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Recent Examples of test pilot
But once a test pilot is done with his job, everyone else who flies that plane doesn’t have to worry.
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J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
Notably, the two test pilots for the inaugural crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft — NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — were once again left behind for the simple reason that they were not assigned to that specific spacecraft.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft touched down on Earth early Saturday morning, with two test pilots left behind in space until next year over NASA's concerns that their return was too risky.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024
In movies the test pilot kicks the tires and goes, that whole romantic Chuck Yeager thing.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
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J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
Notably, the two test pilots for the inaugural crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft — NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — were once again left behind for the simple reason that they were not assigned to that specific spacecraft.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft touched down on Earth early Saturday morning, with two test pilots left behind in space until next year over NASA's concerns that their return was too risky.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024
In movies the test pilot kicks the tires and goes, that whole romantic Chuck Yeager thing.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for test pilot
Noun
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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
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It was designed with the help of Alaskan bush pilot Tommy Thompson in 1952.—
Matthew Every,
Field & Stream,
4 Jan. 2024
Noun
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That might reassure some people impressed by videos of SpaceX’s rockets, but on Tuesday afternoon, Musk, who did qualify for a private pilot certificate in 2002, seemed baffled by some of the basics of air travel.—
Andrew Perez,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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The foundation is currently operating its own pilot programs as well as ongoing initiatives with a range of partners, including LVMH and Harlem’s Fashion Row, the Royal College of Arts and the Virgil Abloh Post-Modern Scholarship Fund, administered by the Fashion Scholarship Fund.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The company said there were four crew members and two passengers on the plane at the time – a pilot, copilot, physician, paramedic, pediatric patient and her mother.—
Anders Hagstrom,
Fox News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Here's who is eligible, how to file Air ambulance passengers, flight crew identified While Philadelphia recovers, the families of the six people aboard the plane − a pilot and copilot, two medical personnel, a patient and her mother −mourn.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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San Diego Padres' ace Dylan Cease is entering the final year of his contract with the Padres.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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At the 2024 Australian Open, 7.9 percent of Sabalenka’s serves were aces; at the 2025 tournament, 3.4 percent.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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