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pilot

[pahy-luht] / ˈpaɪ lət /


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The court heard he told Helen he had served in the Army air corps for 27 years, and was an Apache helicopter pilot until 2018.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The heroic pilot who safely ditched a stricken airliner in a New York City river in 2009 has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Washington state in 2024 launched a pilot program in which basketball officials were equipped with body cameras to record negative interactions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The Lebanese presidency had announced on Monday that its delegation to Rome had been instructed "to demand the immediate start of Israeli forces' withdrawal from the two pilot zones before any further discussion".

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

The pilot said, “What happened to your sister? Do you have any idea where she is?”

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

That review, which was reported in 2011, exonerated the pilots of any blame but did not give a conclusion on the cause of the crash.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The Mull of Kintyre Review was commissioned in 2010 following years of criticism over the decision to blame the pilots.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Federal aviation regulators are preparing to mandate the use of technology that would help pilots see nearby aircraft, a fix that safety advocates have sought since a deadly midair collision in Washington, D.C., last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

“Production-scale pilots are now running in Western factories, robotic manufacturing lines are ramping, and the structural drivers behind the theme…are durable.”

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Three of the 586th’s fighter pilots, Zoya Pozhidayeva, Anya Demchenko, and Mariya Kuznetsova, became close friends almost immediately, and Zoya and Anya flew together as a pair.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

His wife, Pamela Helfrich, told NBC Los Angeles that she’s unsure if he piloted the flight.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

On Tuesday, the Navy employed a remotely piloted drone boat from defense company Saronic to rescue the crew of an Apache helicopter struck near the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Specifically, he posted an A.I.-generated video of a fighter jet, piloted by himself in a literal crown, dropping human excrement onto the crowds.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

Mackenzie, 20, has also received support under the programme, which has been piloted since 2023.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Immediately, the Sitka came alongside Endurance and, with a whale carcass acting as a bumper between the two vessels in the heavy waves, piloted the ship into Grytviken.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Allstate, for example, is piloting direct sales done entirely by AI in three states, Chief Executive Tom Wilson told investors in April.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Two men have become the first to be jailed under a new law targeting people who risk the safety of others by piloting small boats across the Channel.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Noltemy says with a laugh that an additional project on Harding’s plate is to take the training for piloting the latest Air France transatlantic jets that fly between Paris and L.A.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

This was my first opportunity to see which robots Aech, Art3mis, and Shoto had selected after clearing the Second Gate, and it took me a moment to place the towering female robot Art3mis was piloting.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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