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pilot

[pahy-luht] / ˈpaɪ lət /


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“We shared information with operators that reinforced existing pilot procedures for safely handling such cases,” Boeing said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

In Le Havre, a war memorial leads him to reflect on his uncle’s aerial exploits in World War II and his great escapes as a pilot and a prisoner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

A camera feeding a screen in front of the pilot relies on instantaneous computer processing to get round the lack of forward vision.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The Prince of Wales was an RAF search and rescue pilot at the Holyhead base from 2010 to 2013 and lived on Anglesey with the Princess of Wales as newlyweds.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

He told the men: You’ve been selected for your outstanding pilot ratings, your experience in single-pilot jets, and your top-secret clearances.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

It also spawned efforts within the industry and the FAA to better understand how pilots with a range of experience, training and skills will respond to problems during flights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The company said it was working with airlines on a procedure to allow pilots to re-enable the automated navigation feature if needed, and also devising a software fix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

He would not give personal details about the pilots and said the investigation was in the early stages, adding "it's far too early to even suggest what has happened in this occasion".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The moment two RAF pilots ejected from a jet is splashed across the front page of the Daily Mirror, which says it is a "miracle" nobody was killed in the incident.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

And in addition to classes, in weather that grew colder and stormier every day, the pilots were given flight tests to decide which aircraft they’d be best suited for.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Deploying autonomous and remotely piloted machinery offers a one solution to the shortage of heavy equipment operators across construction and other job sites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Looking out to 2030, viability "remains extremely limited and mainly only concerns raw materials", Eve Barre, an economist who piloted the Coface study, said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Archer got its start one year earlier, aiming to bring piloted air taxis to the mass market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

More police forces are adopting A.I. facial scanners; the tech is being piloted in schools, buses, and stores as well.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

Culver’s spring wagon and the racing car piloted by Eugene Hammond of Terre Haute.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Operators once steering 40-ton bulldozers over the tough, trash-filled terrain of the Marana Regional Landfill near Tucson, Ariz., are now remotely piloting a Caterpillar with a joystick hundreds of yards away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

However, Atak was seen during 90 minutes of aerial footage to be piloting the vessel using its one remaining functioning engine, the court heard.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“He was flying to Los Angeles that day, piloting a 767. He called and told me to turn on the TV — ‘You won’t believe what is going on in New York.‘”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"Our problem is harder… but we want to move beyond remote piloting," says George.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

It was six in the morning and he’d been driving in silence for most of the night, piloting our station wagon through Arizona, Nevada and Utah.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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