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bush pilot

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Recent Examples of bush pilot Inspired by post-war bush pilots in Northern Canada, this bomber jacket nods to the durability, warmth, and flexibility those pilots relied on to work the runways in freezing weather. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025 It was designed with the help of Alaskan bush pilot Tommy Thompson in 1952. — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024 In fact, the creek's orange color was what led a bush pilot to report the likelihood of valuable minerals there in the 1960s. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024 But never underestimate an Arctic bush pilot. — Maggie Shipstead, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2019 See All Example Sentences for bush pilot

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After a test pilot taxied the aircraft from a hangar at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, the X-59 jet took off and landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
After serving in the military for 15 years — including as a Navy test pilot — he was selected by NASA for its 21st class of astronauts in 2013.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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