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# Flight Deck Wingman: Achieve Your Dream Pilot Job

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- [Want to contribute?](https://flightdeckwingman.com/want-to-contribute): Are you interested in featuring on one of our podcasts or maybe you have a suggestion for another article? We'd be delighted to hear from you! Drop us a line!
- [A Guide to Job Hunting for Newly Qualified Pilots](https://flightdeckwingman.com/a-guide-to-job-hunting-for-newly-qualified-pilots): Congratulations on earning your wings! Becoming a qualified pilot is a significant achievement, but now comes the next challenge: finding your first job in the aviation industry. Job hunting as a pilot can be both exciting and daunting, but with the right approach and mindset, you can navigate this phase successfully.
- [Preparing for Airline Cadetship Schemes](https://flightdeckwingman.com/preparing-for-airline-cadetship-schemes): Welcome aboard, future aviators! The journey to becoming a commercial pilot is an exhilarating adventure that demands both skill and character. As you set your sights on soaring through the clouds and embracing the blue skies, you'll need more than just flight knowledge to navigate the path to success. Effective decision-making, among other competencies, is your ticket to the cockpit. And that's where Flight School Wingman comes in, ready to be your Wingman in mastering these competencies. So fasten your seatbelts as we take you on a flight of preparation for airline cadetship schemes.
- [Are You Preparing to Fail Your Airline Assessment?](https://flightdeckwingman.com/31055-2): Airline selection is one of the most competitive processes in aviation. A single opening can attract hundreds of applicants, and the assessment is rarely a simple interview. It's a multi-stage evaluation covering technical knowledge, competency-based questions, group exercises and simulator performance. Many well-qualified pilots come unstuck, not because they can't fly, but because they walk in unprepared for what's actually being assessed.
- [Simulator Assessment Preparation](https://flightdeckwingman.com/simulator-assessment-preparation): When it comes to recruitment simulator assessments, many pilots focus solely on their manual flying skills. While these are certainly important, they're only one of nine key pilot competencies assessed during a simulator assessment.
- [Why we won’t tell you what you’ll be asked in your pilot interview](https://flightdeckwingman.com/want-to-know-what-youll-be-asked-in-your-pilot-interview-we-wont-tell-you): Client: "Hi, I have an assessment coming up for an airline's latest pilot recruitment process and I was wondering if you knew what they asked?"
- [Simulator Assessments – Why your manual flying doesn’t matter](https://flightdeckwingman.com/simulator-assessments-why-your-manual-flying-doesnt-matter): Ok, so it matters…a bit; but not even half as much as most pilots worry about! Many pilots place a huge emphasis on their manual flight and tracking raw data information, as is common in so many simulator assessments. They want to practise these skills with some simulator assessment preparation ahead of the real thing, focusing on flying the "same profile" as the assessment they're expecting with their target airline. This is not an effective way to prepare!
- [Why gaining an ATPL could cost you more than £500,000…](https://flightdeckwingman.com/why-gaining-an-atpl-could-cost-you-more-than-500000): Dive into this article from Wingman Andrew - a useful story for anyone looking for that dream job on the flight deck!
- [Captain Chris – An Aviation Life](https://flightdeckwingman.com/captain-chris-an-aviation-life): If you enjoy this episode, please consider showing your support at this link :)
- [Air Race Pilot – Competitor 24 Ben Murphy](https://flightdeckwingman.com/air-race-pilot-competitor-24-ben-murphy): Ben Murphy is a former Royal Air Force front line fighter pilot, who also served as leader of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows. Having hung up his fast jet flying boots and swapped them for a pair of high performance unlimited aerobatic flying shoes in 2013, in 2016 he took a massive leap of faith and entered the octane fuelled sport of air racing when he joined the thrilling world of the Red Bull Air Race in the “Challenger Cup”. In 2018 His performance saw him make a spectacularly rapid move into the Master Class of this elite sport. This year, he enters the new "Air Race" series - stay tuned!
- [Simulator Assessments – Are You Prepared?](https://flightdeckwingman.com/simulator-assessments-are-you-prepared): Our simulator assessment preparation is in-depth, built around the same competency-based principles airlines now use to assess and train their pilots. It's delivered as a three-hour, one-to-one online coaching session, so there's no simulator or special equipment needed.
- [Not Just Flying Helicopters – The Privilege of Saving a Life](https://flightdeckwingman.com/not-just-flying-helicopters-the-privilege-of-saving-a-life): My guest in this episode is an old friend and former colleague that developed a flying career after leaving the military, having completed multiple high intensity tours in conflict zones such as Afghanistan and Bosnia with an elite army unit. In his two fascinating ‘working’ roles today he has an unparalleled view out of the front windows, as a North Sea helicopter Captain flying for Bristow Norway and his work as a mountain rescue medic in the Scottish Cairngorms. We discuss Si's journey through his military career, to his flight training and dual careers of flying and mountain rescue. I’m personally blown away by the skills, the passion, the drive and the resilience that enabled him to succeed and also the fascinating philosophy cross-overs from aviation to the medical world.
