Study to become a civil aviation pilot. Main educational institutions for civil aviation pilots

The Village continues to find out how the personal budget of representatives of different professions works. The new episode features a pilot. The amount that pilots receive civil aviation, depends on several factors: the employing airline, the type of aircraft and compliance with flying hours. We spoke with a pilot who, at the beginning of his career, tried to get a job at Aeroflot eight times, flew on a “Kukuruznik”, and now flies a Boeing 757.

Profession

Pilot

Salary

200,000 rubles

Spending

40,000 rubles

20,000 rubles

trips

6,000 rubles

motorcycle care

5,000 rubles

7,000 rubles

public utilities

82,000 rubles

other expenses
and savings

How to become a pilot

At first I didn’t even think about becoming a pilot; this idea came closer to the age of 14. My father flew on a cargo plane as part of the crew. In addition, I was attracted by the financial component and the idea that I could travel. Now I understand that we are not talking about travel, but I still believe that aviation is one of the industries where you can work pleasantly and earn enough.

I graduated secondary school, and then entered the Moscow Aviation Institute of Technology. Design work didn’t particularly appeal to me, so I decided to go to a flight school. But I couldn’t enroll right away due to vision problems, so I had to have surgery and wait. The first thing you need to become a pilot is good health.

It’s very difficult to get into flying just like that, but passing the army gives you admission with any passing score. So I served for a year and got letter of recommendation about non-competitive admission. He chose the Sasovo Flight School, from which he graduated in 2009 as a commercial aviation pilot. In the early 2000s, due to the collapse of the industry, there was a shortage of personnel, and everyone was hired as a pilot. Then three people came to the school for 80 places. Now the competition is high, and all the places are filled.

For school graduates, the program lasts two years and 10 months. In the first year they teach general education subjects and air navigation, aerodynamics, and meteorology. In the second year, they continue to study special subjects and begin to fly their first hours on a light aircraft. In the third year, flights on a twin-engine aircraft are practiced. Graduates of the school are awarded a diploma and a commercial pilot certificate.

In theory, after graduating from college you can get a job, but in practice you need to go through additional courses: By English language and preparation for international flights. Few people manage to get a job right away. Of course, there are relatives and friends who can help, but that’s a different story.

After graduating from college, I tried eight times to get a job at Aeroflot, and then took a one-way ticket. We have such a concept as “stream”: if you get into the stream, then everything goes great. So, then I, like half of our course, did not get into the flow. So I left for Krasnoyarsk region and got a job on the An-2 plane (“maize plant”) - so to speak, to enjoy the romance of flight.

Worked in the North for two years. In the first year I monitored forest fires from the air, in the second year I carried food and dropped paratroopers. During this time, the wind disappeared from my head, and the necessary courses were completed. I again submitted my resume to major airlines and received several invitations at once. I made a choice in favor of the aircraft: I went to where I was invited to work on the Boeing 757.

To get a job, you need to pass entrance exams. Exams are taken right at the airport: meteorology must be taken by a meteorologist, aerodynamics by flight control personnel, and so on. If the result is positive, they are accepted for initial pilot training courses. certain type airplane.

Next comes commissioning. For about 150 hours (or three months) I flew accompanied by an instructor and a safety pilot - a co-pilot who controlled my actions. After that, I received a certificate that said that I could be a co-pilot on a Boeing 757. And then they gave me a plane with 200 passengers, and I started working.

Features of work

About the graphics

Now I fly on a cargo aircraft. Previously, the plane was a passenger plane, but then it was altered: the seats were removed, the floor was reinforced, the door was cut out. There are no regular flights: when an order appears, then I fly. It turns out that I am at home about five to seven days a month.

On passenger flights I worked every other day. The Boeing 757 is not designed for transatlantic flights, so the flights were not long. There were also very short ones: you fly away in the morning and are already home by lunchtime.

There is a standard rest period for flight crews. The pilot must work no more than 12 hours, and then rest for at least 12 hours. Therefore, long-distance and complex flights require two crews. The first crew, for example, takes off, and is then replaced by the second, who pilots. On way back they change. After long flights, we rest at our destination - either just spend the night, or spend about a day there. Now I constantly fly to Yakutsk, I traveled the length and breadth of it, but on passenger flights it was more interesting: I was able to see a little of Russia and Europe.

