Ready for takeoff.

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An airline pilot and a first officer work together to safely lift a craft into the sky. Airline pilots fly not only passenger and cargo jets but also smaller craft for firefighting, police work, military missions, crop and forest management, and transporting people and goods to remote areas. Piloting an aircraft is a highly skilled job that requires extensive training. For more info about soaring through the skies for a living, visit www.faa.gov/pilots.