test pilot

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Acting for the Commissioner of Police, barrister Perry Herzfeld SC, argued the complaint should be rejected, because it would be clear to Mr Hartley, given his long aviation experience, including as a test pilot.

From Reuters

In the sequel, an aging Maverick, now a test pilot, learns the top secret hypersonic plane he’s working on is being canceled so the funding can be used for a pilotless drone program.

From Seattle Times

Impressively young to have such responsibility, Stednitz’s job is to organize the entire flight test team of analysts, instrumentation specialists, engineers, ground operations personnel, maintenance crews and test pilots.

From Seattle Times

At the time, it took about a month to get the items onto a plane after they were approved, according to General Van Ovost, a test pilot who flew cargo planes.

From New York Times

But people in many walks of life — from test pilots and deep-sea divers to virologists who collect bat guano from caves — take risks for science, he said.

From Los Angeles Times