About preparing for the flight

All the work of pilots is one continuous preparation. Preparations for the flight begin two hours in advance. First you need to obtain flight documentation. If the flight is complex and there is a mountain airfield at the destination, then you need to discuss all possible difficulties with the flight crew. There are airfields - for example, Chambery or Innsbruck - with very difficult approaches. They need to be practiced on simulators. If the airport is new for the pilot, the pilot instructor must tell him about all the features of the flight. But for standard flights everything goes quite quickly.

In the briefing room you need to get Jeppesen collections (collections of aeronautical information. - Ed.) and weather documents. At Russian airports, a medical examination is required before each flight. Usually they measure pulse and blood pressure, but there are biased doctors - they can screw up the pilot’s nerves by forcing him to breathe into a tube. I’ll be honest: in order to show up for medical control “with a fuss,” you either have to be brainless or completely desperate. Over the entire eight years of operation, cases of pilots being caught in the state alcohol intoxication I don't remember. Maybe this happens in small aviation, but there are very high risks and very high competition. Surely many remember the scandal when Ksenia Sobchak, having heard the pilot’s speech over the loudspeaker, suspected that he was drunk. The pilot was taken for examination - it turned out that he was in in perfect order. But then he had a nervous breakdown and quit his flying job.

An hour before the flight, the captain completely inspects the outside of the aircraft for defects. I check the equipment inside the cabin and the fuel supply. If I don’t like something, I immediately report to the commander, and he calls the technical engineers. Engineers can either fix the problem or add the data to the deferred defect list. The plane may fly for some time with minor defects, which will be corrected later.

About the crew

When pilots flew Russian technology, responsibilities were clearly divided: there was a commander, a co-pilot, an engineer, a navigator, and a radio operator. Now the crew consists of a commander, a co-pilot and a team of flight attendants. As soon as the plane rolls out to the executive launch, the division into commander and co-pilot disappears: there is pilot flying (who controls the plane) and pilot not flying (who monitors). In the air I can be one or the other - the roles are assigned at the pre-flight briefing. The reverse division into commander and co-pilot occurs on the ground: I, as the co-pilot, receive the collections before the flight, and then fill out the documentation. Otherwise, I, the commander and the plane are a single whole.

Previously, the “commander - co-pilot” pair was permanent. Such closeness has its advantages, but there is also a risk: “I know what Petka is doing, and Petka knows what I am doing.” But if Petka made a mistake, and I did not control him, then this could lead to unfavorable circumstances. When I don’t know my partner, I pay close attention to his actions and clearly fulfill my duties, and he does the same. This cross-check is very important.

About drones and bad thoughts

We fly the plane in manual mode until the flight level is reached, then we activate the autopilot, but still control all actions. Many predict that the technology will soon become unmanned. But I wouldn’t leave such decisions to the computer. Some will think: “Well, he says that because he is afraid of being left without a job,” but I believe that the technique is not perfect enough.

During the flight we conduct a pre-landing briefing. If I pilot an airplane, then, while at flight level (in the range of altitudes at which the plane flies. - Ed.), I discuss with the captain what and how I will do when landing. Thus, for the captain there is no novelty in my actions. Moreover, if the co-pilot makes a mistake, the commander takes control: “I have control.”

The story "Miracle on the Hudson" about Sully Sullenberger describes in great detail why a pilot is needed in the cockpit, no matter what. This is the story of a pilot who landed a plane with two failed engines on the Hudson River and all 155 people survived.

Every time I board a plane, I realize that I have either 200 passengers or 35 tons of expensive cargo behind me. People often ask me if flying is scary. It's not scary to fly, I'm not a kamikaze! If the plane may be faulty in some way, I simply will not agree to fly. There have been moments in my career when the captain made a decision to fly, and I stopped him.

Any equipment breaks down, we all know this very well. But during the flight I don’t think about bad things, because thoughts have the ability to materialize. If you think that something is going to fall off or break, you can bring yourself to a nervous breakdown.

ABOUT PENSION

In civil aviation, you can retire after six thousand hours of flight time. But I’m not too bothered by this issue yet: I still have three years to fly before I retire.

A pilot can fly in the role of commander until he is 65 years old. After this, he is transferred to co-pilot, where he flies while he undergoes a medical examination. But they usually leave earlier: whatever one may say, various sores accumulate.

