Captains of the clouds

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The job of a fighter pilot has always made people dream and is always presented as a perfect job. We all know how intelligent and strong are the fighter pilots but we never talk about the drawbacks, we are never shown the other side of this job. The aim of this project is to learn more about the work of a fighter pilot and reorganize what we already know. In other words, we are going to talk about the advantages and the drawbacks of this job, as well as the working conditions. This report also presents the qualities and studies required to be able to carry out the missions fighter pilots are given. However, another purpose of this project is to immerse ourselves in the military world which is far different from civil life.

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[...] The sport tests are the same for all the military schools, the applicants have to climb, run and swim. The conditions to complete for the recruitment on qualifications are: - To be French, - To be graduated from a master or an equivalent, - To be younger than twenty five years old, - To fulfill the physical and medical conditions. The students cannot apply more than three times for this exam REQUIRED QUALITIES The studies, as well as the job of a fighter pilot, are very difficult. [...]

[...] It is as hard to land as to leave the carrier, during the take-off the pilot has to trust his plane and let the wheel free because if he did not he would lose speed. It is easily concluded that only the bests can do it. Fortunately the fighter pilots are helped by the air traffic controllers and all the technicians and flight engineers. The pilots are equipped with very technical work tools. They use armaments at the cutting edge of technology. The electronic equipments are equally as well as the fighter planes. [...]

[...] The human and cultural part of the syllabus includes the languages English is compulsory but the trainee officers can also study another language such as Italian, Spanish Russian and so on. The students study history and geopolitics as well as social sciences, and they also train at written and oral communication. The scientific and technical part includes engineering science and the scientific education concerning telecommunication. This training is completed by an aeronautics initiation on gliders and aeroplanes. During the third year the future fighter pilots learn to pilot. At the end of those three years the students get their diploma of engineering The eopn education 1. [...]

[...] It also trains the pilot of naval aeronautics and pilot in general. The training lasts six months, at the end of which the students become officers. The main difference between the air school of Salon-de-Provence and the air school of Cognac is that the students in Cognac focus on how to fly and they will not be able to have access to more responsibilities THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION AND THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS To apply for the entrance examination opened by the Air School of Cognac, the students must have their French high school diploma or an equivalent diploma; they can also have graduated at University. [...]

[...] It explains what fighter pilots have to do in order to land and take off from the aircraft carriers and we can also read two testimonies. Last consulted: 04/07/2010 http://www.studya.com/formations_metiers/armee/pilote_chasse.htm The website Studya describes a lot of jobs, studies, internships. On this page the job of a fighter pilot is presented globally. Last consulted: 03/10/2010 http://www.bossons- fute.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=468:fiche0240 &catid=2:activities&Itemid=3 This website has been created in 2001 and is written by occupational physicians. Its main goal is to present the risks of each job. On this page we can see all the dangers of the job of a fighter pilot. [...]