> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.flyhub.app/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Career Mode > Start here for FlyHub Career Mode, a structured pilot career with jobs, contracts, dispatch, money, training, and progression. # Career Mode Career Mode is FlyHub's structured pilot progression mode. Use it when you want a long-term career instead of choosing any route at any time. In Career Mode, you create a pilot, join an airline, train on aircraft, fly assignments, earn money, build reputation, manage costs, and move toward better jobs. Career Mode is separate from Free Flight Mode. Create your pilot, choose difficulty, pick a starter airline, interview, choose a base, and sign your first contract. Learn how training, type ratings, dispatch, payroll, reputation, tenure, offers, and promotions fit together. Understand tier requirements, pay bands, regional economy, union dues, penalties, medical checks, and property income. Review rank benefits, promotion requirements, tier adjustments, union adjustments, and promotion contracts. Learn how reputation increases, decreases, and affects jobs, loans, promotions, and employer standing. Understand training, employment, promotion, and transfer contracts before signing. Learn how aircraft eligibility, training flights, costs, and recurrent checks affect your Career. Review weekly performance, inactivity, leave, medical checks, line checks, fatigue, and union protection. Learn how fatigue pressure builds, recovers, and affects Career scoring. Understand weekly payroll, bonuses, deductions, loans, property income, and ledger entries. Use the Career Dashboard to see your next operation, employer, money, reputation, notifications, and roster status. Review your employer, base, seniority, route network, union status, leave, relocation, and resignation options. Generate assignments, file them to Calendar, build bid-board selections, or go on reserve. Submit ranked monthly route preferences and understand seniority-based awards. Go on standby, accept short-notice calls, handle relocation, and earn reserve pay. Reposition your Career pilot, return to base, reach an assignment origin, or handle reserve relocation. Schedule accepted assignments, lock your roster, and send flights to Career My Flights. Start Career dispatches, choose tracking mode, complete flights, and review Career logbook results. Manage balance, payroll, living costs, medical checks, loans, properties, debt, and ledger history. Browse airlines, apply for jobs, handle offers, complete interviews, and sign contracts. Understand Overview, Career Stats, Passport, CV, type ratings, achievements, and pinned badges. Fix common Career issues with Dispatch, contracts, offers, finance, grounding, and tracking. ## How Career Mode is different Free Flight Mode lets you choose routes freely. Career Mode gives your pilot a career state. Your flights are tied to an employer, contract, aircraft eligibility, schedule, money, reputation, and long-term progression. | Topic | Free Flight Mode | Career Mode | | --------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Route choice | Flexible schedule booking. | Career assignments and dispatch rules. | | Aircraft access | Based on the flight you book. | Based on type ratings, training, employer fleet, and contract state. | | Progression | XP, profile stats, badges. | Jobs, contracts, pay, reputation, seniority, type ratings, promotions, finances. | | Money | Not the main loop. | Income, expenses, loans, medical checks, property income, and debt matter. | | Schedule | Optional planning. | Accepted assignments must be scheduled and rostered before they become flyable. | | Consequences | Mostly flight scoring and logbook. | Failed training, missed assignments, resignation, poor reputation, medical issues, and debt can affect your career. | ## Basic Career flow 1. Create your Career pilot. 2. Pick a difficulty. 3. Choose a starter airline and training path. 4. Complete the interview and sign the starter contract. 5. Fly training or assigned flights. 6. Earn your type rating if training is required. 7. Sign the full employment contract. 8. Use Dispatch to file work. 9. Use Calendar to schedule and lock the roster. 10. Use My Flights to start and complete assignments. 11. Review the logbook, money, reputation, and career outcomes. 12. Apply for better jobs, accept offers, earn promotions, and build your career. ## Important ideas * Career Mode has its own save. * Career routes are not the same as Free Flight bookings. * Career dispatches usually move through Dispatch, then Calendar, then My Flights. * Career aircraft access depends on type ratings and training. * Career finances matter. Payroll, costs, loans, medical checks, and relocation can affect your progress. * Career reset is permanent. See [Career Mode Settings](/settings-career-mode) before using reset. * Shared tracking and scoring systems still matter in Career. See [Tracking Methods](/tracking-methods) and [Scoring and XP](/scoring-xp) when you need the full explanation. ## Best next page If you are new to Career Mode, start with [Career Onboarding](/career-onboarding), then read [Career Game Loop](/career-game-loop).