| 单词 | pilot |
| 例句 | She’d hang a cloth cockpit cover on one side of the wing to shield her aircraft’s pilot and navigator from the wind. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Aeronautics’ evolution from a wobbly infancy to a strapping adolescence gave rise to the professions of aeronautical engineer and test pilot. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He had seen the pilot use it, had seen him depress the switch at his belt, so Brian pushed the switch in and blew into the mike. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The man tapped the pilot's shoulder and pointed down. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z By the time I had gotten my hands on an airplane, the test pilots had already wrung it out and had made sure that it was safe for me to fly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only our family and the pilot, who was busy adjusting his earphones under his hat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilot said the plane couldn’t wait for them, but that was okay with Percy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z ‘The giant has stopped,’ the young pilot said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who said anything about being a pilot, Mom?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can’t get closer to the station than this?” said the President, leaning forward to let his voice carry to the pilot. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A former all-around world aerobatics champion, she was qualified to pilot 20 types of aircraft. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Some of the pilots were drifting back from the bar, still laughing at the rare faux pas of a colonel’s wife calling her husband at happy hour. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Communists captured Father, so why would any pilot choose their side? Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Bull Meecham died as a pilot, as a Marine, as a Marine fighter pilot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z William Faulkner added his pilot’s know-how to the scenario, getting technical as he described exactly what Tania would have to do to make her plane turn and swoop and dive. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I am Ayesha Farooq, and I’m Pakistan’s first female fighter pilot. I scored the highest possible marks on my air force exam, and I say instead of looking up to role models, be one yourself.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He had to pilot carefully and keep the little engine beating hard to make any headway. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is a pilot standing by to leave at a moment’s notice,” Grandmother said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z As Arisue’s plane circled above what appeared to be a smoking, ash-gray desert, the pilot pointed down. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And in the fiery skies above Russia, women drop bombs and fly fighter planes in aerial combat against German pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The intention craft was being piloted by Mrs. Coulter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The plane then coasts out over the back bay, Balboa Island, and the Newport Peninsula before the pilot pushes the engines back to full and resumes the climb-out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In a portrait of “Three Russian Women” for his book The Curtain Rises, published in 1944, he describes her incredible career as a fighter pilot at Stalingrad. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In fact since Brian had come to the small airport in Hampton, New York to meet the plane—driven by his mother—the pilot had spoken only five words to him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I needed something that could hold a flame, some kind of pilot light. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Katya were both granted the special status of okhotnik, or “free hunter”—a fighter pilot who could use her initiative to go searching for enemy aircraft or ground forces to attack. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilot was circling, waiting to see if the weather might suddenly clear so he could land. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” said one of the pilots, “they’re not trying to kill us.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Now when they teamed up with other Soviet pilots in the air, everyone would know there were women flying with them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In 1927, when Charles Lindbergh made his groundbreaking first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic, less than 1 percent of American pilots were women. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I hope to become a pilot so I can escape the pressures of my life and rise above all the tension that surrounds me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Each of these women, on her own, gauged the wind of her nation and used it to help her sister pilots get off the ground. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Maddie’s prediction came true: the engine stopped and the smoke drifted away, and now the pilot was clearly planning to put his damaged rig down in the field right in front of them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The German antiaircraft searchlights, which completely ruined your night vision, were a horror to the bomber pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Flags waved and film cameras rolled, and a military band played as the pilots stepped out of the plane and began walking down a stairway onto a red carpet. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z After several minutes, when I hear an exchange between Plutarch and the pilot confirming that the airspace is clear, I begin to relax a little. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But they couldn’t see the planes, and the pilots couldn’t see the landing lights. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about how the children who lived in this house had been burned up and blown apart because a pilot who didn’t care pushed a button. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She heard a lot of cursing from the front before the pilot pulled himself together and reset his course. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The pilot was the older faranji woman, and the fourth passenger... Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When the pilot had jerked he had moved the plane, but Brian could not remember how much or if it had come back to its original course. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z For the rest of her life, pilot Yevgeniya Zhigulenko never forgot finding a small boy with a haunted, thin face and huge green eyes alone in a deserted village. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z An official order was made for women pilots from civil aviation and Osoaviakhim to report to an assembly point in Moscow, where Marina would take charge of them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When the pilots sat in the cockpit and worked their way through the written checklists that flight crews follow on every significant point of procedure, those checklists were in English. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Mary helped her son refine the vehicle until they possessed something that could roll down the street with its pilot, as the racers were known, in the drivers seat. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z A tricky situation needs to be resolved through a complex series of steps — and somehow the pilots fail to coordinate and miss one of them. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Chestnutt waited for her to answer, too, and finally the pilot threw one hand up in the air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Aleksandr let himself out of the hatch in the gunner’s rear cabin, but when Nina tried to open the canopy over the pilot and navigator’s cockpit, the release catch broke off. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z For over a year, the male French pilots of the Normandie-Niemen Regiment, flying dangerous Soviet Yaks, frequently served as fighter escorts for the women of the 125th Guards in their powerful Pe-2 dive-bombers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “It’s just as bad,” the pilot assured them from his seat under a plastic shade. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They were proud of themselves and of their pilot, agog for the family pleasures which were in store. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Bad weather had confused its pilots, who flew into a snowy Utah mountain at cruising speed. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I told little Billy here that they were using the big bombing planes an awful lot. His uncle is a bomber pilot. He’s probably flying his plane right now.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The flying machine thundered closer, and she glimpsed an inhuman face staring at her from the pilot seat. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The pilot lay flat on his stomach on the bottom wing. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It was nosed into the reeds and the pilot opened the window and asked them to aim the plane around so it could taxi out and take off. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z With a dramatic flourish, he placed a black airline pilot’s bag on the table. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The flight engineer called some figures to the pilot, who confirmed them, and Lord Roke sank back into the shadows, holding tight to the struts and beams as the airship plunged and tilted. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Donovan made scant acknowledgment and passed into the pilot room to take over the controls from Sam Evans. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Eight women came, thrilled that a female pilot was finally getting the chance they had been denied so long ago and perhaps a little sad that they weren't flying along with her. