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pilot monitoring

pilot monitoring noun: in a two-pilot flight crew, the pilot not currently handling the primary flight controls, but responsible for maintaining situational awareness, monitoring the instruments, cross-checking the actions of the pilot flying, typically working the secondary controls such as the flaps and autopilot as directed by the pilot flying, running check lists, ensuring adherence to SOPs, and updating the flight plan and other documentation.

Noun

pilot monitoring (plural pilots monitoring)

  1. In a two-pilot flight crew, the pilot not currently handling the primary flight controls, but responsible for maintaining situational awareness, monitoring the instruments, cross-checking the actions of the pilot flying, typically working the secondary controls such as the flaps and autopilot as directed by the pilot flying, running check lists, ensuring adherence to SOPs, and updating the flight plan and other documentation.
    Synonyms:
    PM, PNF, pilot not flying

Synonyms of pilot monitoring

Forms of pilot monitoring

pluralpilots monitoring

Questions about pilot monitoring

What does pilot monitoring mean?
Pilot monitoring means in a two-pilot flight crew, the pilot not currently handling the primary flight controls, but responsible for maintaining situational awareness, monitoring the instruments, cross-checking the actions of the pilot flying, typically working the secondary controls such as the flaps and autopilot as directed by the pilot flying, running check lists, ensuring adherence to SOPs, and updating the flight plan and other documentation.
What part of speech is pilot monitoring?
Pilot monitoring is a noun.
What is the plural of pilot monitoring?
The plural of pilot monitoring is pilots monitoring.

Words near pilot monitoring in the dictionary

  1. pilot jackets
  2. pilot lamp
  3. pilot lamps
  4. pilot light
  5. pilot lights
  6. pilot monitoring
  7. pilot not flying
  8. pilot nut
  9. pilot nuts
  10. pilot officer
  11. pilot officers

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