piloted

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A former Cuban spy who infiltrated a group of Florida anti-communist exiles in the 1990s told AFP that Havana's fatal shootdown of two planes piloted by the activists set the stage for devastating US sanctions.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

It will be piloted by one of Southern California’s own.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The scheme, which has been piloted since 2022, covers 10 areas and will be extended nationwide over the next three years.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Many, if not most, of these drones are now piloted with a fiber-optic wire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

He drove a sports car and piloted his own plane, which he once famously flew so low over the house of the school’s president that the machine’s wheels made a racket rolling over the roof.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly