Career Chart and Pilot Skills

The Career Chart is your pilot’s skill tree. Every Career flight earns progress towards skill points. You spend those points, together with your Career money, to train skills that make your pilot better at the job: more pay, less fatigue, cheaper training, faster promotions and more. Skills never change how a flight is scored. They change what happens around your flying. Open it from Career → Career Chart in the sidebar. A badge next to the menu item shows how many points you have ready to spend.

How you earn skill points

Every Career flight adds progression XP, and each time you collect enough you earn a skill point. The top bar of the Career Chart shows how close you are to the next one. Progression XP follows your Career XP or your Career hours, whichever gives you more. Counting hours means long-haul pilots, who fly fewer and longer flights, progress at the same pace as short-haul pilots. Some skills also give bonus XP on certain flights. That bonus counts towards skill points only, not towards the leaderboards. Points cannot be bought. Money is the second cost of every skill, so you also need to earn and save Career money to keep growing.

Reading the Career Chart

The bar across the top shows your seven disciplines. Each one shows its level (points invested out of the total) and a ring that fills as you progress. A blue dot means something in that discipline is ready to train. Next to it, you can always see your points to spend, your progress to the next point and your balance. Each discipline is its own tree. It grows from your base at the bottom up to its Mastery at the top:

Three lanes. Two specialities on the sides, such as Hands and Standards in Airmanship, and a center lane that opens at tier II.
Main and minor skills. The large circles are the main skills. The small diamonds between them are minor skills: smaller bonuses that add to the skills around them.
Pick one. At tier III the center lane splits into two skills marked OR. You can train only one of them, so choose the one that fits how you fly.
Tiers. The dotted lines across the chart are tiers. A tier opens once you have invested enough points in that discipline. The label tells you how many points are still missing, for example Tier III · 2 to go.
Mastery. The top skill of each discipline. It opens once you have invested enough points in that discipline and needs any tier IV skill below it.
Crossfeeds. The skills at the top corners, marked Crossfeed · with …, connect two disciplines. They open when you have a tier III skill in both.

What the colours mean:

You see	It means
Amber skill and amber line	Trained. Ranked skills show a ring that fills with each rank.
Blue skill with a gentle pulse and a moving blue line	Ready to train now.
Grey skill	Locked. Its label tells you what it needs.

Hover any skill to light up the path of skills it needs.

Training a skill

Click a skill. A card opens next to it with what the skill does, the bonus you have now and the bonus you will get, and every requirement with a tick or a lock.
Press and hold the button until it fills. Holding means an expensive skill is never trained by accident. Let go early to cancel.
The rank is trained straight away: its points and money are spent and the new bonus applies from your next flight or payroll.

A skill can need any of these before you can train it:

the skill below it in the same lane;
enough points invested in the discipline to open its tier;
a flying requirement, such as five landings above 15 knots of crosswind (the card shows your progress);
a rank, for Leadership skills and a few Captain skills;
enough skill points and enough money.

What it costs

Every rank costs skill points and Career money. Higher tiers cost more of both, and Mastery and crossfeed skills are the biggest investments. Minor skills cost less than the main skills around them. The exact cost of each rank is on its card in the Career Chart, next to the hold button. Training the whole chart takes a long time, so most pilots specialise in a few disciplines first.

Airline stakes

Training Airline Stakes, the Finance Mastery, lets you invest in airlines.

You can hold up to three stakes at a time.
A stake’s price depends on the airline’s star rating: bigger airlines cost more.
Every month each stake pays a dividend. It follows how that airline did on FlyHub the month before: the more Career flights pilots flew with it, and the better they landed, the more it pays. Before you buy, the panel shows the range a stake can pay each month.
A stake in your own airline pays a little extra.
You can sell a stake at any time for most of what you paid. The panel shows the exact amount on the sell button.

Dividends arrive with your payroll at the start of each month. The first one comes the month after you buy. To buy or sell, open Finance in the Career Chart and click the Airline Stakes Mastery, then Manage airline stakes. Your stakes, what they paid and what they will pay next month also appear in the Portfolio section of the Career Dashboard.

Disciplines

Every skill and what it does. Bonuses from minor and center-lane skills add to the main skills of the same kind.