I believe that you need to leave with sound memory and more or less healthy in order to somehow fit yourself into civil life- Don’t sit on a sun lounger for the remaining time. As a rule, those pilots who fly for a long, long time die quickly. They get used to this rhythm, and a sudden stop has a very hard impact.

Basically, sadly, former pilots they become security guards, taxi drivers and other ordinary professions. Someone gets a job in aviation The educational center on a simulator or read some discipline, but there are fewer of them. Some by this time have businesses in industries that are in no way related to aviation.

Income

A pilot's salary consists of salary, flight hours and bonus. The amounts vary from airline to airline. For example, the salary of the flagship of Russian airlines for 80 hours of flight time is 160 thousand rubles, and that of the Russian-Turkish carrier is about 240 thousand rubles. At the same time, the first company has the best everything - new planes, constant change of uniform, the ability to call itself a flagship, but there are short flights like Moscow - Kazan, and in order to fly 80 hours, you have to live and sleep on the plane. In the second, the form is simpler, but the flights are long, and the raid can be completed in 12 departures. Everything is relative: fish look for where it is deeper, and people look for where it is better. I'm satisfied with my salary so far.

The company where I worked before did not pay wages for two or three months. Several years ago there were times when I came back from a flight, changed my uniform for a sweater, and drove to taxi in a new credit car. There were 7 thousand rubles on the card, but you have to pay 60 thousand for a loan - take them wherever you want.

Now for 80 hours of flight time I get about 200 thousand rubles in my hands. The bonus is 18% of the salary, although previously it was 40%. Bonuses can be deprived for violation of discipline, daily routine, lateness and damage to the aircraft.

Expenses

There are four of us in the family: me, my wife and children. Now we live in an apartment that my parents gave me. We pay 6–7 thousand rubles a month for utilities. Other housing is under construction. I pay my mortgage - 40 thousand rubles monthly.

Food for the whole family costs 40–50 thousand rubles. Pilots have a saying: “Sleep and nutrition are the basis of flying.” When I flew on a passenger plane, we were fed on a business menu. Currently, meals are not provided on board - we are paid compensation in the amount of 1.5 thousand rubles per flight. This doesn’t suit me very much: before the flight I have to go to the store, buy sandwiches, and then eat dry food.

Buying things happens spontaneously: if we need something, we buy it. But I have one constant hobby - motorcycle. I often drive it to work. At one time I even wanted to sell the car. A year ago I bought a motorcycle and periodically I buy something for it - for example, panniers or a trunk. It's like a child's toy! I spent 70 thousand rubles on this in a year. I spend 5 thousand rubles on gasoline every month. I go in for sports, but this hobby is not at all expensive. I am a workout enthusiast: I enjoy doing pull-ups and push-ups in the fresh air.

Our holidays happen just as spontaneously as our shopping. In May, I planned a trip to Prague on a motorcycle, and I already have the necessary amount. If the wife wants to go to Crimea or somewhere else, this will also not be difficult. About 150–200 thousand rubles are spent on travel per year.

We save the rest of the money. Kindergarten and school for children are not very expensive, but so far things haven’t worked out for us with clubs. Of course, there is also my wife’s money (she also works), but I don’t count it.

Illustration: Nastya Grigorieva

Inspired by a heroic biography French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, you can forever become infected with the dream of becoming a pilot. Making a dream come true is a feasible idea.

Average wage: 194,000 rubles per month

Demand

Payability

Competition

Entry barrier

Prospects

Perhaps many people in childhood dreamed of becoming a pilot - they wanted to fly a passenger, commercial and cargo, military, or even a small private two-seater aircraft. But the reality, of course, is not as cloudless as it seems to us in childhood.

Story

People have wanted to fly like birds for a very long time. IN ancient Greece Many myths have been created about human flight. Until now, many are confident that especially enlightened Indian yogis and Tibetan monks are able to levitate, i.e. rise into the air without any aircraft. And, of course, in fairy tales and legends of many nations there are flying characters: the Russian Baba Yaga, European witches on brooms, oriental peris. The greatest Italian scientist Leonardo da Vinci was developing a project to create artificial wings with which any person could fly.

Later, he abandoned this idea and began to develop the design of an aircraft, which, according to the description, is very reminiscent of the first airplanes. The founders of the profession of “pilot” can be considered the Montgolfier brothers, who made the first successful flight on hot-air balloon. But the first pilots in the modern sense of the word should be called the Wright brothers, who, after decades of testing and calculations, in 1903 made their debut airplane flight in the history of mankind.

Description and characteristics of the profession

A pilot, with the exception of racing drivers, who are also called that way, is a person who controls an aircraft for any purpose. This profession is more than responsible: situations often arise in which the pilot has no right to make a mistake, because too much depends on his actions - the integrity of the cargo, the aircraft itself, the lives of passengers and crew members. It is also considered one of the most technically difficult, since the pilot must keep the readings under control huge variety devices and, focusing on them, make decisions. At the same time, he needs to coordinate his actions with the co-pilot, the airport dispatcher and the pilots of other aircraft located nearby.

The crew usually has two pilots - a commander and an assistant. When unforeseen circumstances The co-pilot must be prepared to take full control of the aircraft.

The assistant, like the commander, must know everything about the structure of the aircraft, its behavior in any conditions and safety rules during its operation. Immediately before the flight, the pilot carefully studies the route of the upcoming flight, consults with specialists, checks the results of maintenance, and sets up the operation of radio communications.

As with any profession, there are pros and cons to being a pilot. Official employment, high salaries, good social security, early retirement - these are not all the advantages of the profession. It makes childhood travel dreams come true. You are guaranteed to see many countries. For pilots flying international flights, usually there is time to walk around the city, see the sights, and have a good rest. Rest is a separate plus: airlines scrupulously monitor the physical and moral condition of their pilots, because in order to receive right decisions, the pilot must feel impeccable.

The list of disadvantages is small, but they are significant:

Firstly, pilots are extremely rarely at home. In this sense, they are like long-distance sailors.
Secondly, constant emotional stress: to control such a huge and complex apparatus, to keep in mind a lot of numbers and data, realizing that you have passengers in the cabin, whose lives are in your hands - this requires a lot of mental effort. Therefore, pilots have to undergo comprehensive medical examinations, including communication with psychiatrists, more often than many other people.

Directions, specialties and educational institutions according to the profile of training

In the Russian Federation, you can become a professional pilot by receiving an education in flight school or one of the following universities:

St. Petersburg State University civil aviation (UGAvSP). The duration of study is at least 5 years.
Ulyanovsk Institute of Civil Aviation named after B.P. Bugaev (UI GA), also known as Ulyanovsk Higher aviation school civil aviation. The duration of training is four years.

For admission you will need Unified State Exam results in physics, specialized mathematics and Russian language. In addition, applicants pass physical training standards.

Specialties that give the right to be a pilot:

aircraft testing,
aircraft operation and organization air traffic,
aircraft control systems,
application aviation complexes and flight operation,
air navigation.

However, becoming a pilot is not that easy. The main document that gives the right to fly an airplane is not a university diploma, but a flight certificate. Profile education is only the first stage of obtaining it. Next you will need to pass the theoretical and practical exams, pass a medical examination and fly at least 150 hours.

Professional Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of an aircraft commander are:

Organization of crew preparation for flight;
Ensuring flight safety;
Flight in difficult weather conditions, in case of automatic system failures and in other non-standard situations;
Fuel level control;
Analysis of meteorological and ornithological conditions;
Suppression of actions of passengers that threaten safety on board;
Filling out documentation;
Flight debriefing with crew members.

Duties of the co-pilot:

Preparing for flight;
Selection and study of flight documentation;
Studying the flight plan and informing the crew about it;
Checking flight and navigation equipment;
Performing a flight using automatic systems;
Performing the duties of a navigator in the absence of one.

Who is it suitable for?

The profession of a pilot is not suitable for any person, but only for those with the following qualities:

iron self-control, the ability to control oneself, not to panic in any situation;
cold, clear mind, penchant for analytical thinking;
high intelligence and good memory;
impeccable health, one hundred percent vision and color vision;
attentiveness, pedantry, rationalism.

Visual acuity, depth of eye, ability to long time perform monotonous actions, emotional stability, neatness.

This work is contraindicated in case of disorders of the visual organs, vestibular apparatus, nervous, mental and cardiovascular diseases, in diseases associated with loss of consciousness, and in cases of impaired coordination of movements.

It is also not allowed to have a criminal record for intentional crimes and administrative penalties for drug use.