- [Top Tips For a Successful Application!](https://flightdeckwingman.com/top-tips-for-a-successful-application): Dive into this article designed to give you the tips you need for a successful application. We strongly recommend that you take the time to work through each of these tips before any application!
- [Taking on Gravity](https://flightdeckwingman.com/taking-on-gravity): Richard Browning is a former oil trader and Royal Marines reservist who, over the period of several years, created a concept that would enable us to break the bonds of Gravity without the need for wings to take us into the realm usually reserved only for birds and aircraft. It’s certainly been a journey of ups (and downs) but as far as an inspirational journey to turn a dream into reality goes, it doesn’t get much better than this! Today, it is a huge pleasure and extremely exciting to welcome the real life Iron Man to the podcast, who has gained global notoriety and the interest of some of the worlds leading industries, marketeers and even the military with his awesome concept.
- [Creating an effective Pilot CV](https://flightdeckwingman.com/creating-an-effective-pilot-cv): We know that recruiters are frequently amazed how little effort some candidates appear to have put into creating an effective pilot CV. A simple error like not making it clear if your experience level meets the stated entry requirements could mean that you don’t make it through to the interview stage. Equally, sending over a CV that isn't designed towards that company that you are applying for may mean that your CV doesn't stand out from the crowd. Think about how important that could be in a highly competitive pilot recruitment market! So what do you need to know to give yourself the very best chance with every single pilot recruitment opportunity? 
- [Tornado – In The Eye Of The Storm](https://flightdeckwingman.com/tornado-in-the-eye-of-the-storm): He is one of the best known aviation personalities out there, a journalist, broadcaster and author of 16 acclaimed books including the book that set me on the path to achieving my dream - “Tornado Down”. He has just released his latest book “Tornado - In The Eye Of The Storm”, an incredibly emotional account featuring the men and women, both military and non-military, caught in that storm. Hit  by enemy fire on day one of Operation Desert Storm and having ejected over the Iraqi desert and been captured by Iraqi troops, in this episode it is a pleasure to welcome former Royal Air Force Tornado Navigator, John Nichol to the For Flying Out Loud podcast.
- [Aerobility – If I can fly an aeroplane, what else can I do?](https://flightdeckwingman.com/aerobility-if-i-can-fly-an-aeroplane-what-else-can-i-do): Mike Miller-Smith MBE, CEO (right) and Harvey Matthewson, Activities Officer (left) for the Aerobility charity
- [Gliding – it’s the closest you can come to being a bird…](https://flightdeckwingman.com/gliding-its-the-closest-you-can-come-to-being-a-bird): Have you ever looked up at the sky and seen a bird of prey circling effortlessly, feeling the air with its wings - truly ‘free as a bird’? Most people at some point in their lives will have had a dream that they were flying, completely unaided, or looked to the sky and wondered what it might be like to soar like a bird… In this episode, we get stuck into a HUGE passion of mine in the aviation world, yet one I only got introduced to 8 years ago and that is the sport of gliding. Not only are we going to delve into what makes it so great as a sport, but also take a look at all of the huge benefits it can bring to anyone that aspires to become a professional pilot. 
- [Birds of War!](https://flightdeckwingman.com/birds-of-war): Mike Ling MBE is the longest serving member of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team The Red Arrows. He is now a team member flying with The Blades and a recent convert to the Warbird scene, having solo'd in the Spitfire in September 2020.
- [Women in Aviation International – redraw the balance](https://flightdeckwingman.com/women-in-aviation-international-redraw-the-balance): In this episode, we go “international” and speak with no less than four guests! All of them are inspirational characters, with some awesome backgrounds; from law and politics to a social media marketer and everything in-between! All have two things in common though - they form the 5-10% of female aviators entering the profession and are also members of one of the largest aviation communities in the world, inspiring and educating young women to dream bigger.
- [Rory on Air! An Alternative Aviation Journey…](https://flightdeckwingman.com/rory-on-air-an-alternative-aviation-journey): Rory is a former BBC sound man who, over a period of 10 years, self-funded his dream to become a professional pilot. Putting his previous career to good use, he also hosts a really fun YouTube channel "Rory on Air" detailing his journey to achieving his ultimate goal of becoming a commercial helicopter pilot! 
- [Top Gun!](https://flightdeckwingman.com/top-gun): It could be argued that any true pilot will LOVE Top Gun! For those not old enough to remember it, or for those that haven’t seen it, you HAVE to check out one of the most iconic opening scenes to any movie EVER! Steam catapult launches and landings onboard the floating airfield that is an aircraft carrier - as epic as it gets! For me, it was the movie that ignited my passion for aviation and I would give one of my flying arms to have be launched from a ship from 0-200 mph in just a couple of seconds! In this episode, I'm super excited to be talking to a pilot that has not just experienced the reality of this, but who will also be talking about loads of other cool things that will get that adrenaline flowing!