Airmanship

Hands (Precision Flying)

Skill	What you get
Hand Flying	Rank 1: +3% Career XP per flight Rank 2: +6% Career XP per flight Rank 3: +9% Career XP per flight
Flight Path Awareness (minor)	+2% Career XP per flight
Crosswind Technique	+25% XP on landings with more than 15 kt of crosswind First: 5 landings above 15 kt crosswind.
Gusty Conditions (minor)	+10% more XP on landings with more than 15 kt of crosswind
Stabilized Approach	+15% XP on flights without an unstable approach First: 20 stable approaches scored 9.0 or higher.
Energy Management (minor)	+5% more XP on flights without an unstable approach
Consistency	+1% XP for every consecutive flight scored 9.0 or higher, up to +10% First: 15 flights in a row scored 9.0 or higher.

Line (Line Flying)

Skill	What you get
Line Operations	+3% Career XP per flight
Raw Data Flying (pick one)	+3% Career XP per flight
Automation Management (pick one)	−15% on simulator recurrency
Instructor Standard	+10% reputation gain on flights scored 9.5 or higher

Standards

Skill	What you get
SOP Discipline	Rank 1: −15% on simulator recurrency Rank 2: −30% on simulator recurrency
Checklist Discipline (minor)	−10% on simulator recurrency
Touchdown Control	+10% reputation gain on flights scored 9.5 or higher First: 10 touchdowns at 1.3 g or less.
Flare Technique (minor)	+5% more reputation gain on flights scored 9.5 or higher
Checkride Preparation	Line-check rechecks cost $5,000 instead of $10,000 First: 2 line checks passed.
Threat and Error Management (minor)	−10% reputation loss on weak flights
Composure	Rank 1: −25% reputation loss on weak flights Rank 2: −50% reputation loss on weak flights

Mastery: Standards Captain. One free line-check recheck a year and a Consistency cap of +15%.

Network

Destinations (Route Knowledge)

Skill	What you get
Airport Familiarization	+300 XP on your first landing at a new airport
Airport Briefings (minor)	+100 XP on your first landing at a new airport
Special Airports	Rank 1: +15% pay on flights into demanding airports Rank 2: +30% pay on flights into demanding airports First: 3 demanding airports landed at.
Terrain Awareness (minor)	+5% more pay on flights into demanding airports
Adverse Weather	+$150 hazard pay for every clean landing on a wet or contaminated runway or in windshear First: 5 clean landings in poor conditions.
Winter Operations (minor)	+$50 more hazard pay for every clean landing in poor conditions
International Operations	+0.05 reputation on your first Career landing in a new country First: 25 countries landed in.

Planning (Network Planning)

Skill	What you get
Route Study	+150 XP on your first landing at a new airport
Regional Network (pick one)	+10% more pay on flights into demanding airports
Long-Haul Network (pick one)	+0.02 reputation on your first Career landing in a new country
Network Specialist	+$75 hazard pay for every clean landing in poor conditions

Mobility

Skill	What you get
Staff Travel	Rank 1: −15% on jumpseat fares Rank 2: −30% on jumpseat fares
Interline Agreements (minor)	−10% on jumpseat fares
Commuter	Personal away-from-base costs start after 96 hours instead of 48
Crash Pad (minor)	Personal away-from-base costs start 24 hours later
Jumpseat Priority	One free jumpseat every week
Positioning Flights (minor)	−10% on base moves
Relocation Allowance	Rank 1: −25% on base moves Rank 2: −50% on base moves

Mastery: Global Mobility. Free base moves and free jumpseats on your own airline.

Wellbeing

Rest (Fatigue Management)

Skill	What you get
Sleep Hygiene	Rank 1: −5% fatigue gain Rank 2: −10% fatigue gain Rank 3: −15% fatigue gain
Pre-Duty Nap (minor)	−5% fatigue gain
Controlled Rest	Turns of 20 to 44 minutes count as 45 to 89 minutes for fatigue
Layover Hotel (minor)	+10% fatigue recovery
Circadian Management	−15% fatigue gain on sectors over eight hours First: 5 long-haul sectors flown without a fatigue penalty.
Light Exposure (minor)	−5% fatigue gain on sectors over eight hours
Recovery Planning	Rank 1: +10% fatigue recovery Rank 2: +20% fatigue recovery and a recovery cap of ×2.0

Routine (Duty Routine)

Skill	What you get
Layover Routine	+5% fatigue recovery
Short-Haul Rhythm (pick one)	−10% fatigue gain on sectors under three hours
Long-Haul Rhythm (pick one)	−10% fatigue gain on sectors over eight hours
Fitness Program	−10% chance of illness and −5% fatigue gain

Health (Health Management)

Skill	What you get
Preventive Health	Rank 1: −10% chance of illness Rank 2: −20% chance of illness
Hydration (minor)	−5% chance of illness
Medical Coverage	−25% on medical checks and treatment
Annual Physical (minor)	−10% on medical checks and treatment
Stress Management	Pilot Life stress is one level lower
Peer Support (minor)	Recovering after an illness lasts 15% less
Return to Duty	Recovering after an illness lasts half as long

Mastery: Fatigue Risk Management. Fatigue penalties start two points later.