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Focusing on Jerrie’s blonde ponytail and freckles, the media wrote about the "girl" who would fly into space, not the accomplished pilot. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The pilot cut the speed and began the complex business of adjusting the height. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In Fischer’s and Orasanu’s minds, there were at least six ways to try to persuade the pilot to change course and avoid the bad weather, each with a different level of mitigation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Horrified and unable to help from the ground where they waited, the pilots of the Rodina had to watch the terrible accident happen. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z There were so many of the Luftwaffe planes that at first the young Soviet pilots thought the black dots in the southwestern sky must be birds. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Because it was a long flight, there were two other pilots. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z When the pilot was taken out into the field for testing, the same thing happened. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the plane lurched slightly to the right and Brian looked at the pilot He was rubbing his shoulder again and there was the sudden smell of body gas in the plane. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z What did come back, eventually, was a second C.I.D. man, masquerading as a pilot. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The commander of the front himself sent a telegram to the regiment, congratulating the two pilots on their fearlessness and airmanship: they had turned away forty-two enemy bombers, and shot down four of them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Marina decided to introduce the factory technicians to the pilots who’d be flying their planes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z For the fighter pilots of the 586th, this meant that every single one of their aircraft was constantly in use. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Brian let go of the controls and moved his feet away from the pedals as the pilot put his hands on the wheel. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Marisol’s dad was a salesman and her mom was a pilot. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The headset came easily, but the microphone switch at the pilot’s belt was jammed in and he had to pull to get it loose. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z If the pilot could see her he might send help. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sergeant Artur Gartner, a Luftwaffe pilot, said that most Germans were shocked to discover that there were Soviet women fighting against them in the air. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z NYU has accepted me with scholarships, with the condition of participating in a special study and pilot program for first-generation college students. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z One by one, the pilots and navigators of the 588th eventually straggled into their new airfield. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Also I didn’t have 20/20 vision, which you needed to be a pilot. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The first time the Communist airplane flew over Hankow on its way to Wuchang, I ran outside and shook my fist at the pilot and shouted all the Chinese swear words I knew. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He played Old Maid with Karen and Matt with the same competitiveness as when he battled Japanese pilots in the Pacific. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the fall of 1942, the two squadrons of the 586th were joined by a third squadron of male pilots, along with their ground crew. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They had been at die pilot all this time, almost two months, nibbling and chewing and all that remained was the not quite cleaned skull and when he looked up it wobbled loosely. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Zack straps himself into the pilot’s seat and looks over the gauges as if he knows what he’s doing. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The pilot watched it rear up in the window, but nothing could interest him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Marina divided the young women into pilots, navigators, and technicians. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Often, Ben had watched Jim Don walking the halls of school escorted by Ansley and a school of pilot fish mainly composed of third string football players. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The shuttle trembles, a sign that back on the ship, Crick’s hand piloting us remotely is doing the same. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Even veteran U-2 pilots like Powers found it thrilling to take off in the powerful jet plane. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z There were large photos of downed planes and captured pilots. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He needed the money, and he was disappointed he couldn’t go to war himself—for William Faulkner was a pilot. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He could pilot the plane from there, if he could see around Grandma. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z An explosive cheer went through the room as all the pilots headed for the bar to order their free round of drinks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Now there was a constant odor, and Brian took another look at the pilot, found him rubbing the shoulder and down the arm now, the left arm, letting go more gas and wincing. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z McCandless stayed with Westerberg for three days, riding out with his crew each morning as the workers piloted their lumbering machines across the ocean of ripe blond grain. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Japanese pilots were no longer just dropping bombs and strafing. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “He went to war,” the fighter pilot with the golden mustache surmised. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It crashes into the sea off Parame, and its American pilot wades ashore to be taken prisoner. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The pilots who use it are called the Moon Squadron—they fly by moonlight and only by moonlight. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Meliton Naranjo was sitting in the doorway of the chopper, desultorily hunched over, smoking a cigarette; the pilot had stretched out on the grass nearby. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a real big grin and was glowing from head to toe, as if she’d just gotten her pilot’s license. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In addition to becoming the public voice of the program, Jackie began her own recruiting and submitted 11 names for testing, including twin pilots Jan and Marion Dietrich. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The pilots who flew the suicide missions thought they were flying with that holy wind. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because that’s your mission. Your mission is to love the fighter pilot, cook good meals, police up the house, and raise superior children.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The other pilots crowded around him and did likewise. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But using her hands as planes, Lilya was able to describe the maneuvering of their aerial dogfight blow by blow, and the German pilot had to admit that this novice fighter had defeated him. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He even talked about being a pilot one day. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Here is my hope for the younger pilots,” Bull continued, eyeing the lieutenants and captains. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Po-2 pilots flew using visual flight references only—they couldn’t navigate or even fly level if they couldn’t see the horizon. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z "It would be safer to leave the Ares 4 crew in Hermes and only send the pilot down with the MDV. But that would mean giving up the mission, and they'd rather risk death." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z What they had in common was that they were all expert pilots with at least a commercial rating and more than 2,000 hours of flying time. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z A show, yes, a show on television about air force pilots and some kind of course they took. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been consumed and out of control, every part of him wanting to destroy that pilot. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The pilot had flown away, perhaps thinking I was just another native fisherman waving at an aircraft I knew that the color of my skin was very dark now. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been a pilot with Korean Air for almost four years after coming over from the Korean Air Force. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The four of them had written a letter together begging Marina to help them become combat pilots, and they joined the 122nd Air Group together. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Those flowers on the wings of an aircraft at rest boasted: I am a woman and I am a combat pilot. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A Renaissance man of the plains, he is a farmer, welder, businessman, machinist, ace mechanic, commodities speculator, licensed airplane pilot, computer programmer, electronics troubleshooter, video-game repairman. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Start your engines,” the A-4 pilot’s voice resounded through the room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilot was not going to waste his precious load on a lone figure in a field. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The director applauded what PIH was doing, but the foundation had already committed $13 million to pilot projects throughout Russia, where TB was deemed to be a more serious problem than in Lima. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The wireless operator could see, through the shattered Plexiglas of the cockpit, the young pilot desperately trying to free his dead navigator from a torn and bloody helmet. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z But even the future night bomber pilots who would fly the familiar little Po-2s had a big challenge to face. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Beryl was there to catch the dragging weight of the pilot’s senseless body. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The pilot made an emergency landing in a grassy area covered with two feet of water. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “We are approaching Andrews Air Force Base,” the pilot announced. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z What if there was something about the pilots’ being Colombian that led to that crash? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Even today, a pilot is trained to learn emergency flight procedures as a memorized sequence, so that if your engine fails, you have an automatic routine to help you ward off panic and land safely. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z With a gentle landing he might have had time to help the pilot, get the survival pack out. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z He wears white condor flight gloves with elaborate gold fining, which means he’s already completed fighter pilot training. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z A great loss, however, was the death of the trusty pilot Palinurus who was drowned as they neared the end of their perils by sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In his bones he could feel war with Cuba an inevitability and he constantly exhorted the young pilots to hone their skills because he felt that their day of fire was very near. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The new language of Korean Air was English, and if you wanted to remain a pilot at the company, you had to be fluent in that language. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He was like a pilot in his cockpit. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Their reinforcements settled in, some of the more senior pilots and navigators were promoted, and the three-person flight crews got changed around. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She became a missionary pilot, flying supplies to people in the Amazon region of South America. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The pilots throttled back the engines and all nine helicopters landed safely on the great yellow wasteland. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They were traveling now, singing the lead song, driving deep into an American night toward a base where the great silver planes rested, waiting for their pilots. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not that the pilot has to negotiate some critical technical maneuver and fails. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As their plane came over the town, a-dense fog rolled in and the pilot had circled for almost an hour. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad had no interest in a life like that, so he left Welch when he was seventeen to join the air force and become a pilot. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He hung that way for several minutes, choking and heaving and gasping for air, fighting to clear the picture of die pilot from his mind. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z But she’d already learned Morse code and a bit about radio transmission as part of her training for her pilot’s “A” license. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Give me a kiss good-bye, fighter pilot,” Mamaw said, an almost forgotten shadow standing by the side of the car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This would make women incapable of safely piloting airplanes, jets, or spacecraft. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Most of the pilots and technicians of Raskova’s regiments were educated at least to high school level, and many of them had some university education as well. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In the morning, a pilot came on board to take them up the Tagus River. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They had designed all these in the laboratory and finished a single pilot model of each just before the war began. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z It would be a float plane and it would land on the water and come across the lake and the pilot would be amazed that he was alive after all these days. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward the pilot flew north and received a medal. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes pilots or stewards tucked the tubes in their shirt pockets, to keep the cells at body temperature as if they were still in an incubator. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Ten women made it past the application process—five physicians, three engineers, a scientist, and a test pilot with an engineering degree. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “My pilots, flying a mission to tempt the enemy to follow. Watch.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Working with him was Broadbent, who at seventeen had observed pilot error in the RAF, and who was on his way to becoming a godfather of cognitive psychology. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A lot of those planes were piloted by young men who’d never flown before. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The voice that had screamed out the death of enemy pilots in the Pacific. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Working without a single hard fact, islanders drew a variety of conclusions: pilot error, pilot inexperience, misread charts, crossed signals, fog, wind, tide, ineptitude. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Since then, he’d been coming in periodically to make calls to his brother, a helicopter pilot. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z What had happened to the pilots, the chaperones, the Corporation film crew? Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Bull Meecham required his pilots to go to happy hour every Friday. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As a first prayer, he prayed for the fighter pilots in his squadron, for God to keep them safe in His high dominion. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z If a pilot were ever taken prisoner, his captors could use the knowledge that he was married to torment him by inventing stories about his wife. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Bull had flown with Cecil Causey in the Korean War and had great respect for the man both as a commander and a pilot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Her intelligent comment caused the two men to ask if she was a pilot. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The other pilot’s sharp thinking probably stopped the exploding German shells from hitting Zhenya’s plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Repopulation of course followed from nearby islands, but as a pilot project the test was successful. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z For some reason, she hadn’t fallen asleep, but I could see the pilot slumped over the controls, pitching back and forth as the helicopter wobbled toward the side of an office building. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Oh—things like guiding in the German pilot the other day. I’ve done something like that before, only in English.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Afterward the Scot stood quivering on the runway with gritted teeth while the aircraft was refueled and the Branston ground crew chatted with the ferry pilots. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “I made the flight at a very low altitude, following the railroad tracks,” said pilot Zoya Parfyonova, who managed to find the right place. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I imagined the last second, when I would see the pilot’s face, who would be a terrorist. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The pilot climbed into the front cockpit, and one of the sergeants threw his weight on the wooden propeller. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He watched the pilot carefully, noted everything he did, and realized how lucky he’d been. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Three of them were air force pilots, part of the 332nd Fighter Group. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It means the pilot doesn't have a problem. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The pilot talked some and Olive talked some, and both stories had to be put together before they made sense. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But the pilot, to his credit, appreciated the gravity of my predicament and didn’t give up. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently its sound reached her ears and the throb of the engines reminded her that this was the beginning of the season when bush pilots took the gussaks out to hunt. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But it grew dark while they were in the air—and none of the three pilots in Tamara’s squadron had done any night flying in fighter aircraft at all, not even in training. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The helicopter pilot keeps talking to Trauma One. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When the three pilots all met that evening at Kimpo for their preflight preparation, the first officer and the engineer would have bowed to the captain. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It was a time when happiness was allowed to spill over, to inundate all rooms, to rule all faces, and to reign unmolested in the turbulent kingdom of the fighter pilot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z What is being asked of her is the same thing that was asked of the Korean pilots. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As the pilots climbed out of their planes, they were surprised to discover that Tamara and Raya had taken off while they were away. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Like pilots everywhere they had escaped from their wives to talk about flying. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “That Greatest and Bravest of all fighter pilots—Bull Meecham,” Bull said; then he made a sweeping gesture of dismissal with his arm. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The navigator was scribbling some figures on a scrap of paper, which he handed to the pilot. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Marina Raskova was less experienced as a pilot than as a navigator, and as the commander of the 587th Bomber Aviation Regiment, she too had to learn to fly this difficult plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z So they installed the dead patrolman in the pilot’s cockpit dressed in my ATA tunic and slacks, believe it or not. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Who is the greatest fighter pilot that ever lived?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilot squinted at the fuel gauge: three-quarters full. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It’s a pilot for our side who has jumped into the water, letting his helicopter plunge in behind him. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It was like walking into the cockpit of an airplane and finding the pilot and co-pilot passed out drunk in their seats. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “My pilot had a stupid navigator and I had a mindless pilot.... By her fifth sortie, Dina felt very tired and kept falling asleep.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z That would be the voice of the fighter pilot.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The two valiant pilots of the 586th were sent gold watches through the Soviet minister of foreign affairs, said to be gifts from George VI, the king of England. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “WHEN—DO—YOU—THINK—WE—WILL—GO —HOME” Stockdale tapped to the pilot in the next cell. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The pilot came down to land, but there was a herd of zebras on the strip. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The Luftwaffe pilots figured out what time the 586th had dinner, and purposefully raided their airfield when they were eating. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilot started the engine and Brian jumped a little with the noise, but he settled back down at once. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The women pilots soon learned to keep this information to themselves, and their accident rate was less than that of their male counterparts. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z There was a growing excitement among the host The young geese flirted outrageously, or collected in parties to discuss their pilots. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t know, kid ...” The pilot’s words were a hiss, barely audible. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I was not only going to be a fighter pilot, but I was going to Las Vegas, Nevada, where training was given in the very best fighter, the F-86 Sabrejet. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Colonel,” Bull said to Cecil, “If any of your pilots need to go potty during the contest, some of my boys will take them to the men’s room and hold their hands.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We finally taxied out to the runway and the pilot said, Flight attendants, prepare for departure, and then two tremendous jet engines roared to life and we began to accelerate. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The pilot was up front, and the man in the vest was next to her. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z “Stand by for a fighter pilot,” his father said as he weaved through a crowd that had congregated near the main entrance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Something about the plane and the pilot that would change things ... Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, the pilots could participate in a culture and language with a very different legacy. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, when he voiced one of the scripts for a pilot recording, he didn’t like the sound of his own voice, and he wouldn’t approve a professional announcer as a substitute. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The pilot’s mouth went rigid, he swore and jerked a short series of slams into the seat, holding his shoulder now. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “My friend Larry at school told me. His uncle was one of them pilots. He has a picture of him in a uniform and everything.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z As the German pilot came in for a killing blow, Galya and Ivan, in desperation now that they were out of ammunition, threw lighted signal flares at him. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “But how did you know? How did you know the pilot was lost?” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The assistant pilot was leaning down, stowing away a piece of equipment. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Today, about 12 percent of all student pilots in the United States are women. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “A fighter pilot, ma’am. Best one in the Corps. What was your name again, ma’am? I didn’t catch it the first time.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Bull thought Colonel Causey’s melted, rebuilt face was a perfect one for a Marine fighter pilot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Scot, whey-faced and determined, reached down alongside the pilot’s seat and took hold of the undercarriage crank. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The pilot grabbed his M-16 and dove to just a hundred feet above the ground. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The news says the pilot has been a spy for the Communists for years. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But she’d found that people didn’t always recognize her navy uniform with its gold ATA pilot’s wings, or make sense of them, and Scotland was as foreign a land as France to Maddie. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Conant, unhappy with his scientists’ inability to settle on a single separation process, penciled out a proposal to spend $870 million for four individual pilot plants. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z His every resource as a pilot now came into play as he held the stick that fought the convulsions of a maimed craft shuddering downward like a kind of ruin. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally the pilot picks up the microphone and says, ‘Madam. Was I married to you in a former life?’ Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It was the first time anyone had successfully crossed the North Pole in flight—a triumph of international importance for Soviet aircraft designers and pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilot stepped up to Mark, then reached down and grabbed his feet, lifted them with a grunt. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And she did, and at last she was offered a place as a pilot with the 588th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The mess hall, gracefully festooned with flowers, streamers, and brightly colored ribbons, pulsed with celebration as the pilots and their wives gathered for the 187th birthday of the Marine Corps. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the airplane is about to crash or blow up, the pilot can fire the rocket, which blasts him—still strapped in his chair—free of the airplane. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He would sweep into a room, working a cigarette in his fingers, and people would trail him like pilot fish. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The more trouble I had, the more the pilot laughed! Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Valentin had to admit that the women pilots could handle their planes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z As the pilot turned back toward his base, he pointed down to the wetland below. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z At the crack of the starters pistol, the pint-sized pilots released their brakes, hunched down into their homemade roadsters, and willed their cars down the hill. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The pilot turned her head to face Mark, who stared back, perplexed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She told them that their job wouldn’t be easy, but she knew they’d be able to overcome the difficulties—including male pilots who didn’t take them seriously. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Everyone else on the course was a bomber pilot or navigator. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Four pilots and four navigators of the 46th Guards perished in flames in the space of half an hour. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Though we don’t know if she flew combat missions, she was without a doubt working as a pilot on the battle lines in a war zone. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z As one of the world's top pilots, she knew that the next aviation frontier was space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Olive was way beyond hearing anything, but her chin was set and she was determined to help the pilot so that he would not be too afraid before they hit the earth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z How could pilots navigate these powerful planes—traveling at hundreds of miles an hour—while looking at the cockpit gauges, listening to the radio, evading antiaircraft fire, and dogfighting? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Right after she got her pilot’s license, Marina took part in a women’s publicity expedition organized by the Experimental Aviation Institute. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z We were now flying through clouds and mists and in desperation the pilot descended and followed a twisting road through the mountains. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the 13 women were some of the best pilots in the world in the early 1960s. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z After leaving Korean Air, Greenberg helped start up a freight airline called Cargo 360, and he took a number of Korean pilots with him. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The Moon Squadron pilots, of necessity a bunch of giddy lunatics, put it to their leader as a proposition. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The aircraft came closer, so that the boys could make out the markings on the wings and the white helmets of the pilots in the cockpits. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Soviet aircraft began to be fitted with radar equipment in 1942, but pilots and radio engineers weren’t fully capable of using it until 1943. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She articulated exactly how long since Maddie had piloted a plane, a known tact. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z In fact he was about to go on a drop-off and pickup mission that night, a “double Lysander operation,” as they called it, two pilots flying two planes to the same field. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “When I shot the squirrels at the falcons,” said Akimi, “the pilots parachuted. If a squirrel bit the pilot in the butt, I got a fifty-point bonus.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The cockpit was oppressively cramped, forcing pilot and copilot to live cheek by jowl for missions as long as sixteen hours. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “The first thing he’s going to do is clean my ship,” said the pilot. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the harsh Russian winter, sometimes the pilots moved into dugouts, because it was warmer underground! A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Well, I know that the school was looking for an excuse to start the pilot program, and they used Shawna’s assault as a means to justify its use.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The searchers would get government planes and cover both sides of the flight plan filed by the pilot and search until they found him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat with Paige and Virgil Hedgepath and several other pilots from the squadron. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the pilots had used a watch crystal as a magnifying glass to focus the sun and start a fire so they didn’t have to eat the lizards raw. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Man on earth had a shotglass of time allotted to him, but the pilot approaching the speed of sound was a conqueror of time measured and time lost. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Jackboot general told the pilots that they could practice on Jews and Gypsies. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Pinioned in his dream, Lee could neither move nor cry out, and he suffered the terror of the pilot as the man became aware of what was happening to him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They hadn’t found their target, and now that they didn’t have any idea where they were, Polina and her pilot hesitated about dropping their bombs. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z At 16, she received her private pilot's license. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Father MacPhail watched fiercely as the pilot moved the throttle forward and adjusted the trim of the engines. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Bull loved the simplicity inherent in the language of pilots. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She later became a dentist, pilot, and basketball player, among many other vocations. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Even though their pilots flew solo, the ground crew thought of the Yaks as their planes too. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Mariya was a hardened combat pilot and knew how to avoid the antiaircraft searchlight beams. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But every time a pilot chooses a plan, he is supposed to prepare a backup in case things go awry. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But it too was preparing new pilots—just in case. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And in addition to classes, in weather that grew colder and stormier every day, the pilots were given flight tests to decide which aircraft they’d be best suited for. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilot stayed in his seat and Brian moved the passenger seat forward and clambered out of the plane, stepped on the float and then to the dry grass. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “Not here,” the pilot shouted over the noise. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I didn’t like that idea one bit, but it made more sense than having the command-module pilot die unnecessarily. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing in the doorway waiting for me in his regulation Sanforized wash-and-wear khakis and pilot sunglasses, why, he very nearly almost looked handsome. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In a loud voice that swept through the sleeping neighborhood, he called to his family, “Stand by for a fighter pilot.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She was given her own little private plywood cabin in a corner of the dugout where the other pilots slept. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The CIA recruited the Air Force's best pilots to test the U-2. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z At first that seems to make no sense, since the captain is almost always the pilot with the most experience. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z A cheer went up from the pilots, virile, primal, up from the groin, at the very source of the breed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere above the trees, the zeppelins were hovering, and men were sliding down ropes, but the wind made it difficult for the pilots to hold the aircraft steady. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In an overwhelming number of crashes, the plane is behind schedule, so the pilots are hurrying. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Afterward he said over and over, “She’s the goddamest woman I ever saw. I tore up the rule book and she wanted more. Good Christ, what a pilot she would have made!” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Or she’d tell other planes to give priority to the one that had lost its flaps, or whose pilot had a lump of shrapnel lodged in his shoulder, or something like that. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The pilots laughed and a man in a gray straw hat with a white band said, “Aw, let the boy stay, Feather.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He told his friends about the plane waiting at the airfield, and his grandmother’s note for the pilot. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Not if you want to land,” the pilot said. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The U-2's huge wings generated so much lift that the plane resisted landing; pilots had to stall the engines just above the runway in the final moments before touchdown. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The pilots and navigators of the 587th kept a long-running volleyball competition going whenever they got a free moment, with the two flight squadrons making up their opposing teams. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilots were supposed to get better rations than the ground crew, but they didn’t always eat well, either. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Had to reach over and get the headset from the pilot or he would not be able to use the radio to call for help. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilot and navigator’s cockpit was now ablaze; Masha and Galya’s clothes caught fire, and so did the long grass around the plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilot yelled and squirmed violently, obviously aware of what Mark intended. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The pilot had been burned to death, and the fifth crew member had hidden himself somewhere. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z One of the most common poor decisions made by pilots is to continue flying into bad weather. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilots all looked like that in September of ’40, during the worst days of the Battle of Britain—the vicar’s lad looked like that, running out to his plane, the day he was killed. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z So all four women transferred again, this time to the 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, a special unit for elite pilots, who were of course all men. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Soviet fighter pilots were alone in their single-seat planes, but they typically flew in pairs. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He did not want to touch the pilot, did not want to reach for him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The hill people had a warped, yet sensual, mythology invented to explain to themselves this mumbo-jumbo that Lillian had embraced when she married the pilot from the Midwest. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Planes are safer when the least experienced pilot is flying, because it means the second pilot isn’t going to be afraid to speak up. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She was the only woman pilot at the aerodrome, certainly the only woman instructor. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z We weren’t allowed to talk to the pilots, either. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z On their first few aggressive missions together, the French pilots didn’t even realize that the pilots and navigators of the Pe-2s’ crews of three were women. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He stretched one hand toward the pilot, saw that his fingers were trembling, and touched the pilot on the chest. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Irina Rakobolskaya, the 46th’s chief of staff, could tell how difficult the night’s flying might be just by the way a nervous pilot smoked a cigarette between missions. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z So let’s say Maddie was flying a pink Spitfire, but not up to the soaring blue heavens like the fighter pilots. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z On stormy nights, air traffic controllers hear pilots talking about running out of fuel all the time. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He knew he was safe enough in the cargo area, with Mr. Grin strapped into the pilot seat at the front of the plane. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z About four hundred pilots were stuck in horrific North Vietnamese prison camps. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z McCormick and Baron arrived in southern Sudan in a light plane flown by two terrified bush pilots. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The skies that the young pilots and navigators were learning to fly in were already unsafe. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilot either had never seen a fire hurler before, or was underestimating its power, for he flew straight on toward the bears without climbing or turning a fraction to either side. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z All along the way, the same thing, men here, women there, night watchmen, rocket pilots. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z All the SD pilots carry pistols when they fly to France, he said, just in case. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z To put that in perspective—World War II ended eleven years before the first female pilot for British Airways was born. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It had happened when she and five other Soviet fighter pilots had flown into battle against a swarm of three dozen German bombers and fighters. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Chestnutt hopped over and nuzzled Ayanna’s leg, and the pilot stooped over, picked her up, and buried her face in the bunny’s fur. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Valentin Markov came up with a rigorous training program for his pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “The Oakland Police Department is also ceasing its pilot program at West Oakland High as of this morning. The metal detectors will be removed by the end of the week.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The Flieger-HJ was the first step to becoming a Luftwaffe pilot. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Once the bombs were gone, Louie would yell “Bombs away!” and the pilot would take control again. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z In the leading machine, the Head of the Air Force was sitting beside the pilot. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, but the pilot was going to take me back to the convent after the wedding. I told him to expect us.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At NASA’s High-Speed Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base—the place where pilot Chuck Yeager first cracked through the sound barrier in 1947— engineer John Perry manned an X-15 simulator. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He and two other pilots traveled from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington, in the United States, flying in a special long-distance plane designed by Andrey Tupolev. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They could only hope that their pilot, Sasha, hadn’t met the same fate. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Many Recon pilots had made it this far, only to miss the port and lose valuable time. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z There were several experienced verbal stunt pilots in the Glass family, but this last little remark perhaps Zooey alone was coordinated well enough to bring in safely over a telephone. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z In the 46th Guards, the regiment was stunned when, near the end of the war, one of their pilots had a baby. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They were called astronauts, and they had been picked from the ranks of test pilots. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Because bomber pilots were more likely to target a cheerfully lit house than another smudge in the dark, every house was blacked out—every porch light dark, every window opaque. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Sometimes pilot and navigator both fell asleep in flight. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Every so often the pilot tapped my shoulder and pointed to an anonymous, tree-covered hummock. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z These were not peanuts handed out on his recent flight but something acquired years earlier, back when all planes had propellers and pilots wore leather helmets and long, flowing scarves. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Both of the pilots were smiling at me, treating me with the same honor and respect I had received ever since I left America. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Navy pilot John McCain, shot down in 1967, was held in solitary confinement for years, dragged out only for interrogations and beatings. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I simultaneously realize that without a pilot, it would crash. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Each was required to be a qualified test pilot under forty years old with at least a bachelor’s degree. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The pilot made everyone sit down, even the stewardesses. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z They called the airwomen in their Po-2s “heavenly creatures”; male pilots called them “little sisters.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The floats didn’t seem to slow the plane very much, as big as they were, and they skimmed over the trees until the pilot gained enough altitude to make them seem to slow down. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z He turned out to be one of the Luftwaffe’s most celebrated and deadly flying aces, and he wanted to meet the pilot who’d shot him down. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The fraternity of Marine fighter pilots was small, intimate, and exceedingly close. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned to look at her, but she was too busy struggling with the pilot to notice. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had the pilot in my house, and at the time my daughter was three and a half and she kept watching it over and over again,” Anderson says. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was simply a replacement pilot who had been killed in combat before he had officially reported for duty. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z At one in the morning, the British pilot announced they were ten minutes from the jump site. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1957, the former Marine test pilot had campaigned fiercely— and unsuccessfully—to be the first of the Mercury Seven to navigate to the heavens. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She even went so far as to use a male name, Volodka, as her nickname in the 437th Regiment, where most of the other pilots were male. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z There’s no doubt that Soviet pilots, navigators, and commanding officers were privileged during the war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z More recently she served them as a taxi pilot delivering their rather special passengers. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She tumbled and fell off the rising ledge, her head smacking the other pilot’s knee. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Marina completed her pilot’s license in 1935, just before the purges began. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “One of our new pilots. He became mess officer while you were in the hospital this last time.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When the pilot saw what had happened, he unlocked the seat belts and shoved the boys out the door. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bfff...He’s turning right now. He’s turning right,” the pilot said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z During World War II, there was an American fighter pilot who was killed flying a Spitfire at the age of nineteen. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at the pilot, and the plane, and down at himself— dirty and ragged, burned and lean and tough—and he coughed to clear his throat. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z As the plane came in on its final approach, the pilots encountered severe wind shear. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She unbuckled the pilot’s helmet and goggles; she and Beryl had both done first aid in Girl Guides, for all that’s worth, and knew enough to make sure the casualty could breathe. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z To him the most feared soldier ever created was the pilot who came at night, hiding from the cast-eyed light of half moons, coming winged and unannounced out of the black, out of the void. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was also the thought of the pilot. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z In the ready room, the pilots of 367 milled around the room or fidgeted in their seats. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I made a face at her and turned to the pilot’s wheel. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “That’s the one. I know some folk who got stronger conjure than I do. Might be they can save our pilot if we can get her there in time.