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Recent Examples of test pilot
During its first test flight, part of the mounting failed on takeoff and the test pilot safely brought the car/plane back to earth.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
That record was beat just three years later when 90-year-old former Air Force test pilot Ed Dwight flew on a Blue Origin Rocket.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
With Archer’s chief test pilot, Jeff Greenwood, at the helm, Midnight cruised at speeds up to 125 mph and reached a maximum altitude of over 1,500 feet.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
The two test pilots were originally set to return on Boeing's Starliner capsule, but critical failures during its first crewed flight forced NASA to extend their stay and transfer them to SpaceX for their journey home.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
That record was beat just three years later when 90-year-old former Air Force test pilot Ed Dwight flew on a Blue Origin Rocket.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
With Archer’s chief test pilot, Jeff Greenwood, at the helm, Midnight cruised at speeds up to 125 mph and reached a maximum altitude of over 1,500 feet.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
The two test pilots were originally set to return on Boeing's Starliner capsule, but critical failures during its first crewed flight forced NASA to extend their stay and transfer them to SpaceX for their journey home.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for test pilot
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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.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
16 Mar. 2025
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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.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At Holland State Park, which is run by the state and hasn’t seen lifeguards in three decades, there’s talk among Park Township officials of implementing a lifeguard pilot program.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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Delta shared that there were nine crew members onboard—two pilots and seven flight attendants—along with 226 passengers.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
21 July 2025
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In 2014, four Air Force servicemen were killed after a flock of Canadian geese reportedly flew through their helicopter’s windshield, knocking the pilot and copilot unconscious.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
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This is not chatbots and copilots, this is a case of AI agents with yellow hard hats.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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As a reminder, as recently as last September and October, that version was good enough to be a playoff ace.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 July 2025
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Instead, the ace spent part of his pregame routine talking about the blister that forced him to make an early exit in his last start before the All-Star break.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
18 July 2025
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