Operations

Duty (Duty Operations)

Skill	What you get
Punctuality	Rank 1: +5% on-time completion bonus Rank 2: +10% on-time completion bonus Rank 3: +15% on-time completion bonus
Turnaround Discipline (minor)	+3% on-time completion bonus
Duty Planning	Rank 1: +5 points on the Duty Line bonus rate Rank 2: +10 points on the Duty Line bonus rate First: 3 clean lines flown.
Block Time Planning (minor)	+3 points on the Duty Line bonus rate
Delay Recovery	A Comeback Duty Line pays as if every leg was punctual
Irregular Operations (minor)	+5% on-time completion bonus
Extended Duty	Duty Lines of up to five flights

Control (Operations Control)

Skill	What you get
Operations Control	+2 points on the Duty Line bonus rate
Line Holder (pick one)	+5 points on the Duty Line bonus rate
Reserve Specialist (pick one)	+15% reserve uplift
Duty Officer	+5% on-time completion bonus

Roster (Reserve Operations)

Skill	What you get
Reserve Duty	Rank 1: +10% reserve uplift Rank 2: +20% reserve uplift Rank 3: +30% reserve uplift
Standby Readiness (minor)	+5% reserve uplift
Crew Scheduling	Duty Line offers stay open for 15 minutes
Swap Board (minor)	Reserve calls give you 15% more time to report
Bidding Priority	Bid Board ties go your way First: 3 months with an awarded bid.
Roster Optimization (minor)	+5% reserve uplift
Long-Call Reserve	Reserve calls give you 50% more time to report

Mastery: Attendance Record. Once a quarter, a missed assignment or Duty Line no-show costs no reputation.

Leadership

Opens when you reach Senior First Officer. Union (Union Representation)

Skill	What you get
Union Member	Rank 1: −20% union dues Rank 2: −40% union dues
Union Meetings (minor)	−10% union dues
Union Representative	Rank 1: One extra strike appeal per quarter Rank 2: One extra firing protection per employment
Grievance Committee (minor)	+0.01 reputation every week your average is 9.0 or higher
Safety Committee	+0.02 reputation every week your average is 9.0 or higher
Contract Committee (minor)	−10% union dues
Base Representative	First pick on Bid Board routes from your base

Fleet (Fleet Management)

Skill	What you get
Safety Reporting	+0.01 reputation every week your average is 9.0 or higher
Union Steward (pick one)	One extra strike appeal per quarter
Base Duty Captain (pick one)	+10% on Duty Line bonuses while you are a Captain
Flight Operations Manager	+$100 management stipend every week you fly Career

Crew (Crew Training)

Skill	What you get
CRM Training	One interview answer is graded correct every interview
Crew Briefing (minor)	+3% on Duty Line bonuses while you are a Captain
Leave Entitlement	Your vacation balance rises from 28 to 35 days
Line Mentoring (minor)	+5% on Duty Line bonuses while you are a Captain
Training Captain	+$200 instructor stipend every week you fly Career First: 500 hours on one aircraft type. Captains only.
Simulator Instructor (minor)	+$50 on the Training Captain stipend
Line Training Captain	+20% on Duty Line bonuses while you are a Captain

Mastery: Chief Pilot. +$250 chief pilot stipend every week you fly Career.

Career

Market (Market Standing)

Skill	What you get
Professional Résumé	Rank 1: +5% application acceptance chance Rank 2: +10% application acceptance chance
Cover Letter (minor)	+3% application acceptance chance
Industry Contacts	+1 job application per month
Networking Events (minor)	Airlines require 0.1 less reputation from you
Recruiter Contacts	+1 passive airline offer every 30 days
Headhunter (minor)	+5% application acceptance chance
Direct Entry	Airlines require 0.3 less reputation from you, and airlines one tier up hire you at your current rank

Reputation (Industry Reputation)

Skill	What you get
Industry Standing	+3% application acceptance chance
Open Market (pick one)	+1 job application per month
Company Career (pick one)	Promotions need 10% fewer hours and 10% less tenure
Industry Veteran	Airlines require 0.1 less reputation from you

Company (Company Standing)

