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On August 19, after climbers and supplies had been organized and a weather window opened up, Alaskan bush pilot Don Sheldon flew the team straight into the Kahiltna Glacier at 9,800 feet to start climbing—nearly three thousand feet above the usual base camp elevation.
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Maya Silver, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 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
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Maya Silver, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bush pilot
Noun
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Glover, a Navy test pilot, was the first Black astronaut to live and work aboard the space station in 2020 and 2021.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Wiseman, 50, was born in Baltimore and had a career as a naval aviator and test pilot before being chosen as an astronaut candidate in 2009.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The pilot and copilot who died in the first fatal crash at LaGuardia in 34 years were both based out of Canada, said Kathryn Garcia, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The pilot and copilot who died in the first fatal crash at LaGuardia in 34 years were both based out of Canada, said Kathryn Garcia, executive director of the Port Authority.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Bush pilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bush%20pilot. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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