Watch: How to Apply for an Airline Pilot Job Online

Learn some tips and tricks to help make an arduous task go a little more smoothly.

To help explain how to apply for an airline pilot job online, Sam elicits help from “Sam From Yesterday.” [YouTube Screenshot]

Did you know that most regional airlines, several majors, and quite a few other air carriers require their prospective pilots to apply for pilot jobs on a single website, AirlineApps.com? On this week's episode of V1 Rotate, Sam Weigel shares how to prepare to make your application process go smoother, when it makes sense to spend money on an AirlineApps membership, tips and tricks for navigating the website, and some potential gotchas to watch out for in the application process.

Sam Weigel has been an airplane nut since an early age, and when he's not flying the Boeing 737 for work, he enjoys going low and slow in vintage taildraggers. He and his wife live west of Seattle, where they are building an aviation homestead on a private 2,400-foot grass airstrip.

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