Wage

Pilots in any country are paid very well. In the USA, at Delta Air Lines - $212 per hour with a mandatory flight time of 65 hours. In the Russian Federation it is an order of magnitude less, but by our standards it is also excellent. Aeroflot pilots, net, excluding bonuses and bonuses, earn 290,000 rubles per month with a mandatory flight time of 85 hours. With excess flight hours, the pilot's salary increases significantly. Thus, for 90 hours, Aeroflot pilots are already awarded 340,000 rubles.

How to build a career

As for a career, the fate of a pilot is guaranteed to almost any graduate of the relevant university. True, it is unlikely that a young pilot will be hired immediately into a serious company, since his flight hours will be minimal. You can gain experience in small companies, on commercial routes and in light aviation. No more than two years will pass, and it will be possible to apply for the position of aircraft commander. In the future, quite a lot of opportunities for promotion will open up. career ladder: from the position of chief pilot to manager structural unit airlines.

Prospects for the profession

In our country, transport as a sector of the economy has been in a dilapidated state for a long time. Its restoration requires more and more new personnel, so the profession of a pilot good prospects.

If you still have the slightest doubt that the profession of “Pilot” is your calling, do not rush. After all, you can spend your whole life regretting the years you lost studying and working in a specialty that simply doesn’t suit you. To find a profession in which you can maximize your talents, go through online career aptitude test or order consultation "Career vector" .

No matter how much time has passed, no matter how many generations have changed, people’s desire to fly, to be a pilot or astronaut has not gone away. In order to become a pilot, you can take several paths. Firstly, get an education at a flight college, secondly, go through practical training at the flying club. It’s up to you to decide how to become a pilot, but to make it easier to choose, we’ll look at these options in more detail.

How to become a real pilot

The first opportunity involves studying at a university. As we know, it lasts five years. But after receiving your diploma, you can try to get a job as a pilot for an airline. Of course, in order to borrow a good place, you will have to fly additional hours, since, on average, the flight time of a college and academy graduate is 150 hours, these indicators are often not enough.

In addition, before deciding how to become a pilot, you should study the requirements for To evaluate it, you will have to pass the 1000 m run, 100 m, and pull-ups. Only after passing this test the commission will make a decision: “recommended for training” or “not recommended”. The advantages of studying at a university are obvious: good theoretical preparation, the opportunity to study free of charge. However, if for some reason during the training process your health condition worsens, then there is a chance that you will never learn how to become an airplane pilot.

The second option is directly related to the flying club. You can take your first flight

Do it already in the first lesson, however, as a passenger. Various legal acts stipulate that pilots, in such conditions, have a large amount of not only theoretical, but also practical knowledge. At the same time, most often students do theoretical training themselves, and undergo a medical examination only at the end of training.

Pilot's license

In order to be able to fly an airplane independently, you must obtain a pilot's certificate. It confirms that the person knows how to become a pilot and has completed the full training.

The certificate is issued in three categories: private, line, commercial pilot. Studying at a university makes it possible to obtain a certificate commercial pilot. In the future, they can be commanders of single-engine or multi-engine aircraft, but with the condition that they are not used for commercial purposes.

In the event that a person has passed regular courses, then upon completion he becomes a private (amateur) pilot. In this case, the right to independently fly a light aircraft appears, but without the possibility of being hired.

Only those who have more than 1,500 hours of flight time become linear. Moreover, higher demands are placed on pilots in this category.

In order to find out, you also need to know that airline and commercial pilots are further divided into classes. The first one is considered the highest. If you are thinking about becoming a helicopter pilot, you must at least obtain a private pilot certificate.

In any case, if your intention to master this profession is serious, and your health is good, top level, go for it! All in your hands!

The sky beckons many people. After all, what romance is hidden in the vocation of a pilot - this profession is prestigious, well paid and rarely boring. But it is associated with huge risks, so the selection of candidates is quite tough. It’s not enough to just take a course or read literature. If you want to know how to become a civil aviation pilot, you must understand that you need to meet many requirements, including those related to physical training. It is impossible to become a pilot without practice. This difficult path, so you need to be aware that the childhood dream of conquering the sky is not suitable for everyone, and the responsibility here is very big.

