pilot An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...

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

Maritime pilot A maritime pilot, marine pilot, harbor pilot, port pilot, ship pilot, or simply pilot, is a mariner who maneuvers ships through dangerous or congested waters, such as harbors or river mouths. Maritime pilots are regarded as skilled profession ...

, 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 States television, is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell a show to a television network or other distr ...

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

Pilot experiment A pilot study, pilot project, pilot test, or pilot experiment 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 and entertainment

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 ''Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future'' is a science fiction-action television series, merging live action with animation based on computer-generated images, that ran for 22 episodes in Canadian and American syndication. A toy line was ...

Film and television

* ''Pilots'' (film), a 2000 Malayalam film * ''The Pilot'' (film), a 1980 film * "The Pilot" (''Doctor Who''), an episode of the 10th series * "The Pilot" (''Seinfeld''), the finale of the 4th season * ''

The Pilot. A Battle for Survival ''The Pilot. A Battle for Survival'' (russian: Лётчик, Lyotchik) is a 2021 Russian World War II films, WWII film written and directed by Renat Davletyarov, based on the real events surrounding pilot Aleksey Maresyev during World War II (know ...

'', a 2021 Russian film

Literature

* "Pilot" (short story), by Stephen Baxter, 1993 * ''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'', a newspaper serving Plymouth, Indiana, U.S. * ''

The Virginian-Pilot ''The Virginian-Pilot'' is the daily newspaper for Norfolk, 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 Virgini ...

'', the daily newspaper of Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. * ''The Pilot'' (Dublin newspaper), published 1830s–1840s by Eaton Stannard Barrett's brother Richard * ''The Pilot,'' a 1976 novel by Robert P. Davis * '' The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea'', an 1824 novel by James Fenimore Cooper

Music

Bands

Pilot (band) Pilot were a Scottish rock group, formed in 1973 in Edinburgh by David Paton and Billy Lyall. They are best known for their songs "January", " Magic", "Just a Smile" and "Call Me Round". Career Paton and Lyall had briefly been substitute ...

, a Scottish rock group *

Pilot (Russian band) Pilot, also known as PilOt (russian: Пилот, ПилОт) is a Russian rock band from Saint Petersburg, founded by Ilja Knabengof in 1997. History The roots of the band stretch back to 1994, at which point it was called Military Jane. In t ...

, a Russian rock band

EPs

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

Amber Run Amber Run is a British indie rock band from Nottingham, UK 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" (50 Cent song), 2014 * "Pilot", a song by Blue Cheer from the 1970 album ''

The Original Human Being ''The Original Human Being'' is Blue Cheer's fifth album. It was released in 1970 and shows Blue Cheer exploring a more psychedelic and laid‑back rock and roll with horn sections on a few of the songs. This album features a very unusual, and di ...

'' * "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 t ...

'' * "Pilots" (song), by Goldfrapp, 2001 * "The Pilot", a 1976 song by England Dan & John Ford Coley from ''

I Hear Music "I Hear Music" is a popular song composed by Burton Lane, with lyrics by Frank Loesser for the Paramount Pictures movie ''Dancing on a Dime'' (1940). In the film it was performed by Robert Paige, Peter Lind Hayes, Frank Jenks and Eddie Quillan. N ...

'' * "The Pilot" (Double Experience song), 2017

Businesses and organizations

Pilot (educational organization) Pilot is an organization that hosts educational workshops for students (usually focused on the high school demographic) to teach them practical skills in computer science and entrepreneurship. Students break into teams and work to build a prototy ...

, teaching practical skills in computer science and entrepreneurship *

Pilot (pen company) is a Japanese pen manufacturer based in Tokyo, Japan. It produces writing instruments, stationery and jewelry, but is best known for its pens. It is the largest pen manufacturer in Japan, with competition globally from other pen companies like ...

, a Japanese pen manufacturer * Pilot (studio), a Russian animation studio *

Pilot Flying J Pilot Travel Centers LLC, doing business as Pilot Flying J, is a North American chain of truck stops in the United States and Canada. The company is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where Pilot Corporation, the majority owner, is based. The compan ...

, a North American chain of truck stops *

Pilot Software Pilot Software, Inc. is a long-time United States business intelligence vendor that now focuses on operational performance management. SAP AG acquired Pilot Software in February 2007 and Pilot Software's product, PilotWorks, has been rebranded SAP ...

, an American business intelligence vendor

People

* Pilot (surname), including a list of people with the name * Pilot Baba (born 1938), an Indian spiritual guru and former fighter pilot

Places

Pilot, Davidson County, North Carolina Pilot is a populated place in Davidson County, North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Vi ...

, U.S. *

Pilot, Franklin County, North Carolina Pilot is an unincorporated community in southern Franklin County, North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It ...

, U.S. * Pilot, Virginia, U.S. * Pilot (župa), a county of Serbia in the Middle Ages * Pilot Glacier, Victoria Land, Antarctica *

Pilot Island Pilot Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the Town of Washington, in Door County, Wisconsin; it is part of Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located in ...

, 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 directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...

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

Sports

Portland Pilots The Portland Pilots is the nickname for athletics at the University of Portland. The Pilots compete in the West Coast Conference (WCC) at the NCAA Division I level. History The Pilots started to gain attention when Clive Charles began coachi ...

, the nickname for athletics at the University of Portland, U.S. * Seattle Pilots, a 1969 American baseball team that became the Milwaukee Brewers

Transportation

Automobiles

Pilot (automobile) There were three automobiles called Pilot in the brass car and vintage car eras. An American Pilot was built from 1909 to 1924 in Richmond, Indiana. A British Pilot was built from 1909 to 1914 in London, England and a German Pilot built from 1 ...

, the name of three different automobiles of the early 1900s *

Ford Pilot The Ford Pilot Model E71A is a medium-sized car that was built by Ford UK from August 1947 to 1951. It was effectively replaced in 1951 with the launch of Ford UK's Zephyr Six and Consul models, though V8 Pilots were still offered for sale, bei ...

, a 1947–1951 American-British mid-size car *

Honda Pilot The Honda Pilot is a mid-size crossover SUV with three-row seating manufactured by Honda since 2002. Primarily aimed at the North American market, the Pilot is the largest SUV produced by Honda. Pilots are currently manufactured in Lincoln, Al ...

, a 2003–present Japanese-American mid-size SUV *

LDV Pilot The LDV Pilot is a panel van that was produced by LDV Limited from 1996 until 2005, and closely based on preceding models dating back to the 1974 Leyland Sherpa (which were in turn related to older models). The Pilot was available in capacities ...

, a 1997–2006 British panel van * MG Pilot, a 2020–present British-Chinese compact SUV

Ships

* ''Pilot'' (1813 ship), a convict transport to Australia * ''Pilot'' (boat), a pilot boat and museum ship in San Diego, California, U.S. * ''Pilot'' (icebreaker), the Russian icebreaker ship, converted in 1864 * , the name of several Royal Navy ships

Trains

Pilot (locomotive) 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 guard ...

, or cowcatcher, a device mounted at the front of a locomotive to deflect obstacles * Station pilot, a shunting engine based at a major passenger station

Other uses

* PILOT (finance), in public finance, a payment in lieu of taxes