What are the roles and responsibilities for Commercial Pilot?

• A commercial pilot collects information about the route, weather, passengers and aircraft.
• Use that information to create a flight plan, which details the altitude for the flight, the route to be taken and the amount of fuel required.
• Supervise the loading and fuelling of the aircraft.
• They communicate with air traffic control before take-off and during flight and landing.
• Making sure all safety systems are working correctly.
• Briefing the cabin crew before the flight and maintaining regular contact throughout the flight.
• A commercial pilot carries out pre-flight checks on the navigation and operating systems.
• Ensuring noise regulations are followed during take-off and landing.
• A commercial pilot needs to understand and interpret data from instruments and controls.
• They make regular checks on the aircraft's technical performance and position, on weather conditions and air traffic during flight.
• They communicate with passengers using the public address system.
• Reacting quickly and appropriately to environmental changes and emergencies.
• Updating the aircraft logbook and writing a report at the end of the flight noting any incidents or problems with the aircraft.