How do you become a pilot?

Dervish is talking to David Crook, commercial airline pilot and author of ‘A Pilot's Life For Me'

He explains why his book is an insight into how to go about becoming a pilot and includes everything from what to put in your flight bag, to medical exclusions and what to expect to be paid.

He also talks about the planes he loves to fly, the best and most challenging airports to take off land at and how pilots maintain their flying hours.

David and Dervish also discuss the future of flying and the possibilities of flying cars as a viable commercial entity and what it will take for this to become a reality.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Flying the Boeing is a more classic pilot experience whereas the airbus has more technology to assist the pilot.
• The airbus is easy to land without much effort due to the technology.
• As a pilot, you have to keep up your flying hours. At the moment pilots are using extended time in simulators.
• You have to achieve a set number of hours flying a plane to maintain your licence
• Helicopters are very different to fixed-wing aircraft and you require a different licence
• London city is a challenging airport its narrow and has buildings on all sides.
• Bird strikes on planes cause lots of damage to planes
• I would love to have flown Concorde but it came to a natural end because of the world moving forward
• It would be great to see Concorde at air shows but the cost would probably be prohibitive
• Air taxis are likely to be a reality but not at the moment.
• It's not  the technology its more about the infrastructure for it to be able to work effectively
• I'd love to see a future with flying cars even if it put me out of a job
• Now turn around times are much shorter so it can be much more difficult to spend time with passengers

BEST MOMENTS

‘Flying the airbus is a hell of a kick'

‘People just don't know what to expect or what to do if they want to be a pilot so the book includes everything about becoming a pilot'

‘Flying is a beautiful thing and if you are able to fly it's a great past time'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Full Throttle With Dervish podcast

A Pilot's Life For Me: A guide on how to become an airline pilot - David Crook 

https://www.facebook.com/apilotslifeforme

https://www.instagram.com/apilotslifeformeuk/

ABOUT THE HOST

Dervish is a Spacecraft Designer and a Mechanical Engineer by day and podcaster by night.

As a Spacecraft Designer, he has worked on some of the biggest space projects and is a creative engineering force always interested in projects that involve solving global challenges.

As a podcaster, he brings together fascinating stories and content from those who are at the heart of the classic and supercar worlds with a hint of design and engineering woven into the mix.

He has a passion for classic cars and supercars and has recently built his own Triumph TR3  junior electric car for his son. When he is not involved with cars he loves restoring antique and vintage items.

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