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pilot

[pahy-luht] / ˈpaɪ lət /


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Through Assembly Bill 66, she secured $2.5 million in funding for Scripps to start with a pilot study.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

A light aircraft pilot wrote "I'm bored" during a two-hour test flight - with his mischievous flight path appearing on an online tracking app.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Then their pilot got a message from Venezuelan air-traffic control.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

There are also plans for a pilot programme in mid-2027 to test how the digital euro would work in practice if there is an agreement by the end of the year.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

A twenty-six-year-old pilot stationed at Turner Air Force Base in Georgia, Powers was trained to deliver atomic bombs behind the iron curtain.

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

The six-page document discussed issues including the F-5’s flight controls, what could happen if pilots had to eject, and previous crashes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 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

There’s the recent story of a Black Hawk helicopter getting downed by an Iranian drone, and then the pilots were rescued by a drone boat.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

Cohen, who has spent nearly two decades working on electric and autonomous vehicles at companies including Uber, Apple and Waabi, said Humble’s driverless truck dubbed the Humble Hauler could begin customer pilots within the year.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

By now, one in every three or four pilots in the Soviet Union was a woman.

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

They floated in the water for two hours before being rescued by a remotely piloted drone boat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 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

Shrike, another small FPV drone from Skyfall piloted via an onboard camera, costs just $500.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 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 happened in 1978, as Crowther, who lives near Wroxham, Norfolk, was piloting a light aircraft on approach to Norwich Airport.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Neither men were accused of organising a crossing, nor did they make any profit from piloting their boats.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

The company committed $115 million to the program this year, piloting it in Louisiana, Ohio, Indiana, and Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

“We have watched this state become essentially unlivable for working-class people. And it makes me deeply angry,” he says while piloting his oyster boat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

But almost everything else Ratwatte did that made that emergency landing a success fell outside the strict definition of piloting skills.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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