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pilot

[pahy-luht] / ˈpaɪ lət /


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The Federal Aviation Administration launched a pilot program for electric vertical take-off and landing, or eVTOL, in March.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Marshall says a traditional pilot season used to have five or six multicam pilots.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

A drone pilot can see the target in a live feed from the drone's camera.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

On Sunday, two Bell helicopters collided while operating on the western outskirts of Athens, killing a Danish pilot and his Greek co-pilot.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Barry could see the pilot, a young man, through the windshield.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis

Potential tenants LaTerra is targeting include pilots, flight attendants and other people who work at the airport.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Hengky said the pilot likely did not expect to be checked in the special customs lane for pilots and crew, "but the monitoring we carry out is the same" for everyone.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Jouppi swore he had no idea; bush pilots do not rummage through their passengers’ bags.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2026

WSJ gained exclusive access to film pilots and navigators pivoting from attacks on Russian heavy equipment to destroying their drones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

That didn’t happen for a long time—nor did everyone who joined Marina Raskova’s aviators end up flying as combat pilots.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Kush Desai, a White House spokesman, told AFP "Marine One flights are piloted by some of the best aviators in the world, and at no point was the president in harm's way."

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

“Marine One flights are piloted by some of the best aviators in the world, and at no point was the President in harm’s way,” said White House spokesman Kush Desai.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

He appeared with the aid of an Arabic interpreter and when asked how he wished to plea, denied having piloted the dinghy.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

When he was thirty-one, he piloted a flight to northern Iran to pick up a high-ranking official.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

It means 10 people have now been sentenced under a law targeting those who risk the safety of others by piloting small boats since it came into force in January.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

The European Commission is piloting an age-verification app to verify whether users are over 18 to access restricted online content.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

It expanded training, engaged an independent safeguarding organisation to review practices, and was piloting the use of cameras, it added.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

One post in 2025 showed the two leaders piloting a B-2 bomber together.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

May Mother never find out that I was piloting her precious Saturn on instructions from Rain, the face of so many of her childhood nightmares.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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