From my training as an aviation student to exercising my career as a commercial pilot, I have made some mistakes that I could have avoided if I had had these 15 tips that will help you be a more efficient pilot at the time. These tips I have made based on my experience and with the help of some very experienced Captains with long distances in flight hours on different airlines and for many countries, who have corrected and transmitted some key tips that I consider important to be another pilot. efficient and professional.

Based on the above, I will share these 15 tips that I consider key to being a more efficient pilot.

1. Don’t push yourself

Filling yourself with information on stages you are not yet in can create pressure problems and confuse you, in addition to not making you focus on your current process, focus on the stage you are in, and make sure you learn solidly everything related In this, this will allow you to create your firm and strong foundations, remember that the other phases will come in due course and keep in mind that “what is well learned is never forgotten.”

2. Be creative as a tool

There are always creative alternatives, sometimes, we do not have enough resources or are limited to obtain some articles that help us in our learning process, an example of this are simulators that in many cases are very expensive, so I recommend using Creativity and making your own or at least a base, will sound difficult or complicated, but in reality it is not, only if you believe in being able to do it. I made my own, it took a little effort and dedication, but finally I did it with some PVC pipes, triplex wood, some screws and impressions of a Boeing Cockpit that I got online, I learned a lot from this and let me tell you that many pilots studied with him in a satisfactory way. When you are starting to fly an airplane, this helps you memorize the instruments and the flows, and then focus on flight focusing on learning flight techniques, additionally this can help you to spend fewer hours flying and have more confidence, you will also have saved some money

3. Complement with a partner

In my case, he first studied on my own, later I complement or consolidate what I have learned with a partner, this in order to be able to share and analyze the knowledge learned as a review and thus complete everything dynamically and effectively, of course, each person is different and it has different learning methodologies, however, I can say that my colleagues also benefited from this form of complement or study, that’s why, from my experience I think it is essential to share with your colleagues, I am sure that you will always learn something new that such Once you could not study or fully understand, as well as and more importantly, you will develop your teamwork skills, important in aviation.

4. Learn all the “callouts”, “flows” and “memory list”

Before getting to the part of the flight, it is very important to master all the callouts, flows and memory list, in the first instance you should know that all the instructors expect you to have this mastered or for less they expect minimal errors in this part and in the second instance this will make you focus on the flight technique and the lessons, making each hour of flight more efficient.

5. Learn from mistakes

By preparing to be efficient does not mean that we are not going to make mistakes, in fact they are important because they complement theory with practice strengthening knowledge and experience, however, the more prepared we are for each flight, the less chance we will have of making However, if we make any mistakes, it is important to know how to identify them, analyze them, and prevent them from happening again. As a key complement we must accept the feedback they can give us, however hard they sometimes seem, they will always help us with our professional growth.

6. Disconnect from your personal problems

It can be quite a difficult task since it will depend on your emotional capacity, however, it is of utmost importance to be able to master external situations or circumstances in our training or our work, as professional pilots we must always be focused on each action or process and focus on every detail so that everything is in its place and avoid having problems because of mixing personal problems with professionals.

7. Don’t skip procedures

Aviation has many repetitive processes throughout the race where they will be repeated many times on each flight, so the importance of avoiding skipping procedures no matter how confident and safe we ​​are of these, we should never fall the “nothing will happen”, remember that these processes have been analyzed and perfected for many years in aviation by different specialized entities and aircraft construction companies to avoid any incident or improve each process, I recommend that you take the time with that same enthusiasm and caution of the first day, let’s avoid falling into monotony for feeling free and safe to do things faster, or even needing to skip a step.

8. Always be professional

From the beginning of your career to be on an airline you should always start to take into account the professional with your captains, with your colleagues, with the staff etc, many times we create bonds of friendship but you should never exceed that trust, respect and professionalism, I always recommend being punctual is something extremely important in aviation, there are no excuses for being late unless it is an emergency and it will also help you to be much more organized with the details.

9. Have a personal checklist

I recommend the checklist to create productive habits from home, these will help you to have your obligations organized and not forget anything on a training or flight day, that’s why I consider it important to do it and put it into practice in the assigned tasks, I assure you that you will never you will forget nothing and you will have more control of your obligations.

10. Have good communication

I consider myself a shy person and at times I had trouble transmitting some ideas to my superiors, however, it is important to be able to communicate every detail, however simple or simple it may seem, if you consider it, in addition to this, it is also important to know how to listen properly Many times they will give you advice or recommendations on some detail or process you have executed and you must be open to these situations, taking great care to stay calm. I recommend you take note of them and later validate them with your criteria, remember to learn from the experience of others will make you grow exponentially.

11. Be honest with yourself and with others.

They are going to see difficult days for all because it happens to all of us we are human, either because of these exhausted, not having had a good night, some general discomfort or a major personal problem that you are going through, in these you will know that you do not feel at 100% of your usual performance, discreetly communicate it to your Captain to have that good CRM, (Crew Resource Management) so that he is aware of the situation, especially in the part of the flight, do not force yourself to fly if at that moment you cannot. On the other hand, if you feel insecure with something in flight, something that you think is not completely clear or dominated, also communicate it! , do not be afraid, it is better to communicate it, than to make a mistake, you do not have to be ashamed to accept the support, even sometimes the extra training for your growth, we all learn differently, but through experience and study we do each day top.

12. Have a personal blog

When you go to the simulator and your instructors give you feedback or when you learn something new on your flight, write it down! Have your study material organized so that it is easier to find your sources of information, and what you need to study a little more, This way you will take more advantage of the time in your study hours, Remember we never stop learning!

13. Take nothing personal

In the cabin we are a work team, if an excellent friendship arises but we are really there to work, that’s why we do not take personal if at any time the personality of a colleague does not match ours, as long as there is respect everything should go well. Let us take care to carry out the tasks properly during the flight, always following the proper procedures.

14. Create a study habit

For me one of the key tips is to spend time reviewing and studying, let’s avoid leaving everything until the end, remember that in our career we will always be constantly evaluated to maintain standards as a pilot and to maintain safety on flights and is That is why I recommend taking the time you think is prudent to review all your manuals, they recommend 2 to 3 times a week, here the important thing is to create that habit and be consistent. It is also very likely that each year updates will be made to the manuals and therefore to be vigilant in updating ourselves, especially if we are in a relatively new stage, we have an obligation to demand a little more of ourselves.

15. Don’t judge your classmates

Judging people will not make you a better person or pilot, if you consider that a colleague made a mistake, failed a test or something similar, it is better to consider approaching him, supporting him in the way you can, solving his doubts, giving him information Correct, just make sure you are kind, I will surely thank you very much, as it will also make you feel a better person, but let’s avoid the judgments of people remember that we can all fail we are human and we are all in this race to learn every day, carry the plane from point A to point B in the most efficient and safe way.

Finally

These are the 15 tips that will help you to be a more efficient pilot that I considered important and valuable to apply in our aviation career that will help us to be more efficient, they have also made me a better pilot and also a However, it is my point of view that I probably do not agree with all the people or some of them probably escaped me.

If you think that I am missing something additional or you do not agree with any, please leave it in the comments, we will surely consider it.