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pilot flying

pilot flying noun: in a two-pilot flight crew, the pilot currently making tactical decisions to ensure the aircraft keeps to the approved route, handling the primary flight controls (the yoke or sidestick, rudder pedals, and thrust/power/throttle levers), and responsible for the secondary controls such as the flaps and autopilot, typically directing the pilot monitoring to operate them. The PF also directs the PM when to run checklists, responding as appropriate.

Noun

pilot flying (plural pilots flying)

  1. In a two-pilot flight crew, the pilot currently making tactical decisions to ensure the aircraft keeps to the approved route, handling the primary flight controls (the yoke or sidestick, rudder pedals, and thrust/power/throttle levers), and responsible for the secondary controls such as the flaps and autopilot, typically directing the pilot monitoring to operate them. The PF also directs the PM when to run checklists, responding as appropriate.

Forms of pilot flying

pluralpilots flying

Questions about pilot flying

What does pilot flying mean?
Pilot flying means in a two-pilot flight crew, the pilot currently making tactical decisions to ensure the aircraft keeps to the approved route, handling the primary flight controls (the yoke or sidestick, rudder pedals, and thrust/power/throttle levers), and responsible for the secondary controls such as the flaps and autopilot, typically directing the pilot monitoring to operate them. The PF also directs the PM when to run checklists, responding as appropriate.
What part of speech is pilot flying?
Pilot flying is a noun.
What is the plural of pilot flying?
The plural of pilot flying is pilots flying.

Words near pilot flying in the dictionary

  1. pilot fishes
  2. pilot flag
  3. pilot flags
  4. pilot flame
  5. pilot flames
  6. pilot flying
  7. pilot hole
  8. pilot holes
  9. pilot in command
  10. pilot jacket
  11. pilot jackets

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