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Automation Squad

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AI for Airline Pilots

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft, usually on scheduled air carrier routes, for the transport of passengers and cargo. Requires Federal Air Transport certificate and rating for specific aircraft type used. Includes regional, national, and international airline pilots and flight instructors of airline pilots.

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers · O*NET 53-2011.00 · Job Zone 4 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

8 of 25tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

15 matched to the tools airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers use. Showing 15.

  • Microsoft Outlook

    MCP server

    Microsoft Outlook is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services.

    Microsoft Outlook

  • Microsoft Excel

    MCP server

    Microsoft's Excel is a spreadsheet application used by millions of users across the world. It is part of the Office ecosystem and is considered the industry standard for spreadsheets. Only files on OneDrive for Business (available with Office 365 and Sharepoint server) are su

    Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server

  • Office Powerpoint

    MCP server

  • Powerpoint

    MCP server

  • Excel

    MCP server

  • Excel

    Skill

  • Microsoft 365 Excel

    App

    Make (make.com)

  • Microsoft Outlook

    App

  • PowerOffice

    App

    Make (make.com)

  • Scheduling Suite

    App

  • Spreadsheet

    Skill

  • Spreadsheetcom

    App

  • Upper Route Planner

    App

  • Visio

    App

    Microsoft Visio is a cloud-based flowchart and diagram creation tool, designed to aid collaboration and connect real-time data with business workflows. The platform enables communication of complex information through data-linked diagrams, flowcharts, org charts, floor plans, and

The tools this job actually uses

25 documented for this occupation. Showing 25, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Visiohot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Rhot
  • AeroPlanner
  • Airline Pilots Daily Aviation Log PPC
  • AirSmith FlightPrompt
  • CoPilot Flight Planning & E6B
  • Document Object Model DOM Scripting
  • doXstor Flight Level Logbook
  • Electronic aircraft information databases
  • IFT-Pro
  • MJICCS PilotLog
  • Navzilla
  • Nimblefeet Technologies Captain's Keeper
  • Notam Development Group Airport Insight
  • Pilot Navigator Software Load Balance
  • Polaris Microsystems AeroLog Pro
  • Polaris Microsystems CharterLog
  • RMS Technology Flitesoft
  • SBS International Maestro Suite
  • Skylog Services Skylog Pro

What this job involves

24 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 24.

  1. Use instrumentation to guide flights when visibility is poor.
  2. Start engines, operate controls, and pilot airplanes to transport passengers, mail, or freight, adhering to flight plans, regulations, and procedures.
  3. Work as part of a flight team with other crew members, especially during takeoffs and landings.
  4. Respond to and report in-flight emergencies and malfunctions.
  5. Inspect aircraft for defects and malfunctions, according to pre-flight checklists.
  6. Contact control towers for takeoff clearances, arrival instructions, and other information, using radio equipment.
  7. Monitor engine operation, fuel consumption, and functioning of aircraft systems during flights.
  8. Monitor gauges, warning devices, and control panels to verify aircraft performance and to regulate engine speed.
  9. Steer aircraft along planned routes, using autopilot and flight management computers.
  10. Check passenger and cargo distributions and fuel amounts to ensure that weight and balance specifications are met.
  11. Confer with flight dispatchers and weather forecasters to keep abreast of flight conditions.
  12. Coordinate flight activities with ground crews and air traffic control and inform crew members of flight and test procedures.
  13. Order changes in fuel supplies, loads, routes, or schedules to ensure safety of flights.
  14. Brief crews about flight details, such as destinations, duties, and responsibilities.
  15. Conduct in-flight tests and evaluations at specified altitudes and in all types of weather to determine the receptivity and other characteristics of equipment and systems.
  16. File instrument flight plans with air traffic control to ensure that flights are coordinated with other air traffic.
  17. Perform minor maintenance work, or arrange for major maintenance.
  18. Choose routes, altitudes, and speeds that will provide the fastest, safest, and smoothest flights.
  19. Direct activities of aircraft crews during flights.
  20. Evaluate other pilots or pilot-license applicants for proficiency.
  21. Record in log books information, such as flight times, distances flown, and fuel consumption.
  22. Instruct other pilots and student pilots in aircraft operations and the principles of flight.
  23. Make announcements regarding flights, using public address systems.
  24. Plan and formulate flight activities and test schedules and prepare flight evaluation reports.
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