Air Transport Professionals

Key Tasks

• •Preparing and submitting flight plans giving consideration to factors such as weather conditions and aircraft performance
• •Flying aircraft in accordance with established air traffic control and aircraft operating procedures
• •Providing flight information for flight crews and air traffic services staff
• •Controlling aircraft movements, and directing aircraft taxiing, take-offs and landings by radio
• •Providing pre-flight briefings and aeronautical information services
• •Completing cockpit preparations and external inspections to determine that aircraft are acceptable for flight
• •Monitoring aircraft performance and reporting on mechanical condition
• •Giving in-flight instruction, supervising solo flights, accompanying students on training flights and demonstrating techniques for controlling aircraft

Employment Projections to 2035