Long haul flights must have two or three pilots on board. If there are three pilots on board one will be the captain who flies the plane, the second will be the first officer or co-pilot.The third pilot is the flight engineer.
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Co-Pilot - Person who sits in the cockpit with the Pilot. The Co-Pilot is also known as the first officer and monitors the plane's controls and gauges while the Pilot flies the plane.
The pilot in command (PIC) of an aircraft is the person aboard an aircraft who is ultimately responsible for its operation and safety during flight. This would be the captain in a typical two- or three-pilot aircrew, or pilot if there is only one certificated and qualified pilot at the controls of an aircraft.
Leaving the cockpitThis can be to make a trip to the restroom, check on certain things in the passenger cabins, or to simply stretch their legs. However, regulations state that only one pilot can leave the flight deck at a time and only if there is another crew member present.
If both pilots left the flight deck, the door would lock automatically behind them unless the door lock system was first turned off. There are procedures in place which can allow the door to be unlocked from the cabin in case no one in the flight deck can open it due to incapacitation.
Of course. In many aircraft it's quiet enough for simple voice communication, but in nosier aircraft, like small planes or helicopters, the headset links to an intercom as well as the radio.
A Captain is typically the highest rank. However, in some airlines, there is a role of a Training Captain – an experienced pilot who not only performs regular captain duties, but also takes on the responsibility of training and evaluating other pilots (they also wear four Captain stripes).
There's a common perception that all flight attendants are women. The job of flight attendant (FA) or flight steward isn't exclusive to women–men can be great at it too!
The pilot in command (PIC) of an aircraft is the person aboard the aircraft who is ultimately responsible for its operation and safety during flight. This would be the captain in a typical two- or three-pilot aircrew, or pilot if there is only one certificated and qualified pilot at the controls of an aircraft.
Ensures Overall Aviation SafetyEven smaller private jets require two pilots. Safety risk is significantly higher when a single pilot flies an aircraft, so dual pilot operations are almost always mandatory. With two pilots, the workload is split thereby decreasing stress significantly.