The situation in the country is difficult. On the one hand, there is a noticeable shortage of pilots in the labor market. On the other hand, it is not enough to graduate from a specialized university to be hired. So how to become a pilot? It's worth looking into it in more detail.

Basically, most places in universities are provided for budgetary basis, however, getting there is not so easy. The reasons here are strict medical commission. It is important to take into account that the following systems should be in order:

Heart.
Lungs.
Vessels.
Normal blood pressure.
The vestibular apparatus is normal.
Excellent vision.

The commission should be held constantly, at every course. At the slightest deviation you may be expelled. If you decide to become a passenger aircraft pilot, then you need to understand that commissions will be held even after graduation, before almost every flight. The pilot is responsible not only for his own health, but also for the lives of passengers, so it is important that a person prepares for the flight with full responsibility.

How is the training going?

Of course, future students are interested in how their education will proceed. Civil aviation pilot training begins with studying the structure and configuration of aircraft. The following courses also take place:

studying the methods and possibilities of operating aircraft;
theory and practice of aircraft control;
routing and understanding maps;
aerodynamics;
meteorology;
engine design;
Skydiving;
first aid and medical skills;
foreign language for working on foreign flights.

The practice also includes training on special simulators that simulate real flights and the cockpit.

What awaits graduates?

Not every company will hire graduates who have just received their diploma. It's all about high responsibility and lack of experience. However, in this way you can become an Aeroflot pilot from scratch. But this option is not always realistic. Graduates must begin to accumulate flight hours, as well as obtain special pilot licenses. It is believed that the more hours a cadet spends in the air, the better for him. Many companies are willing to hire people who have been practicing this way for at least two years.

Of course, this is a problem for young professionals. Not every one of them has their own plane and runway so they can just practice. That's why there are special educational organizations, which provide private small ranges and aircraft for a fee. All this requires quite a significant capital, because fuel for aircraft alone will not be cheap. But this also includes equipment care and repairs if something happens.

What does it take to become a pilot without education?

Of course, not every person will go to study at a university, because after studying for 6 years, you will then have to build up your experience for a long time. This question is also interesting for people who already have higher education and want to fly, even if they are well over 30 years old. There are special flying clubs that provide a license on a commercial basis after training. There are stages of training here:

At the first stage, an amateur pilot certificate is issued; you can fly with it, but it is prohibited to work. You can fly, for example, on your own small plane with friends or family;
After the first stage, the rank of commercial pilot is available. This license allows you to operate light aircraft, participate in commercial flights on a ship with one engine, and fly short distances;
at the last level, the rank of line pilot is available with all the ensuing consequences in the form of permission to fly any aircraft.

It is noteworthy that, compared to university graduates, such specialists have three times or even more flight hours, so they are much more often hired by large airlines.

Any pilot knows perfectly well what each button does.

Such training to become a Russian civil aviation pilot is quite expensive, but it is justified if you definitely want to get a job immediately after receiving your license. There is a real struggle on the part of large companies for such specialists, because so far in the country every year twice as many pilots retire as are employed. This causes a severe shortage of personnel. Therefore, having completed all three stages, you can quickly recoup the cost of training.

Courses abroad are also available for young people. The education system there is somewhat different from the domestic one. After receiving a commercial pilot's license, a specialist may not spend money on paying for the next level, but rather earn it by receiving additional flight hours. In the USA, the practice of working as an instructor is widespread, because here airplanes are very popular and you can buy them freely. It is fair to say that such a situation is gradually being established in Russia, but so far not every person can afford such a means of transportation.

How to get a job as a pilot at Aeroflot

This company is a leading Russian air carrier. Getting a job there is not only prestigious, but also profitable, since the management pays excellent salaries to its employees. However, at the same time, extremely strict criteria for selecting specialists apply, and not every pilot has a chance of getting on Aeroflot’s staff.

On the basis of the airline itself, they opened their own flight schools, training in which takes place according to a specially developed specialist training program. In order to become a full-time pilot, you must have a commercial license. First stage requalification takes place at the Ulyanovsk School, then the candidate is prepared for the issuance of an international certificate.

