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Royal Air Force
Junior Officers
Code: RAF-PIL

RAF Pilot

Commissioned aircrew flying fast jets, helicopters or multi-engine aircraft on operations and training.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • flying skills
  • • decision-making under pressure
  • • mission planning
  • • team leadership
  • • aviation safety

Responsibilities

  • • fly assigned aircraft type
  • • plan and execute missions
  • • lead small aircrew teams
  • • instruct as a qualified flying instructor
  • • contribute to flight safety

Equipment

  • • fast jets / rotary / multi-engine aircraft
  • • simulators

Typical Clearance

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Civilian Translations

Operations Manager

Project & Programme Management

80% Match

Aircraft captaincy, leadership of small teams and operating in high-tempo environments map to operations leadership roles.

Core Transferable Skills

leadership
decision-making
operational planning