helicopter pilot
Flies vertical takeoffs
A helicopter pilot is a person trained and licensed to fly helicopters.
The term distinguishes from fixed-wing pilots, as helicopters require different skills—managing rotor systems, hovering, and vertical takeoffs.
Helicopter pilots work in diverse fields: military operations, emergency medical services, news coverage, offshore transport, and tourism.
The helicopter pilot landed on the hospital roof.
- emergency proceduresPredetermined crisis response steps
- flight schoolPilot training institution
- medevacEmergency air transport injured
- news chopperAircraft broadcasting live coverage
- rotor bladesRotating lift-generating surfaces
tail rotor · flight navigation · military · combat missions · touch down · aerodynamics · air traffic controller · fuel management · autorotation · cockpit controls · instrument panel · flight helmet · altimeter · hovering · radio communication · simulator training · medical clearance · GPS systems
- aviatorsaviator, naval aviator, copilot, ace, flying ace
- transport workerstruck driver, coachman, taxi driver, stagecoach driver, train driver
- technical military rolesmedic, sniper, mechanic, navigator, radio operator
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- aviation jobscopilot, captain, first officer, second officer, flight attendant
- military jobssoldier, infantryman, marine, sailor, combat medic
helicopter pilotsubmarine captain
Commander of underwater vessel
ship captain · truck driver · train engineer · bus driver · sea captain
pilot, helicopter, piloting, piloted, pilots, helicopters, autopilot, heliport, copter