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Recent Examples of test pilot
Like many others before him — including Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon — Glover cut his teeth as a test pilot out in the Mojave.
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Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Pilot Victor Glover A Navy aviator and test pilot, Victor Glover, 49, was the pilot for the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Meir and Fedyaev have each logged a long-duration stay aboard the station while Hathaway, a former F/A-18E carrier pilot, and Adenot, a French air force helicopter test pilot, are making their first space flight.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Washington — The pilots in a deadly business jet crash in Michigan were performing a test flight themselves, following repairs, instead of waiting for a test pilot, when the aircraft plunged into woods near Lansing, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report Thursday.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Pilot Victor Glover A Navy aviator and test pilot, Victor Glover, 49, was the pilot for the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Meir and Fedyaev have each logged a long-duration stay aboard the station while Hathaway, a former F/A-18E carrier pilot, and Adenot, a French air force helicopter test pilot, are making their first space flight.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Washington — The pilots in a deadly business jet crash in Michigan were performing a test flight themselves, following repairs, instead of waiting for a test pilot, when the aircraft plunged into woods near Lansing, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report Thursday.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for test pilot
Noun
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Each week, about 20 guests embark on a fishing trip of a lifetime here, supported by 28 staff members, including seasoned guides, bush pilots, and a chef.—
Kim Cross,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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With the incessant storms that year, bush pilots said red lights would be easier to see than the current blue ones.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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Faster response from above The drone is controlled by a pilot at the department and can often get to a call before officers on the ground.—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The major milestone flight test, performed by chief pilot Simon Davies on April 14, was conducted under oversight from the civil aviation Design Organization Approval.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 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 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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Sumner, Gilbert, and drummer Stephen Morris have carried on, while bassist Peter Hook quit to start his own ace live band, the Light, playing the exact same catalog on rival tours.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
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Should the Red Sox be worried about their ace?—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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