Appendix B: 200 of the Best Interview Questions for Any Flying Job
Appendix C: Virtual Airline Resource Guide
Appendix D: Small Cargo Pilot Pay Rates
Appendix E: Pilot-in-Command/Second in Command Defined
Index

Paperback, 455 pages