PILOTING

v. fly a plane; navigate, steer; lead, guide, direct

Aviator (common usage term: pilot, regulatory usage term: airman) is a person qualified in the operation of aircraft, whether for pleasure or as a profession. The word is normally applied to certified aircraft pilots and flight instructors, but it is also applied in its popular form to any person pursuing flight activities. The word aviatrix was used to refer to female aviators, reflecting the word's Latin root, but is now seldom used, even as a gender-specific term. An airman is the holder of an airman certificate issued by an Aviation administrative or regulatory authority.
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Noun
1. the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
(synonym) navigation, pilotage
(hypernym) steering, guidance, direction
(hyponym) instrument flying
(derivation) navigate, pilot
(class) bear down on, bear down upon
2. the occupation of a pilot
(synonym) pilotage
(hypernym) trade, craft
(derivation) navigate, pilot

Noun
1. someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
(synonym) airplane pilot
(hypernym) aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer
(hyponym) barnstormer, stunt flier, stunt pilot
(derivation) fly, aviate
2. a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
(hypernym) mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog
(derivation) navigate
3. a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
(synonym) pilot program, pilot film
(hypernym) television program, TV program, television show, TV show
4. an original model on which something is patterned
(synonym) original, archetype
(hypernym) model, example
5. small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
(synonym) pilot burner, pilot light
(hypernym) gas burner, gas jet
6. an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
(synonym) fender, buffer, cowcatcher
(hypernym) framework, frame, framing
(part-holonym) locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive
Verb
1. fly a plane
(synonym) fly, aviate
(hypernym) operate, control
(hyponym) fly blind
(entail) fly, wing
(verb-group) fly
(derivation) airplane pilot
(classification) air travel, aviation, air
2. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"
(synonym) navigate
(hypernym) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
(hyponym) astrogate

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Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching. CAI language, many versions. "Guide to 8080 PILOT", J. Starkweather, Dr Dobb's J (Apr 1977).