Please tell me everything you know, I'd very much appreciate it.
2006-10-03 13:52:34 · 11 answers · asked by ? 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
A private pilot is licensed to fly for pleasure or business. This is an entry level license, which requires less than 100 hours flight time and demonstration of basic knowledge and skills. (When I got mine 40 hours was the minimum required.)
A commercial pilot can fly for hire. This would include instructors, crop dusters, glider tow pilots, and some charter pilots. It requires more than 200 hours flight time and more basic knowledge and skills. (When I got mine 250 hours were required.)
An air transport pilot can fly airliners. This is a much more complicated license requiring a more stringent physical examination, and some very demanding flight examinations. Each airliner a pilot flies requires a type rating. (Unfortunately I never got this license.)
There are other ratings pilots can obtain, including an instrument rating and a multi-engine rating. Pilots may also obtain glider ratings if they are so disposed. A commercial glider pilot would likely be an instructor. There are also certified flight instructor ratings of various types.
That's more than you asked for. Sorry. It's been a while since I've had to deal with these things, so I am not up to date on the numbers of hours for each rating, but I think you could find those in wikipedia if you need them.
By the way, I hold a commercial pilot's license with an instrument rating, but am not currently flying. A license is not valid unless you also have a valid medical certificate. So my license and rating are not valid at this time.
2006-10-03 21:49:33 · answer #1 · answered by Warren D 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I am the holder of a Canadian Commercial Pilot licence. My licence priveleges allow me to fly the type of aircraft that I have been trained in (Single engine piston, fixed gear, land plane) for pay for a licenced commercial air carrier.
My licence limits me to carrying passengers in Day VFR (visual flight rules) conditions. I could carry paying passengers at night if I was rated for a multi-engined aircraft but presently I am not.
Basically I can work in an Air Taxi operation, or in Aerial photograpy, surveying, sight seeing operations, or other like a courier operation.
To hold a commercial pilot licence in Canada I must be at least 18 years of age, & hold a category 1 medical certificate, & have at least 200 hours of total flight time.
If I were wanting to work as an Airline pilot, in addition the requirements of my commercial licence. I would need to be minimum of 21 yrs of age, have a category 1 medical certificate, have logged a minimum of 1500 hours of total flight time, plus hold an IFR rating (Instrument) & Multi-engine rating.
That would be the minimum.
The major airlines rarely hire an ATPL pilot with only the minimum requirements fullfiled. He would probably have logged many more hours of flight time & would be rated on jet aircraft as well as having endorsements on heavy transport aircraft.
This is only a basic outline, the requirements are really far more detailed than I am able to fit in here. If you are asking for information about another country like the USA, you will find that there is a great similarity in the aviation rules of both countries because we are ICAO signatories.
For more detailed information go to http://www.faa.gov/
& find the sub heading "Pilots" "Licences & Certificates"
2006-10-03 18:42:05 · answer #2 · answered by No More 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A pilot with just a commercial pilot licence can fly for hire but can't fly an aircraft on a scheduled airline route.
A pilot with a Airline Transport Pilot licence (ATP) can fly on a scheduled airline route.
2006-10-03 13:56:43 · answer #3 · answered by David C 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
simple: commercial just means that you are a pilot who is eligible for hire (meaning you are able to work as a pilot) and Airline trasnport pilot means that you are a pilot flying for an airline company operating large airplanes that carry many passengers.
2006-10-04 10:49:54 · answer #4 · answered by ME 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
the difference between a commercial pilot and an airline pilotis that an airline pilot is licenced to carry fee paying passengers and a commercial cannot,they are only able to transport frieght
2006-10-04 05:26:27 · answer #5 · answered by merv 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
They are two different licenses. Commercial pilot and ATPL (Airline Transport Pilot License)
You need 200hrs to get a commercial license and 1500hrs to get an ATPL.
Commercial pilots can fly airliners with 250hrs time and writing the IATRA exam, but can only fly the cruise portion of the flight (no takeoffs, landings, or approaches).
2006-10-03 14:44:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
David c is correct. the guy who said an atp pilot needs 1500 hours is incorrect. Both are available after 250 hours.
2006-10-03 16:09:56 · answer #7 · answered by Doggzilla 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
A Commercial Pilot likes being on TV.
2006-10-03 13:54:45 · answer #8 · answered by Just a guy 2 · 0⤊ 9⤋
."Merv", you don't know what your talking about. Your general knowledge of the A/C industry is FLAWED.
Better to keep silent and thought stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
2006-10-04 15:14:58 · answer #9 · answered by walt554 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Length and Girth
2006-10-04 10:02:33 · answer #10 · answered by pecker_head_bill 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