Let’s be honest guys, being fit and healthy as an airline pilot can be a challenge. Dealing with low humidity, disturbed sleep rhythms, fast food, fatigue and little to no exercise. Combine them and it’s a heart attack waiting to happen. This is exactly why, especially as an airline pilot, you should take care of your health. It all startsContinue reading
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Medical For Pilots – The Requirements
Medical for pilots and the requirements. Height requirements, weight requirements, wearing glasses, being color blind or having diabetes. In this article, I discuss what a Class 1 medical consists of and cover all of the medical requirements to become a commercial (airline) pilot. This article is based on the EASA and FAA regulations. Keep in mind that any flight schoolContinue reading
How a Pilot Packs For A Weekend Trip – Travel Tips!
Packing and unpacking my suitcase on a daily basis goes hand in hand with my life as an airline pilot. Most layovers take 2 or 3 days and can be compared with a weekend trip. In this blog post I will tell you how I pack for a weekend trip and provide you with some tips and tricks as well.Continue reading
Pilot Salary – How Much Do Airline Pilots Earn?
How much does an airline pilot earn? Is it worth it to take an expensive pilot loan in order to become an airline pilot? These are some of the most asked questions I receive. In this article I will answer these questions and tell you everything about the real pilot salary of an airline pilot. I would like to startContinue reading
What It Is Like To Be A Female Pilot
Am I being treated differently because I am a female pilot? Or did I ever had to prove myself because I am a girl in a men’s world? As a female airline pilot, I will share my thoughts and experience regarding this subject. For all the girls out there, keep reading! What I did before I became a female pilotContinue reading
How to pass the flight school selection process? – This is how you do it!
The flight school selection process and how to ace it! Most flight schools require you to pass their selection process before starting the training. This is actually a good thing because the schools try to determine early on if the candidate is actually capable of completing the training. They also look for desired competences since they want to train aContinue reading