| Pilots young and old throughout the European continent | | | | Europe, which allows travelling pilots to test out new |
| need to stay sharp in their piloting skills. The flight deck | | | | control configurations and flight simulators. |
| can become a difficult place to work for those pilots | | | | Another way for pilots to get some extra flight hours |
| who don’t practice, stay focused, and understand | | | | into their busy work schedule is to pick up some hours |
| every aspect of their job. While the public may think | | | | flying charter planes. Often, this option is best used by |
| that hours upon hours of flight experience are enough | | | | airline pilots that have just left an airline position, as the |
| to make a great pilot, they don’t understand that | | | | flight schedule can be rigorous. Charter flights allow |
| taking a look at the airline industry from a different | | | | pilots to work on smaller airplanes with fewer |
| perspective is important from time to time. As well, | | | | functions, which require pilots to be more intuitive and |
| pilots need to work on their skills outside of the flight | | | | thoughtful in their jobs. As well, charter flights are a |
| deck in order to stay current with their licensing and | | | | welcome reprieve from the pressures and rigors of |
| certifications and prove their continued ability to safely | | | | the airline industry. Charter planes often carry less than |
| fly airliners. | | | | twenty people, allowing a pilot the chance to speak |
| One way in which pilots can get more experience and | | | | with passengers and break away from their routine. |
| a different perspective on their jobs is through flight | | | | In any event, airline pilots need to fly extra hours for a |
| simulation programs, available at flight schools and | | | | number of reasons. Pilots need to see their positions |
| training facilities. These flight simulators range from | | | | from a different perspective, even if this requires |
| simple computer programs to large simulators where | | | | sacrificing a bit of personal time with flight simulators. |
| pilots sit at a functioning control board. The reason why | | | | As well, pilots can always use experience in a variety |
| pilots often choose this route in their efforts to stay | | | | of different settings to keep them on their toes. Finally, |
| sharp is that it is less strenuous than actual flight and is | | | | pilots need to understand the importance of their jobs |
| a quick way to get some practice in between work | | | | to the hundreds of thousands of passengers they help |
| days. As well, flight centres and training facilities are | | | | travel throughout the year. |
| becoming more plentiful in the United Kingdom and | | | | |