A Pilot is any person who can fly an aircraft with an official license. These professionals can be commercial pilots, private pilots, and military pilots. They are responsible for flying different type of aircraft models. Most pilots work for commercial airlines and others have military careers through the Royal Air Force.

A Pilot usually performs many of the following tasks:
• Teaching pilot students.
• Flying an aircraft.
• Checking aircraft controls and parts.
• Working with air traffic control.
• Creating logbooks related to technical problems.

• Being able to work with a team
• Having good coordination between eyes and hands.
• Being able to follow instructions from air traffic control.
• Being able to interpret maps.
• Having good communication skills.
• Being able to work under pressure.
• Having good problem solving abilities.
• Being self confident.
• Having leadership skills.
• Having good decision making abilities.

Applicants have several options to become a Pilot. Among those options are the Royal Air Force or Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy for military area, the Private Pilot´s Licence, and the Civil Aviation Authorities to become a commercial pilot. This last qualification requires significant time and finance expenditure and a class 1 medical examination held at Gatwick South Airport. All these courses require a minimum of two A levels and five GCSE’s (A-C) in Science, English, and Math.