Intelligence communications interceptor to air force pilot
An intelligence communications interceptor already meets 43% of what the air force pilot role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.
65.4/ 100
1 How much of what an air force pilot is expected to do is already part of an intelligence communications interceptor’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the air force pilot role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An air force pilot role treats 16 of its required skills as things an intelligence communications interceptor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- air force operations
- aircraft flight control systems
- apply air force procedures
- apply military aviation regulations
- aviation meteorology
- civil aviation regulations
What stands in the way is 19 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An air force pilot role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an intelligence communications interceptor background worth leading with.
- already held collect real-time geolocation information information skills
- already held air force operations services
- already held apply air force procedures assisting and caring
- already held apply military aviation regulations assisting and caring
- already held military aviation services
- already held surveillance radars engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 18 carried skills, including the 16 the air force pilot role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn comply with air traffic control operations required
- still to learn ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations required
- still to learn implement airside safety procedures required
- still to learn ensure ongoing compliance with regulations required
- still to learn undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements required
- optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- still to learn perform routine flight operations checks required
- still to learn use meteorological information required
- still to learn analyse weather forecast required
- still to learn read 3D displays required
- still to learn read maps required
- optional, not held have spatial awareness optional
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- still to learn apply signalling control procedures required
- still to learn perform flight manoeuvres required
- still to learn perform take off and landing required
- still to learn operate cockpit control panels required
- still to learn adapt to changing situations required
- still to learn execute flight plans required
- still to learn air traffic control operations required
- still to learn visual flight rules required
- still to learn air transport law required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an air force pilot role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 air traffic control operations study this
- 02 air transport law study this
- 03 apply signalling control procedures practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 18 skills that carry over
- already held air force operations knowledge
- already held aircraft flight control systems knowledge
- already held apply air force procedures skill
- already held apply military aviation regulations skill
- already held aviation meteorology knowledge
- already held civil aviation regulations knowledge
- already held collect real-time geolocation information skill
- already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- already held geographic areas knowledge
- already held military aviation knowledge
- 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 surveillance radars knowledge
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held military code knowledge
- already held perform risk analysis skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held create a flight plan optional
- optional, not held organise aircraft maintenance optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held create a flight plan optional
- optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
- optional, not held have spatial awareness optional
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held organise aircraft maintenance optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
20 held skills the air force pilot role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse transmitted communications skill
- not needed by the target role apply frequency management skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate the allocation of Mode S radars to Interrogator Codes skill
- not needed by the target role develop military intelligence records skill
- not needed by the target role electromagnetism knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronic signals intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role gather data skill
- not needed by the target role gather technical information skill
- not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role global navigation satellite system performance parameters knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify electronic signals skill
- not needed by the target role log transmitter readings skill
- not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform electromagnetic geophysical measurements skill
- not needed by the target role perform scrambling operations skill
- not needed by the target role radars knowledge
- not needed by the target role translate foreign language skill
- not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
- not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn air traffic control operations required
- still to learn air transport law required
- still to learn visual flight rules required
Other moves recorded from intelligence communications interceptor
- aviation surveillance and code coordination manager 33% covered · substantial
- private pilot 32% covered · substantial
- air force officer 28% covered · substantial
- air traffic manager 27% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from intelligence communications interceptor
Common questions about this move
Can an intelligence communications interceptor become an air force pilot?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An intelligence communications interceptor already covers 43% of what an air force pilot is expected to do: 18 skills carry over, 16 of which the air force pilot role treats as required.
What skills does an intelligence communications interceptor need to become an air force pilot?
19 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is air traffic control operations.
How hard is the move from intelligence communications interceptor to air force pilot?
Its learning distance is 65.4 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.