- [‘Plane Old Ben’ – Waiter to Wings!](https://flightdeckwingman.com/plane-old-ben-waiter-to-wings): Becoming an Airline Pilot can be a real "journey" with lots of twists and turns along the way. In this episode we interview Ben, or 'Plane Old Ben' as he's known to his thousands of YouTube followers! This interview is for anyone that has ever dreamt of becoming a pilot, but thinks it's an impossible dream. A story of hard work, determination and a passion for following a dream - Ben will leave you feeling inspired and really believing that anything is possible!
- [Pilot Applications & Assessments – What’s Involved?](https://flightdeckwingman.com/airline-applications-assessments): So you did it! What has probably cost you tens of thousands of pounds has culminated in you being awarded a small plastic book that says you're a commercial pilot. So what happens now? Well, you'll just get a job, right? Wrong! The assessment phase that really counts is just about to begin, and that means being successful with an application and assessment to an airline.In buoyant times, with demand for pilots high, you arguably stand a better chance of getting that dream job on the flight deck. But when the market takes a downturn, it's vitally important to be ready for an application and assessment, and that means not leaving it until the last minute. In this article, we're going to look at the basic processes involved in applying to, and then passing, an airline assessment process. 
- [Best of British](https://flightdeckwingman.com/best-of-british): Once upon a time (and many years ago!) I stared upward in awe at the red, white and blue streams of smoke trailing behind the blazing red aircraft as they executed high energy manoeuvres, seemingly impossible close formation and daring high speed passes. It was easy to forget that behind this precision formation and teamwork, were 9 human beings - some of the highest calibre aviators in the world. I am of course talking about the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, "The Red Arrows". A huge source of inspiration, I was even more determined to set out to achieve my dream to become a fighter pilot. 25 years later, having achieved my dream and now moved into a new career as a commercial pilot, I never thought I'd have the opportunity to interview the team leader - Red 1. In this episode, I speak with Squadron Leader Martin Pert, or "Perty" to those that know him personally! I also get to learn more about the leadership, teamwork, standards and personal endeavour that goes into leading the most famous Aerobatic Team in the world.
- [Self-funding My ATPL Journey](https://flightdeckwingman.com/self-funding-my-atpl-journey): This is when I created the YouTube channel, Plane Old Ben. I had purchased two GoPros to film my flight training all aimed at being able to watch back key moments of the lessons, review and improve and therefore reduce the overall flight training costs. I achieved my PPL around 12 months later on minimum hours and put this down to being able to debrief the flights. I then spent another couple of years flying as a hobby waiting to see what the RAF would do. At that point becoming a commercial pilot was still unachievable, I didn’t have £80,000, wasn’t able to receive any financial help from family and wasn’t able to secure a loan from the banks myself to fund it. It also wasn’t on the forefront of my mind, I still wanted to go in the RAF. 
- [Lightning Strikes](https://flightdeckwingman.com/lightning-strikes): Once upon a time, a young lad from Stoke had a dream to become a fighter pilot. However, he was told by his school careers teacher that "...people from around here don't do stuff like that". 30 years later, already a distinguished frontline Harrier a pilot, he is now a highly regarded pilot and figure in the world of aircraft development and testing.  "Reach for the stars – even if you don't make it, you might just land on the moon".
- [Air Force to Airline](https://flightdeckwingman.com/air-force-to-airline): I am a former RAF pilot that completed 16 years service in the RAF having flown the Typhoon for 12 years, including operational missions and 5 years as a flight commander. In this article, I wanted to highlight my experiences of the transition, the challenges, my thoughts and some areas that I hope will be useful to other military pilots making the move into "civvie street".
- [The Sky Was The Limit](https://flightdeckwingman.com/the-sky-was-the-limit): I was a small child with a big dream - a dream to become a fighter pilot. In my way stood countless challenges, obstacles and many disappointments, but I did it! Of course, in reality, not every dream turns out exactly as you expected, and there were plenty of other difficult, sometimes tragic, but often wonderful experiences along the way. In this episode, I chart a plotted history of my journey to fighter pilot and beyond. I hope that you enjoy listening to the journey and will tune back in for some highly regarded, talented and interesting guests we that we will be welcoming to our podcast journey very soon! 

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- [Career Transition Support](https://flightdeckwingman.com/career-transition-support): It’s been a tough couple of years in the aviation industry. Even before COVID impacted the aviation industry, pilots found themselves prematurely grounded - an awful situation and one that we understand.
- [Simulator Assessment Coaching](https://flightdeckwingman.com/coaching/simulator-assessment-preparation-course): https://youtu.be/Tl2tivTBp3s
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