cockpit

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Tested in Singapore in January, the system lets a copter crew launch a drone, control it from the cockpit and receive live footage to locate an area or a target without putting themselves at risk.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He said the final three minutes captured in the cockpit included the co-pilot transferring control to the captain six seconds before the recording ended.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The sailor assigned to man the brakes in the cockpit and another who was towing the jet had to jump off at the last second.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

And in the cockpit was another legend, Fernando Alonso.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

But she was pretty sure that when planes landed, the pilots stayed in the cockpit for a while filling out paperwork or something.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix