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aircraft pilot
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person controlling an aircraft in flight
An aircraft pilot is a person who controls and operates an airplane while it's flying. This role matters because pilots are responsible for safely transporting passengers and cargo through the air, making them essential to modern aviation and travel.
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Research
2,701 papers- Multinational comparison study of aircraft pilot healthcare avoidance behaviour.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2023Hoffman WR, Patel PK, Aden J et al.DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqad091
- Copycats in Pilot Aircraft-Assisted Suicides after the Germanwings Incident.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Laukkala T, Vuorio A, Bor R et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15030491
- Using machine learning methods and EEG to discriminate aircraft pilot cognitive workload during flight.Scientific reports · 2023Taheri Gorji H, Wilson N, VanBree J et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29647-0
- Aircraft-Assisted Pilot Suicides in the General Aviation Increased for One-Year Period after 11 September 2001 Attack in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Vuorio A, Laukkala T, Junttila I et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15112525
- The role of visual conditions and aircraft type on different aspects of pilot workload.Applied ergonomics · 2024Biernacki MP, Lewkowicz RDOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104268
- Pilot Ultraviolet A Exposures in the Cockpit of Flying Commercial Aircraft.Aerospace medicine and human performance · 2025Emslie NA, Liley JB, Johnston PDOI: 10.3357/AMHP.6647.2025
- To fly as a pilot after cardiac surgery.European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery · 2018Syburra T, Nicol E, Mitchell S et al.DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx346
- Denial and Delusions of an Aircraft Pilot with Alcohol Dependence: a Case Report.Psychiatria Danubina · 2023Khayar I, Ramos Dos Santos Serafim AS, Piccirelli N et al.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- profession
- Image
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- Field of occupation
- aviation
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- female form of label
- aviadora
- male form of label
- پيلوط
- topic's main category
- Category:Occupations in aviation
- Commons category
- Aviators
- category for eponymous categories
- Category:Wikipedia categories named after aviators
- item operated
- aircraft
- topic has template
- Template:Infobox aviator
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Encyclopedic overview
U.S. Army Air Forces test pilot Lt. F.W. "Mike" Hunter wearing a flight suit in October 1942
An aircraft pilot, or aviator, is an individual who controls an aircraft's flight by operating its directional controls. Other aircrew members, such as navigators and flight engineers, are also considered aviators because they assist in operating the aircraft’s navigation and engine systems. Aircrew members like drone operators, flight attendants, mechanics, and ground crew are not classified as aviators.
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