robot pilot
Example Sentences
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As soon as the plane reached cruising altitude, Langford, sitting in the back seat, pushed a button, and a robot pilot took over from the human one.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2012
The story got around that the plane would take off without a soul inside, fly straight to Honolulu by means of a "robot" pilot and directional radio.
From Time Magazine Archive
All trans port pilots do it as a matter of course, letting a robot pilot keep the plane on the flying beam radioed from each major airport.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the second day, after passing Nigeria, the robot pilot quit, leaving the human pilots to guess their way through rain squalls and the second night.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had the coordinates of the beacon he had chosen for his appointment point and the robot pilot took him to that area with automatic precision.
From The Man Who Staked the Stars by Dye, Charles
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