Skill	What you get
Seniority	Rank 1: A seniority pay step every 7 weeks instead of 8 Rank 2: Seniority pay cap rises from 20% to 25%
Company Loyalty (minor)	Promotions need 5% fewer hours
Fleet Qualification	A type-rating request every 80 hours instead of 100
Type Rating Priority (minor)	A type-rating request 10 hours sooner
Accelerated Upgrade	Rank 1: Promotions need 10% fewer hours and 15% less tenure Rank 2: Promotions need 20% fewer hours and 30% less tenure Rank 3: Promotions need 30% fewer hours and 45% less tenure
Command Upgrade (minor)	Promotions need 10% less tenure
Seniority Credit	Keep 25% of your seniority when you change airline

Mastery: Preferred Candidate. Once a quarter, your next qualifying job application is accepted.

Finance

Earnings (Earnings Management)

Skill	What you get
Budgeting	Rank 1: −8% living costs Rank 2: −16% living costs Rank 3: −24% living costs
Expense Tracking (minor)	−4% living costs
Contract Negotiation	Rank 1: +3% pay on new offers Rank 2: +6% pay on new offers
Pay Scale Research (minor)	+2% pay on new offers
Signing Bonus	Two weeks of gross pay when you sign with a new airline
Per Diem Planning (minor)	−6% living costs
Tax Advisor	15% back on type ratings and skill training

Investments (Investment Planning)

Skill	What you get
Emergency Fund	−4% living costs
Tax-Free Allowance (pick one)	5% back on type ratings and skill training
Rental Portfolio (pick one)	+10% property income
Wealth Manager	+2% pay on new offers

Wealth (Asset Management)

Skill	What you get
Credit History	Your credit score rises 50% faster on on-time payments
Automatic Payments (minor)	Your credit score rises 25% faster on on-time payments
Preferred Rate	Rank 1: −2% loan APR Rank 2: −4% loan APR
Refinancing (minor)	−1% loan APR
Savings Account	0.2% weekly interest on your balance, up to $50,000
High-Yield Savings (minor)	+0.05% weekly interest on your Savings Account
Property Management	+20% property income

Mastery: Airline Stakes. Buy up to three airline stakes that pay a monthly dividend.

Crossfeeds

Crossfeed	Connects	What you get
Mountain Operations	Airmanship + Network	+25% more pay on flights into demanding airports
Night Operations	Wellbeing + Operations	Duty Line flights add 25% less fatigue
Career Agent	Career + Finance	+5% on every new job offer
Line Check Airman	Airmanship + Leadership	+5% of your gross pay every week you fly Career. First pass 3 line checks.

When benefits pay out

Per-flight bonuses (bonus XP, special-airport pay, bad-weather pay) are added when the flight completes.
Weekly income (instructor and management stipends, the check airman allowance and savings interest) is paid with payroll in weeks you fly Career.
Stake dividends are paid once a month with payroll.
Once-per-period benefits, such as the weekly free jumpseat or the quarterly forgiven no-show, are used automatically the first time they apply.

Common questions

Do skills make flights easier to score? No. Scoring is unchanged. Skills change pay, costs, fatigue and Career rules. Can I undo a skill or get my points back? No. Trained skills are permanent for that Career save, so plan the lanes you want first. I picked one side of an OR pair. Can I switch? No. The other skill of the pair stays locked for that save. Why is a skill grey even though I have the points? Open its card. The requirement with a lock is what is missing: the skill below it, the tier, a flying requirement, your rank or your balance. Do bonus XP from skills count on the leaderboards? No. They count towards skill points only. What happens to my skills and stakes if I reset my Career? They reset with the save, like the rest of your Career progress.

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Career Chart and Pilot Skills

Career Chart and Pilot Skills

How you earn skill points

Reading the Career Chart

Training a skill

What it costs

Airline stakes

Disciplines

Airmanship

Network

Wellbeing

Operations

Leadership

Career

Finance

Crossfeeds

When benefits pay out

Common questions

​Career Chart and Pilot Skills

​How you earn skill points

​Reading the Career Chart

​Training a skill

​What it costs

​Airline stakes

​Disciplines

​Airmanship

​Network

​Wellbeing

​Operations

​Leadership

​Career

​Finance

​Crossfeeds

​When benefits pay out

​Common questions

Career Chart and Pilot Skills

How you earn skill points

Reading the Career Chart

Training a skill

What it costs

Airline stakes

Disciplines

Airmanship

Network

Wellbeing

Operations

Leadership

Career

Finance

Crossfeeds

When benefits pay out

Common questions