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

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

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Ali, 27, who is alleged to have piloted the boat from France to the UK, is due to appear at Folkestone Magistrates' Court on Saturday.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Volpe has been written up numerous times in The Philadelphia Inquirer—big feature stories when he piloted Les Mis and Cameron Mackintosh came to Levittown, and again when he was the first to do Rent.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove