Careers and Jobs in Pakistan

Career as a Commercial Pilot in Pakistan
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Airlines Jobs in Pakistan - Commercial Pilot Jobs

Flying is an adventurous career.  People choose flying as a hobby rather than a career.  Latter on, make it a source of living life. Career as a commercial  pilot in Pakistan is very lucrative.   Those youth, who are looking for  aviation jobs in Pakistan they must ready for hard working for getting a commercial pilot license in Pakistan.

Flying clubs and pilot training schools are located in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. There are number of flying clubs in Pakistan and flight training school offer training for commercial and private pilot license in Pakistan.  Air line pilot training is a special category of courses.  It includes spl, ppl, cpl etc.  one can get private pilot license or students pilot license or a commercial pilot license form a recognized flight training school or flying club
 
Commercial Pilot License (C.P.L) in Pakistan
Commercial Pilot License is the first step.  This license is issued by Civil Aviation Authority (C.A.A) to those candidates who qualify required physical test, practical exam of pilot and theoretical examinations. They also have to complete 200 hours of flying time to obtain C.P.L.
 
Eligibility
Qualification:  Intermediate Science (F.Sc), with at least second division
Age:             18 to 30 years
 
Pilot Courses in Pakistan
After getting an aero club membership one has to compete the following training courses:

S.P.L (Students Pilot License) in Pakistan: this exam is conducted after getting 3 hours of flying experience.

P.P.L (Private Pilot License) in Pakistan:  a candidate can participate in the P.P.L examination after getting 40 hours of flying experience.

C.P.L (Commercial Pilot License) in Pakistan: an experience of total 200 hours flying enables a person to take the test of C.P.L.

following courses are also available
Flight Instructors (FITS)
Aircraft Technicians Apprenticeship Program


It takes normally one and half years to two years to complete a flying experience of 200 hours.  Following nature of experience must include in this 200 hours flying periods.  

Cross country             40 hours
Instruments rating      30 hours
Solo flight                  20 hours

Along with practical training a candidate must have get theoretical training in the following subjects:
Flight flying, meteorology, navigation, aviation laws, radio aids, air craft engine, air craft frame.  Civil Aviation Authority conducts theoretical examination four times a year.  Every subject has a separate test which comprises multiple choices questions.
 
Opportunities
Only Pakistan International Air Line offers the most job opportunities for the licensed pilots.  Secondly there are private airlines which offer openings as well.  More job opportunities may be created if more private airlines licensed are issued.  
 
Nature of Work
Pilot has to report one hour prior to the flight so that he can receive flight plan.  Important points that are includes in the flight plan are rout of flight, weight of the plan before and after the flight, height of the plan on different level during flight, flight plan, weather condition, temperature, air pressure, speed, distance of the destination., needs of fuel and the political situation of the route of the flight.   

Flight training school in Pakistan

Flying Club  in Karachi
Aero Club Karachi
301, General Aviation Area,
Quaid-E-Azam International Air Port Karachi

Schon Flying Club,
Schon Air Limited,
General Aviation Area,
Quid-e-Azam International Air Port Karachi

Flying Club in Lahore
Lahore Flying Club
P O Walton Lahore

Flying Club in Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi Flying Club
PO Box No ... Rawalpindi

Flying  Club  in Multan
Multan Flying Club
Civil Aerodrome Multan


Last Updated on Saturday, 04 February 2012 15:22