Pilot

This definition page has been automatically generated. You can help ExoDictionary by expanding, updating, or correcting it.

This autostub has not yet had its initial copyediting proof and may contain significant formatting and even factual errors. You can improve Exodictionary by cleaning up the page markup and verifying that the definition is correct and then removing this tag.

This autostub has not yet had its initial categorization proof and may be categorized incorrectly. You can improve Exodictionary by removing inappropriate categories and then removing this tag.

Pilot

</dt>
1. A person who handles the controls of an aircraft or spacecraft from within the craft, and in so doing, guides or controls it in three-dimensional flight. </dd>
2. A mechanical system designed to exercise control functions in an aircraft or spacecraft. </dd>
3. To operate, control, or guide an aircraft or spacecraft from within the vehicle so as to move in three-dimensional flight through the air or space. </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use