What You Need to Know to Succeed as a Professional Pilot View the Table of Contents and Chapter snippets as well as download Chapters in PDF Format. T he purpose of this book is to assist you in maximising your potential for employment in the aviation industry and to provide you with some ideas that will strengthen your success potential as a pilot. This book was written by John Radge , an experienced pilot, who walked this same path and now puts his thoughts to paper to assist fellow pilots.
Aviation is a difficult and expensive industry to break into.
The varied paths that one can follow is daunting enough for the budding pilot without the added frustration of knowing the wrong path could limit your career or waste a lot of your money. What you'll read is the collection of the basic groundwork knowledge required before embarking on a flying career. Unfortunately, it's not until one has committed a lot of time and money that they start to get a feel for how the industry operates. Hopefully this book will act as a guide to smooth your path and reduce mistakes. The first 500 hours is considered to be the make or break period for pilots.