copiloted
Flew alongside captain
Copiloted is the past tense of copilot, meaning to serve as second-in-command pilot of an aircraft or to share piloting duties: She copiloted the flight from Chicago to Denver.
Extended to any shared navigation or control: We copiloted the road trip, switching off every few hours.
Pilot's control compartment
- captainOne who commands
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
altitude · airspeed · turbulence · throttle · rudder · flaps · aileron · transponder
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- handoffDirect physical exchange
delegation · mentorship · training · supervision · assistance · backup · synchronized
Navigation reference location
- chartData shown visually
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- routePath from A to B
- coursePlanned path forward
heading · bearing · destination · landmark · wayfinding · GPS · coordinates · terrain
cockpit
Pilot's control compartment
aircraft · altitude · airspeed · turbulence · throttle · rudder · flaps · aileron · transponder · altimeter
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
handoff · delegation · mentorship · training · supervision · assistance · backup · synchronized
waypoint
Navigation reference location
course · heading · bearing · destination · landmark · wayfinding · GPS · coordinates · terrain · checkpoint
- copilot seatSecond pilot's seating position