PilotRadar — First job · Low-time · CFI
Every low-time flying job in range —
and how far you are from each.
Your logbook is your position. PilotRadar reads it against every job’s real, FAR-anchored minimums — your number next to theirs — and shows what you qualify for now, what’s one move away, and the single move that brings the most jobs into range.
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30-second radar
See what you qualify for — no account
A finished radar looks like this
- Aerial survey pilot — Bozeman, MT
- Traffic watch pilot — Denver, CO
- Part 91 tour pilot — Sedona, AZ
- Skydive jump pilot — need 45 more hrs PIC
- Part 135 SIC — need multi-engine rating
- Part 135 IFR PIC — 1,200 hrs, +2 requirements
Illustrative — Marcus flies out of KAPA. Your radar is built from your own logbook.
Most pilots work this climb blind
A dozen open tabs, a few forum threads, and cold applications into silence — then you find out you didn’t clear a minimum you couldn’t see. Between the Commercial checkride and 1,500 hours, PilotRadar is the picture you’re missing: your position, everything in range, and the move to it.
Show you the postings. You still read each one and work out by hand whether your hours clear every line.
PilotRadar reads each posting's minimums against your logbook and shows your number beside theirs.
Good for stories and morale. The advice is general — it can't see your logbook.
PilotRadar puts a number on your specific next move: the one requirement that, closed, opens the most jobs.
How a lot of low-time hiring actually happens — and it turns on who you already know.
PilotRadar sweeps public employer pages and ATS boards, so jobs nobody told you about are on the picture too.
You’re not behind
The stretch right after the Commercial checkride is the foggiest part of an aviation career. Nobody hands you a list of the jobs that hire at your hours. PilotRadar is the instrument picture: the jobs open now, and the next fix, in a number. Whether you should instruct, and where, is a call you get to make with the facts in front of you.
Your logbook is your position
Import a ForeFlight export or type your totals in 60 seconds. Every job shows the exact requirement and your value beside it — no interpretation.
The one course change that opens the most
The engine checks every job you're not yet qualified for and finds the single move — a rating, 40 more hours — that brings the largest number into range. Nobody else computes this.
It shows its work
Each requirement links to the posting text it came from and when it was last verified. AI only reads postings and narrates results; a human reviews every requirement before it can move your radar.
How it decides
Eligibility is computed by a deterministic rules engine — not a language model. It reads your logbook totals and certificates, compares them to each job’s stated requirements, and shows the exact requirement next to your value. AI is used only to turn a job posting into structured requirements and to narrate your results in plain English; a human reviews every extracted requirement before it can move a job on your radar. If a requirement looks wrong, one tap reports it. The full explanation →
Questions
+ − How does PilotRadar decide what I qualify for?
A deterministic rules engine compares your logbook totals and certificates against each job's stated requirements — FAR-aware, with the exact requirement and your value shown side by side. AI is only used to read a job posting into structured requirements and to narrate your results. It never decides eligibility, and every extracted requirement is reviewed by a human before it can affect matching.
+ − I only have 250 hours. Is this too early?
No — that's exactly the window this is built for. There are real paid flying jobs at 200–300 hours (jump, banner, some survey and traffic watch). PilotRadar shows the ones open now and puts a number on how far you are from the rest.
+ − Where do the jobs come from?
Public employer career pages and public ATS boards (Greenhouse, Lever), plus roles employers post directly. Every opportunity shows its source and when it was last verified. Postings that disappear from a feed are flagged automatically.
+ − Do I need an account?
No. You can build a full radar anonymously. An account (magic link, Google, or a password) saves it to the cloud so it syncs across devices and you get new-match alerts. Your data lives in the database, not the browser.
+ − What does it cost?
Free during the founding period. Founding users keep a permanent discount when paid plans launch.
+ − Can employers find me?
Only if you opt in, and only as an anonymized profile (hour bands, region — no name, email, or exact numbers). An employer expresses interest; you decide whether to reveal your contact details. It is off by default.
Hiring pilots?
Operators, charter companies, and flight schools: post a flying role for free, see how many pilots qualify before you commit, and connect with candidates whose logbooks already clear your minimums. Hire on PilotRadar →