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A pilot needed to be chosen and given special training. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the error can be forgiven—the pilot project, which ended in 1997, had the same name, Minnesota Family Investment Program, as Minnesota’s much larger, ongoing welfare reform program. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Flying it was like wrestling a bear, leaving pilots weary and sore. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “How are you doing?” asked the pilot, whispering. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The pilots already in the air had all been sent together to turn back a huge raid the Germans were launching on a nearby town just south of Voronezh. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In 52 percent of crashes, the pilot at the time of the accident has been awake for twelve hours or more, meaning that he is tired and not thinking sharply. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He said something to the pilot, who nodded and looked at Brian through the windshield with a strange look, a studying look. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z A line of pilots began to form at the opposite end of the room, many of them removing their shoes and socks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Derek had been a fighter pilot in World War II, where he flew Hurricanes. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The first couple of days we spent in a classroom, studying an Air Force manual designed to help pilots who made emergency landings in strange places. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Their little group of three pilots, three navigators, three gunners, and one mechanic celebrated the new year in a village called Lopatino while they waited for the snow and wind to die down. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Rita became a prizewinning math student, and Kuda, to no one’s surprise, was possessed by his great-great-grand- uncle, a famous fighter pilot, and was taught military strategy from the inside out. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Their job was to get the living quarters ready, and to make sure the pilots could land when they arrived in their Yaks. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The next thing she did was to go straight to her flying club to volunteer as a fighter pilot. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Several staged sets of chutes deployed automatically to slow our descent, then Martinez manually piloted us to the ground, using the thrusters to slow descent and control our lateral motion. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The KGB pressed Powers about every detail of his mission, from the technical capabilities of the U-2 to the altitude of his flight and the identities of his fellow pilots. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But the only way the job really differed from a normal taxi run was that the chaps she picked up obviously weren’t pilots. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The sudden illness or death of farmers, spraymen, pilots, and others exposed to appreciable quantities of pesticides are tragic and should not occur. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It would look exactly like the big A-10 Thunderbolt, the real one the air force pilots flew, that was at the Sea, Air, and Space Museum me and my dad went to one time. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z A constant and steady supply of broken planes coaxed back to repair sites, new ones delivered from factory to operational base—all flown by civilian pilots, no instruments, no radio, no guns. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She was the daughter of Veveniy Savitsky, the deputy commander of the Soviet Air Defense and a World War II pilot, so people liked to say that her father’s position opened doors for her. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z It ended as a challenge flung into the face of the rider on the wings who rode with all pilots in all lands. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I explained to Billy as best I could some of the things that were going on, and he kept telling me his uncle was the pilot of a big plane that dropped bombs. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z There was nothing else she could do except to hope that the other pilots would do the same. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The other two regiments were to fly planes that would need a navigator to go along as part of the aircrew; Marina was going to have to appoint nearly as many navigators as pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z On his dresser sat a framed photograph of the Navy’s Blue Angels elite flying squadron in close formation, signed by every pilot on the team. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Marina Raskova made sure her fighter planes were equipped with radios, which let her pilots to talk to each other in the air. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The headphones make me look like the generic alternative to an X-Wing fighter pilot, so I only wear them when I’m in my room. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They weren’t doing theoretical work; they were trying to save lives by helping pilots and radar operators stay alert and capable in the face of an onslaught of information. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Ahh, there it was—the moment when the pilot had his heart attack his right foot had jerked down on die rudder pedal and the plane had slewed sideways. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z If the pilot died, if he died and Derek couldn’t fly, there would be nobody up front to control the plane. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z There are children and a World War I pilot. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “It’s best described as a ‘pilots airplane,’ ” said an American military official in a front-page article in the Washington Post. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z At the last moment, the pilot pulled up, and executed a “go-around.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Irina didn’t even have time to shout a warning to her pilot before suddenly the Po-2 turned and began to lose speed. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In the late 1960s, the screenwriter Norman Lear produced a television sitcom pilot for a show called All in the Family. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z She persuaded the czar to let her fly for Russia as a military reconnaissance pilot, scouting out the best direction for soldiers on the ground to fire their guns. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilot sat large, his hands lightly on the wheel, feet on the rudder pedals. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Lilya flew to her rescue and damaged the enemy fighter so badly that the pilot had to abandon his plane in the air and take to his parachute. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He is a pilot, and he flies his own plane. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As she went to fetch her husband she found him talking to a group of four young pilots from 367. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One was the airplane he often piloted himself out of the Chamisaville airport. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Chief Ranger suggested calling a local bush pilot, who flew hunters into the remoter parts of the bush and knew most of the Indian guides. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, though, he neglected to arrange for the pilot to fly him back to civilization at summers end, and it cost McCunn his life. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Apache Bill asked the pilots of the squadron. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This would all cause trouble later, but for now, the young pilots of the 586th were busy getting used to flying real combat missions—even if they weren’t at the front. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “He was our pilot. Flew that plane into the ground—kept it flying straight and level so the rest of us could bail out after we were hit.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Eight days after the crash, a pilot named Mikhail Sakharov in a civilian aviation service seaplane finally spotted the downed Rodina. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z That is one of the things wrong with fighter pilots. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilots marvelled at the giant’s speed and at the way he leapt across wide rivers and over huge houses. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a sudden picture of die plane, sunk in the lake, down and down in the blue with the pilot’s body still strapped in the seat, his hair waving He shook his head. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if it did, Javier knows I’m not a good enough pilot to steer us safely back in without the rails. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z As Captain Brannon stood in front of Bull’s desk awaiting instructions, Bull thought that it was one of God’s minor vices that such an admirable physical specimen was such a mediocre pilot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilot, spotting the camp, circled twice at a low altitude for a closer look. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s got the two new pilots with him on a training flight Doc Daneeka’s up there, too.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When a pilot had finished a beer, he would slam it down on the table, step quickly aside, and let the next pilot continue the chugging. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I just wanted to be a jet fighter pilot. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z An audible hiss of disbelief arose from the pilots of 234 every time he assaulted a beer. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of their pilots and navigators flew around ten harassment missions every night of the entire war in their flimsy open-cockpit Po-2s. