Aircraft Pilot

$30–50/hr

rate as listed

Workload: ~15h/week
Engagement: Project-based
Location: Worldwide
Field: Engineering

Review authentic air traffic control recordings, transcribe communications, and annotate flight instructions for an aviation AI project. The remote contract work relies on professional flight experience, careful use of aviation references, and highly accurate transcription.

The work

You will listen to authentic ATC radio transmissions and transcribe them under detailed project guidelines. Day-to-day tasks include identifying headings, altitudes, radio frequencies, and other flight instructions, then checking interpretations against airport diagrams, navigational charts, and aircraft positioning data. You may also provide feedback when guidelines do not handle a recurring aviation context clearly.

What the platform screens for

The screen is likely to verify professional flight experience and test how you interpret compressed, accented, or partially unclear ATC communications. Expect follow-up questions about real operational examples, use of aviation reference materials, and quality-control decisions needed to meet the target of a 2% word error rate or better. Fluency in English is preferred. International operating experience, including familiarity with regional and non-native English accents, is also preferred, while prior annotation or transcription experience is a plus.

Practical details

This is a remote contractor role requiring reliable internet, a quiet workspace, good headphones, and comfort with digital tools. The listing does not specify whether assignments are fully async, how many hours are typically available, or whether work must be completed in particular time windows.

Pay band: $30–50/hr

What they look for

flight operations
air traffic control (atc) communication interpretation
transcription and annotation
attention to detail
use of navigational charts and airport diagrams

Included with this listing

Interview prep — 10 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: This verifies that your ATC knowledge comes from real flight operations and establishes the airspace, aircraft, and mission contexts you can credibly interpret.
A strong answer: Give specific roles, aircraft categories, operating regions, and types of controlled airspace, with a concrete example of routine ATC interaction. Distinguish direct operational experience from training or observation.
Where people lose it: Candidates lose points by saying only that they are a pilot without identifying where, how, or in what operational setting they used ATC.

Summary, eligibility guidance and screening preparation are prepared by Sidequest from the platform's posting. Check the source listing before applying.