pilot
Cockpit crew member
If you pilot an aircraft, you are the pilot.
By extension, both the noun and verb are used generally of people who lead or show the way.
A different meaning of pilot is a TV program made as a sample for possible future development.
From this, a preliminary activity may attract the adjective pilot (pilot project).
Sometimes the pilot light that starts a heater or gas appliance is just called a pilot.
Pilot's control compartment
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- airspaceRegulated overhead flight zone
throttle · yoke · rudder · flaps · aileron · autopilot · altimeter · airspeed
One who commands
- aceSingle-pip card
- flyerPrinted advertisement sheet
- airmanOne who pilots aircraft
- aviatrixFemale aircraft pilot
barnstormer · copilot · flight suit · wings · goggles · helmet · aeronaut · Amelia Earhart
One who guides others
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
- guideLeader or instruction book
- steerDirect movement or castrated bull
- directUndeviating or to guide
usher · shepherd · lead · pathfinder · conduct · escort · mentor · trailblazer
Evaluative examination
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- feasibilityPotential for success
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
assessment · rollout · beta · proof-of-concept · preliminary · sample · initiative · launch
Serialized content unit
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- premiereFirst public performance
- networkInterconnected system
- greenlightAuthorization to proceed
showrunner · casting · screenplay · production · ratings · broadcaster · syndication · spinoff
Safe anchorage for ships
- helmsmanOne who navigates vessels
- navigationDetermining position and course
- channelPassage for transmission
- portDocking place for ships
docking · tugboat · vessel · bridge · mooring · berth · waterway · ship
Heat-producing device component
- igniterDevice that starts combustion
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- stoveKitchen heating appliance
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
boiler · thermocouple · valve · propane · natural gas · appliance · water heater · oven
cockpit
Pilot's control compartment
airspace · throttle · yoke · rudder · flaps · aileron · autopilot · altimeter · airspeed · fuselage
captain
One who commands
aviatrix · barnstormer · copilot · flight suit · wings · goggles · helmet · aeronaut · Amelia Earhart · Red Baron
leader
One who guides others
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
- guideLeader or instruction book
- steerDirect movement or castrated bull
direct · usher · shepherd · lead · pathfinder · conduct · escort · mentor · trailblazer
test
Evaluative examination
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- feasibilityPotential for success
evaluation · assessment · rollout · beta · proof-of-concept · preliminary · sample · initiative · launch · implementation
episode
Serialized content unit
greenlight · showrunner · casting · screenplay · production · ratings · broadcaster · syndication · spinoff · reboot
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
- helmsmanOne who navigates vessels
- navigationDetermining position and course
- channelPassage for transmission
port · docking · tugboat · vessel · bridge · mooring · berth · waterway · ship · coastal
burner
Heat-producing device component
furnace · boiler · thermocouple · valve · propane · natural gas · appliance · water heater · oven · fireplace
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- jobsdoctor, administrator, lawyer, teacher, nurse
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- worker typesteacher, doctor, nurse, lawyer, chef
- airport termstakeoff, passport control, security, boarding pass, gate
pilotfinal
Last and decisive
established · permanent · full-scale · standard · definitive
- test pilotAviator who evaluates new aircraft
- fighter pilotAirborne military combatant
- pilot whalesBulbous-headed toothed cetaceans
- pilot lightContinuous ignition source
- airline pilotCommercial aircraft operator
- pilot episodeFirst episode testing viability
piloting, piloted, pilots, pilot light, pilot project, pilotage, pilotless, pilot whale, pilot hole