co-pilottoaircraft pilot
A co-pilot already meets 73% of what the aircraft pilot role asks for. Every required skill of the target role is already in the profile.
73%
38.9/ 100
1 Share of the aircraft pilot role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the co-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.
Why this move works
A aircraft pilot role treats 24 of its required skills as things a co-pilot already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- air traffic control operations
- air transport law
- aircraft flight control systems
- analyse weather forecast
- apply signalling control procedures
- civil aviation regulations
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 52 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aircraft pilot role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a co-pilot background worth leading with.
- already held run preventive simulations constructing
- already held undertake procedures to meet requirements for flying aircraft heavier than 5,700 kg working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held ensure smooth on board operations management skills
- already held inspect aircraft information skills
- already held balance transportation cargo handling and moving
- already held create a flight plan management skills
All 52 carried skills, including the 24 the aircraft pilot role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 36 missing skills fall into 8 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.
- optional, not held follow airport safety procedures optional
- optional, not held follow ethical code of conduct in transport services optional
- optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
- optional, not held apply air force procedures optional
- optional, not held apply company policies optional
- optional, not held apply military aviation regulations optional
- optional, not held comply with checklists optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held communicate in air traffic services optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held work in an aviation team optional
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- optional, not held execute flight plans optional
- optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
- optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
- optional, not held listen actively optional
- optional, not held respond to customers' inquiries optional
- optional, not held military aviation optional
- optional, not held pre-flight procedures for IFR flights optional
- optional, not held air force operations optional
- optional, not held freight transport methods optional
- optional, not held military code optional
- optional, not held identify airport safety hazards optional
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held manage financial risk optional
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
- optional, not held organise aircraft maintenance optional
- optional, not held supervise crew optional
- optional, not held address aircraft mechanical issues optional
- optional, not held undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 52 skills that carry over
- 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 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 have spatial awareness skill
- 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 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 visual flight rules knowledge
- already held airport planning knowledge
- already held analyse work-related written reports skill
- already held apply airport standards and regulations skill
- already held apply transportation management concepts skill
- already held aviation meteorology knowledge
- already held balance transportation cargo skill
- already held be friendly to passengers skill
- already held carry out navigational calculations skill
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held create a flight plan skill
- already held deal with challenging work conditions skill
- already held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation skill
- already held ensure public safety and security skill
- already held ensure smooth on board operations skill
- already held follow verbal instructions skill
- already held geostationary satellites knowledge
- already held handle stressful situations in the work place skill
- already held inspect aircraft skill
- already held interpret visual literacy skill
- already held perform flight manoeuvres skill
- already held perform routine flight operations checks skill
- already held prepare transportation routes skill
- already held respond to changing navigation circumstances skill
- already held run preventive simulations skill
- already held tolerate stress skill
- already held undertake procedures to meet requirements for flying aircraft heavier than 5,700 kg skill
- already held use meteorological information skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held surveillance radars optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
36 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held address aircraft mechanical issues optional
- optional, not held communicate in air traffic services optional
- optional, not held follow airport safety procedures optional
- optional, not held follow ethical code of conduct in transport services optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held military aviation optional
- optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
- optional, not held pre-flight procedures for IFR flights optional
- optional, not held surveillance radars optional
- optional, not held undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements optional
- optional, not held work in an aviation team optional
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- optional, not held air force operations optional
- optional, not held apply air force procedures optional
- optional, not held apply company policies optional
- optional, not held apply military aviation regulations optional
- optional, not held comply with checklists optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
- optional, not held execute flight plans optional
- optional, not held freight transport methods optional
- optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
- optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held identify airport safety hazards optional
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held listen actively optional
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
- optional, not held manage financial risk optional
- optional, not held military code optional
- optional, not held organise aircraft maintenance optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
- optional, not held respond to customers' inquiries optional
- optional, not held supervise crew optional
0 held skills the aircraft pilot role does not ask for
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held military aviation optional
- optional, not held pre-flight procedures for IFR flights optional
- optional, not held surveillance radars optional
- optional, not held air force operations optional
- optional, not held freight transport methods optional
- optional, not held military code optional
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.