The training lasts one and a half years, and it is paid. It costs 27 thousand dollars to undergo training at Aeroflot. The company can provide a loan for training, but in this case it is necessary to work off the debt to Aeroflot within five years after hiring. To do this, an amount of $450 will be debited every month. There is also an accelerated retraining course, but its cost is even higher - $100 thousand. The cadet must pay the initial contribution of 55 thousand on his own, and the company provides a loan for the remainder. Light aircraft with two engines are used for training. Aeroflot currently provides Austrian Diamond Aircraft models for training its future pilots. In addition, modern simulators are used to practice all possible techniques and develop the necessary skills.

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The profession of a pilot is multifaceted and interesting. Pilots are competent in different areas of life. They can disassemble and reassemble an airplane engine in 5 minutes, recite a rhyme in Chinese, and even calm 500 panicking passengers. What are the pros and cons of being a pilot, how and where to learn to fly an airplane, read our article.

Where can I get a pilot's training?

How to become a pilot (method one): go to study civil aviation at a university

The work of universities is financed by the federal budget, so if you pass the entrance exams well, you can become a pilot for free.

Anyone who has 11 years of school and Unified State Exam results in the Russian language, mathematics and physics can enter a university to become a pilot.

The applicant can choose which diploma he will receive: either a bachelor's degree - pilot in 4 years, or a specialist pilot-engineer in 5 years. Getting into a specialty program is usually more difficult.

On budget department St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation, the minimum passing score for a pilot in 2018 is 192.

In 2018, at the Faculty of Aircraft Operation and Air Traffic Management at St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation there were 125 budget places.

Tuition price for one academic year, including practice

~178,000 rubles.

How to become a pilot (withmethod two): enroll in flight school

In schools, unlike universities, full course training lasts not 5 years, but 2 years and 10 months. During this time, students fully master the specialty, complete practical training, and at the end receive the qualification of a commercial pilot and can work in this field.

Education in schools is free, they are financed by the state. Students are provided with everything they need: scholarships, educational literature and exercise equipment, dormitories for non-residents - the guys feel comfortable.

They enter schools after 11th grade through a certificate competition (a report card of final grades in all subjects for grades 10 and 11).

How to become a pilot (method three): enroll in a private pilot school

Only a few study in them for free, but to do this you need to win a repost competition. But there is no competition at all for admission, you only need an average general education to become a pilot.

The theoretical course (~120 hours) costs ~50,000 rubles. The price for practice is “floating”, it depends on the aircraft model chosen for training. Renting one plane costs 10,000 rubles / hour, and another - 25,000 / hour. Professional instructors will teach you everything you need for a full flight: from professional English to the technical intricacies of the aircraft.

Upon completion, graduates are issued amateur pilot certificates. To get it you need to fly 42 hours. It’s unpleasant, but with such a classification you cannot work as a pilot. But you can fly for your own pleasure on a personal or leased aircraft.

Pros and cons of being a pilot:

Disadvantages of being a pilot

Think about your health. Many, even minor and insignificant, ailments can be a sufficient reason for the medical commission to reject your candidacy. As in the Airborne Forces, only healthy people are needed as pilots. You need to monitor your condition during your studies, because if it suddenly worsens, the student will be expelled and may not have another chance to become a pilot.

One of the main points in the medical examination that you undergo to become a pilot is psychological testing. It is its result that will be decisive if applicants with the same certificates apply for the same place.

There are no separate internal tests for this specialty, but you need to pass the physical education standards:

Physical standards for a pilot at St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation for men (lower threshold):

1000 m run - 3 min. 45 sec
100m sprint - 13.9 sec
Pull-ups - 9 times

Physical standards for a pilot at St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation for women (lower threshold):

1000 m run - 4 min. 35 sec
100m sprint - 16.5 sec
Pull-ups - 10 times

It is difficult to immediately get into a large company as a pilot. There is a limit on the number of hours you need to fly to get a job as a pilot. Therefore, most beginners go to small regional companies, and then move to more serious organizations.

By the way, almost everywhere you need to undergo advanced training programs in order to learn how to fly a specific model of aircraft.

Pros of being a pilot

The difficulties of studying and becoming a pilot are more than compensated by the working conditions.

Even novice pilots receive from 150,000 rubles.

Career directly depends on the hours flown. For their work, pilots usually receive 70 days of vacation, discounted air tickets for children and husband/wife, and a good benefits package.

All pilots often look very presentable: stylish uniforms that arouse the envy of passers-by, erudition and knowledge foreign languages, healthy body and the opportunity to spend a lot of time in the sky.