pilot An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its Aircraft flight control system, directional flight controls. Some other aircrew, aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are al ...

is a person who flies or navigates an aircraft. Pilot or The Pilot may also refer to:

Common meanings

Maritime pilot A maritime pilot, marine pilot, harbor pilot, port pilot, ship pilot, or simply pilot, is a mariner who has specific knowledge of an often dangerous or congested waterway, such as harbors or river mouths. Maritime pilots know local details s ...

, a person who guides ships through hazardous waters *

Television pilot A television pilot (also known as a pilot or a pilot episode and sometimes marketed as a tele-movie) in United Kingdom and United States television, is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell a show to a television netwo ...

, a television episode used to sell a series to a television network *

Pilot experiment A pilot experiment, pilot study, pilot test or pilot project is a small-scale preliminary study conducted to evaluate feasibility, duration, cost, adverse events, and improve upon the study design prior to performance of a full-scale research pr ...

, a small-scale preliminary study conducted prior to a full-scale research project

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional characters

* Pilot (''Farscape''), a member of a race known as Pilots * Jennifer "Pilot" Chase, a character in the Canadian-American science fiction-action television series '' Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future''

Film and television

* ''Pilot'' (2024 film), a 2024 South Korean film * ''Pilots'' (film), a 2000 Malayalam film * ''The Pilot'' (film), a 1980 film * "The Pilot" (''Doctor Who''), the first episode of the 10th series ** The Pilot episode (Doctor Who), the first episode of the British science-fiction television series * "The Pilot" (''Seinfeld''), the finale of the 4th season * '' The Pilot. A Battle for Survival'', a 2021 Russian film *

, a trial episode of a show

Literature

* '' The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea'', an 1824 novel by James Fenimore Cooper * "Pilot" (short story), a 1993 short story by Stephen Baxter * ''The Pilot,'' a 1976 novel by Robert P. Davis

Publications

* ''Pilot'' (British magazine), a general aviation magazine * ''The Pilot'' (Massachusetts newspaper), the official newspaper of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, U.S. * ''The Pilot'' (North Carolina newspaper), a semiweekly newspaper * ''

The Pilot News ''The Pilot News'' is a six-day-a-week daily newspaper serving Plymouth, Indiana, United States, and the surrounding area, with a circulation of 4,435. Covering local news and sports both online and in print, it delivers Monday through Saturday ...

'', a newspaper serving Plymouth, Indiana, U.S. * ''

The Virginian-Pilot ''The Virginian-Pilot'' is the daily newspaper for Hampton Roads, Virginia. Commonly known as ''The Pilot'', it is Virginia's largest daily. It serves the five cities of South Hampton Roads as well as several smaller towns across southeast Virgi ...

'', the daily newspaper of Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. * ''The Pilot'' (Dublin newspaper), published 1830s–1840s by

Eaton Stannard Barrett Eaton Stannard Barrett (1786 – 20 March 1820) was an Irish poet and author of political satires. He also wrote a comic novel: ''The Heroine; or, Adventures of a Fair Romance Reader'' (1813). Career Born in County Cork, son of Richard Barre ...

's brother Richard

Music

Bands

Pilot (Scottish band) Pilot are a Scottish rock group, formed in 1973 in Edinburgh by David Paton and Billy Lyall. They achieved considerable mainstream success during 1974–1975, primarily with the release of " Magic" which reached number one in Canada, five on ...

, a Scottish rock group *

Pilot (Russian band) Pilot, also known as PilOt () is a Russian rock band from Saint Petersburg, founded by Ilya Knabengof in 1997. History The roots of the band stretch back to 1994, at which point it was called Military Jane. In April and May 2022, Pilot parti ...

, a Russian rock band

EPs

* ''Pilot'' (Mallory Knox EP), 2011 * ''Pilot'' (Reuben EP), 2001 * ''Pilot'', a 2014 EP by

Amber Run Amber Run are a British indie rock band from Nottingham, composed of Joshua "Joe" Keogh, Tom Sperring, and Henry Wyeth. The band have released three full-length albums, three mini-albums, and five EPs. Initially called Amber, they later changed ...

Songs

* "Pilot" (song), by 50 Cent, 2014 * "Pilots" (song), a 2001 song by Goldfrapp * "The Pilot" (song), by Double Experience, 2017 * "Pilot", a song by Aldous Harding from the 2019 album ''

Designer A designer is a person who plans the form or structure of something before it is made, by preparing drawings or plans. In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, products, processes, laws, games, graphics, services, or exper ...

'' * "Pilot", a song by Blue Cheer from the 1970 album '' The Original Human Being'' * "Pilot", a song by the Notwist from the 2002 album ''

Neon Golden ''Neon Golden'' is the fifth studio album by German indie rock band The Notwist. It was released on 14 January 2002 by City Slang. Composition ''Neon Golden'' is rooted in the experimental musical style that The Notwist had moved towards on the ...

'' * "Pilot", a song by Ravyn Lenae from the 2024 album ''

Bird's Eye Birds Eye is an international brand of frozen foods founded in the United States and now owned by Conagra Brands in the United States, by Nomad Foods in Europe, and Simplot in Australia. The former Birds Eye Company Ltd., originally named "Bi ...

'' * "The Pilot", a 1976 song by England Dan & John Ford Coley from '' I Hear Music''

Businesses

* Pilot (pen company), a Japanese pen manufacturer * Pilot (studio), a Russian animation studio * Pilot Flying J, a North American chain of truck stops * Pilot Company, an American petroleum company * Pilot Software, an American business intelligence vendor

People

* Pilot (surname), including a list of people with the name * Pilot Baba, nickname of Kapil Singh (1938–2024), Indian spiritual guru and former fighter pilot

Places

* Pilot, Davidson County, North Carolina, U.S. * Pilot, Franklin County, North Carolina, U.S. * Pilot, Virginia, U.S. * Pilot (župa), a county of Serbia in the Middle Ages * Pilot Glacier, Victoria Land, Antarctica * Pilot Island, in Lake Michigan, Wisconsin, U.S. * Pilot Mountain (disambiguation) * Pilot Township (disambiguation)

Science and technology

PILOT An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its Aircraft flight control system, directional flight controls. Some other aircrew, aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are al ...

, a high-level programming language developed in the 1960s * Pilot (operating system), designed by Xerox PARC in the 1970s *

PalmPilot The PalmPilot Personal and PalmPilot Professional are the second generation of Palm PDA devices produced by Palm Inc (then a subsidiary of U.S. Robotics, later 3Com). These devices were launched on March 10, 1997. Accessories and pricing ...

, a personal digital assistant produced by Palm, Inc.

Sports

* Portland Pilots, the nickname for athletics at the University of Portland, U.S. *

Seattle Pilots The Seattle Pilots were an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, during the 1969 Major League Baseball season. During their single-season existence, the Pilots played their home games at Sick's Stadium and were a me ...

, a 1969 American baseball team that became the Milwaukee Brewers

Transportation

Automobiles

* Ford Pilot, a 1947–1951 American-British mid-size car * Honda Pilot, a 2003–present Japanese-American mid-size SUV *

LDV Pilot The LDV Pilot was the final model in a series of panel vans produced from 1974 to 2005, originally launched as the 1974 Leyland Sherpa, which was developed by the Austin-Morris division of British Leyland and derived from earlier light commercia ...

, a 1997–2006 British panel van * MG Pilot, a 2020–present British-Chinese compact SUV * Rover Pilot, a British car produced 1932–33

Automotive marques

* Pilot Motor Car Company, early 1900s American automobiles with the Pilot marque * Pilot Cars Limited, early 1900s British automobiles with the Pilot marque * Pilotmotorenwerke Bannewitz, early 1920s German automobiles with the Pilot marque

Ships and boats

* ''Pilot'' (1813 ship), a convict transport to Australia * ''Pilot'' (1914 boat), a pilot boat and museum ship in San Diego, California, U.S. * ''Pilot'' (1924 boat), a pilot boat in Boston * ''Pilot'' (icebreaker), a Russian icebreaker ship, converted in 1864

Trains

Pilot (locomotive attachment) A cowcatcher, also known as a pilot, is the device mounted at the front of a locomotive to deflect obstacles on the track that might otherwise damage or derail it or the train. In the UK, small metal bars called ''life-guards'', ''rail gua ...

, or cowcatcher, a device mounted at the front of a locomotive to deflect obstacles * Pilot locomotive for

double heading In railroad terminology, double heading indicates the use of two locomotives at the front of a train, each operated individually by its own crew. The practice of triple-heading involves the use of three locomotives. The practice of multi-head ...

, an additional engine for additional traction, motive power, etc * Station pilot, a shunting engine based at a major passenger station

Other uses

* , several Royal Navy ships *

PILOT (finance) A payment in lieu of taxes, abbreviated as PILT or PILOT, is a payment made to compensate a government for some or all of the property tax revenue lost due to tax exempt ownership or use of real property. Canada In Canada, payment in lieu of taxes ...

, in public finance, a payment in lieu of taxes