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

Most said they had to be kept in bags throughout the day, while seven used a pouch system similar to the one piloted at Islwyn High.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

McCandless stayed with Westerberg for three days, riding out with his crew each morning as the workers piloted their lumbering machines across the ocean of ripe blond grain.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer