Time left: 4 years and 7 months · Group: Transportation and Material Moving
The official job description
Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft on nonscheduled air carrier routes, or helicopters. Requires Commercial Pilot certificate. Includes charter pilots with similar certification, and air ambulance and air tour pilots. Excludes regional, national, and international airline pilots.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What commercial pilots do all day (for now)
Check aircraft prior to flights to ensure that the engines, controls, instruments, and other systems are functioning properly.
Contact control towers for takeoff clearances, arrival instructions, and other information, using radio equipment.
Start engines, operate controls, and pilot airplanes to transport passengers, mail, or freight according to flight plans, regulations, and procedures.
Monitor engine operation, fuel consumption, and functioning of aircraft systems during flights.
Consider airport altitudes, outside temperatures, plane weights, and wind speeds and directions to calculate the speed needed to become airborne.
Order changes in fuel supplies, loads, routes, or schedules to ensure safety of flights.
Also known as
Advanced Air Mobility Operator (AAM Operator), Advanced Air Mobility Pilot (AAM Pilot), Advanced Air Mobility Technician (AAM Technician), Aerial Advertiser, Aerial Crop Duster, Aerial Hurricane Hunter, Aerial Sprayer, Agricultural Pilot
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace commercial pilots?
Yes. I've already started. By my count you have 4 years and 7 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces commercial pilots?
4 years and 7 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which commercial pilots tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: check aircraft prior to flights to ensure that the engines, controls, instruments, and other systems are functioning properly. The rest follows.