Free Pilot Career Tools

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Useful worksheets for decisions before and after an airline offer. The calculators run in your browser, and the application tracker stores its records only on your device.

Compare an offer

Contract comparator

Compare annual pay, allowances, expenses and roster days across two offers.

Compare contracts
Plan your progression

ATPL experience worksheet

Turn aeroplane logbook totals into a gap list, with clear PIC / PICUS routes.

Open the worksheet
Organise your search

Application tracker

Manage applications, next actions and due follow-ups. Keep an exportable backup.

Start tracking
Research employers

ACMI operator directory

Find official careers pages and explore each operator’s focus.

Explore operators
Understand the data

Community salary research

Understand how moderated reports become comparable salary information.

View the research
Illustrative pay and roster results.
Contract comparatorIllustrative pay and roster results. Open the tool
Illustrative hour gaps and command routes.
ATPL worksheetIllustrative hour gaps and command routes. Open the tool
Fictional records with next actions.
Application trackerFictional records with next actions. Open the tool

Know what each tool can tell you

The contract comparator estimates cash before tax from your inputs. The ATPL worksheet tracks selected experience thresholds; it is not a licensing decision. The directory points to official operator information. Each resource includes its assumptions and limitations.

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Put the tools to work

From application to airline offer

Practical guides for the decisions around your next move.

Apply

Build a clear pilot CV

Use the editable template to present consistent qualifications, experience and dated hours.

Get the CV guide

Prepare

Plan your simulator assessment

Start with the official briefing and focus preparation on your actual learning needs.

Read the preparation guide

Decide

Review the training commitment

Compare eligibility, complete costs and the employment wording before paying for a type rating.

Check the type-rating decision

Compare

Understand your first offer

Collect written answers on pay, base, roster and repayment obligations before signing.

Use the offer checklist