piloted
adjective
pi·lot·ed
ˈpī-lə-təd 
: flown or operated by a pilot
piloted flight
a remotely piloted aircraft
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The two astronauts that piloted Crew Dragon’s inaugural flight — Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley — also stayed aboard the space station longer than expected, notching more than 60 days rather than the brief stint expected on such test flights.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 19 June 2024
When all was said and done, the first piloted flight was pushed into 2023.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 5 June 2024
While SpaceX has launched 50 astronauts, cosmonauts and civilians into orbit in 13 piloted Crew Dragon flights since May 2020, Boeing has been bedeviled by multiple technical problems that required extensive re-work -- and an additional unpiloted test flight -- to resolve.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 5 May 2024
Hardy later piloted giant B-29 bombers during the Korean War and C-119 gunships in Vietnam.
—Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2023
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 19 June 2024
When all was said and done, the first piloted flight was pushed into 2023.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 5 June 2024
While SpaceX has launched 50 astronauts, cosmonauts and civilians into orbit in 13 piloted Crew Dragon flights since May 2020, Boeing has been bedeviled by multiple technical problems that required extensive re-work -- and an additional unpiloted test flight -- to resolve.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 5 May 2024
Hardy later piloted giant B-29 bombers during the Korean War and C-119 gunships in Vietnam.
—Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2023
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“Piloted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piloted. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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