How do they match: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

  • Contact control towers for takeoff clearances, arrival instructions, and other information, using radio equipment.
  • Coordinate flight activities with ground crews and air traffic control and inform crew members of flight and test procedures.
  • File instrument flight plans with air traffic control to ensure that flights are coordinated with other air traffic.
  • Monitor gauges, warning devices, and control panels to verify aircraft performance and to regulate engine speed.
  • Record in log books information, such as flight times, distances flown, and fuel consumption.
  • Start engines, operate controls, and pilot airplanes to transport passengers, mail, or freight, adhering to flight plans, regulations, and procedures.

  • Coordinate flight control or management activities.