as in pilots
one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft
in the early days of aviation, birdmen would travel around the country in their biplanes, putting on flying shows
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When the aircraft was about 100 miles southeast of Boston, the pilots called into local air traffic control to request a return to its origin.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025 -
That same month, the crew of a 757 encountered a powerful smell that left both pilots with throat and nose irritation.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
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Elsewhere, the Lisbon festival will screen Fernando Vendrell’s Alem do Horizonte – A Travessia (Beyond the Horizon – The Crossing), which recalls early 20th-century Portuguese aeronauts Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinho as the first aviators to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a single leg.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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The space will document the stories of aviators, veterans and civilians whose lives intersected with the base from World War II through the Vietnam War.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Birdmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdmen. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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