Pilot in Command


Pilot in Command

The PIC, Pilot in Command, is the one who is responsible for flying the airplane. Commercial airliners have PICs, co-pilots, navigators--all keeping track of important functions. Each one has had thousands of hours' worth of flying time before achieving that position. Usually, it is retired military pilots who get these jobs. Plus, commercial airliners are equipped with auto-pilots. You can be assured that you are in responsible hands when flying commercially.

In private aviation, the Pilot in Command is generally the aircraft owner. Or in the case of corporate jets, a pilot with high flying hours and other proper credentials who's been hired by the corporation.

The PIC in the picture below is my husband. We're flying beside Lake Coeur d'Alene after leaving Sandpoint, Idaho. He's talking with another PIC who wants to land at the Sandpoint airport. Mike is telling him that we have left the Sandpoint air space, and that it is clear for him to land.


Do you have a pilot's license? Have you ever wanted to learn to fly?




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  1. Sharon HimslApril 18, 2014 at 9:12 AM

    No, never have, except to maybe learn how to land a plane....which would mean doing the ground school. I sometimes wonder if small pilots are better pilots. Commercial jet pilots rely on a lot of equipment these days....although most I hear have flown smaller planes starting out.
    Shells–Tales–Sails

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  2. Life SPWApril 20, 2014 at 1:44 PM

    I do not have a pilot's license, but I think that I would love to learn how to fly.

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