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Piloting

Flying aircraft. One of the clearest skill ladders there is: certificates and logged hours.

Levels are anchored to certificates, exams, hours or license classes.

How to level it

  1. 10
    Student pilot First lessons, student certificate
  2. 25
    Private pilot Private pilot certificate
  3. 40
    Instrument rated Instrument rating
  4. 55
    Commercial pilot Commercial certificate + multi-engine
  5. 70
    Airline transport pilot ATP certificate (1,500 hours)
    Unlocks Airline Pilot
  6. 85
    Regional captain Captain at a regional airline
  7. 95
    Major airline captain Captain at a major airline

Methods that use it

MethodLevel neededIncome
Aviation
70Airline transport pilot
$107k – $464k