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They were paid less than men doing the same job and received no benefits or pension; if one of their pilots was killed in flight, her companions chipped in to pay for the funeral themselves. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Sure, flying clubs had allowed female pilots to become instructors, but not to move directly on to military flying schools. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilot climbed out, shaking his head in perplexity. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Even small improvements in speed and efficiency multiplied over millions of pilot miles added up to a difference that could tip the long-term balance of the war in the Allies’ favor. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “That,” he said, “is our most important invention, the key to the whole Plan. We made a pilot model last fall. We tried it out, and it worked. So now we’re making three more.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Rachel opened the side door and dragged out the pilot. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z By now, one in every three or four pilots in the Soviet Union was a woman. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In and out of cloud the three planes flew, with the two pilots of the 586th teaming up after every pass, until they saw that their prey had crashed. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Far above them, the pilot counted eight battleships, the Pacific Fleet’s full complement. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Most of them get over it after a couple of weeks, but some never do, and they have to be “washed out” of pilot training. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Control tower. Run me a check on the weather. Roger. Stand by for a fighter pilot. Over and out.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d have a few cool, calm words to speak to each pilot before she took off. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She spent the first part of the war training male pilots—out of eighteen instructors, she was the only woman. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “This is for our honorary pilots,” he says. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He wiped his eyes with a finger and looked at the pilot out of the comer of his eye to make sure he hadn’t noticed the burning and tears. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I am equal to an airline pilot and a car mechanic. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z On December 3, 1942, three pilots from the 586th took off in their solo Yak fighters into a snowstorm on a mission to escort a VIP away from the Stalingrad Front. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The flight instructors mistakenly attributed the pilots’ deterioration to their praise of them, and likewise the pilots’ improvement to their criticism; both, however, were simply regressions to the more likely mean performance. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “But she’s probably carrying your English pilot’s license and National Registration card,” Paul pointed out quietly. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z As a pilot, Anya was one of several rookies in the air that night. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Overlooked in these reports was the fact that the program in question was a pilot project that offered far more generous child care and other subsidies than Minnesota’s actual welfare reform program. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She wrote in her notebook, “Do overnight pilots drink coffee? Do they take turns napping? A new chapter begins in the dark.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Jerrie was ready for a career in aviation, but the problem was that nobody wanted to hire a woman pilot. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z They made wide circles over Barrow for an hour and a half before the pilot announced they would try once more to find an opening in the fog, then head back to Fairbanks. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She was halfway through the assignment when Japanese fighter pilots bombed the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The chopper pilot got back an hour after sunset and said we’d have to wait until morning. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The scrappy puppy in the back seat, however, hops into the pilot's lap and starts gnawing on the control stick! Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He was a pilot, and years later helped fly ANC people out of South Africa during the worst periods of repression. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s incredible that these young pilots coped with such extreme conditions and survived. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “The attentional limits we saw with pilots apply to drivers of cars. It was an important first step.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The Specter was leaning over the pilot and pressing what would be its face to his. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Bull turned toward the far wall and, giving a signal to the other pilots in the room, all thirteen of them hurled their glasses into the fireplace already littered with bright shards of glass. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was thinking about Captain Johnson, a crackerjack pilot, a dedicated Marine who would never go far in the Marine Corps because of his voice. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Valentina insisted on becoming a fighter pilot, and made her application to a male commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But in the morning when the pilots came running out to their aircraft, none of the planes had been damaged by the sharp cold. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Same. My spaceships always came apart. Those smiling block-headed pilots never stood a chance.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The 437th was based on the Stalingrad Front and had already lost several pilots and even more planes in the now furious battle. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The voice of the conductor resided with great constancy just below the customary pose of the fighter pilot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilot's voice crackles through the intercom, telling us that the plane is now fully boarded. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Women weren't allowed to fly military jets or be pilots for the military in 1962. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z When he saw Brian look at him, the pilot seemed to open up a bit and he smiled. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Thousands of people volunteered to be kamikaze pilots. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Powers and his fellow test pilots trained for months at a secret facility in a remote part of the Nevada desert known as Area 51, learning to control the powerful experimental planes. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He looked out, saw his family, and bellowed out to them with a large, exuberant smile, “Stand by for a fighter pilot.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Seventeen seconds pass as the pilots give technical instructions to each other. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Two pilots were carrying a dazed pilot out the back door. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve already let down every one of those Lysander pilots—who liked and encouraged me so much they were daft enough to let me take one of their planes to France. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Not having an experienced pilot would have meant death in more than one occasion on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The family of Rhea Hurrle was doubly surprised; they hadn't known about the astronaut testing or that she was such an accomplished pilot. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Some pilots in other regiments called the Pe-2 a “flying coffin.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Then, after months of training pilots, she was told she had to train parachutists. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It was almost like I was piloting a ship through a blinding fog, and Rain was an experienced captain. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I send it to the pilot, who is tired and who misses his family. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The nine pilots in their helicopters suddenly realized they were being left behind. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As a Marine, and especially as a Marine fighter pilot, you’ve got to constantly keep ’em on their toes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And she saw the frank relief on the pilot’s face turn to bewilderment and apprehension as he was increasingly surrounded by blue uniforms and the stripes and badges of the Royal Air Force. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I asked our pilot, who has a kind face. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She was an inexperienced pilot in an unfamiliar aircraft, and she knew her limits. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Mr. Habib donated the leather headgear and goggles he had worn as a pilot in the war, to which was attached a red tie belonging to Mr. Lee to simulate the bird’s fleshy nose. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z On June 1, six months after Fermi’s achievement, Seaborg met with executives of DuPont, which had been cajoled by Groves into contracting to build a pilot plutonium separation plant at Oak Ridge. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He used a motorized scooter to pilot himself from boiler to boiler and took pride in his own indispensability. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Soon the pilots and navigators of the 588th were flying a dozen bombing missions or more in a single night, far more than the men in the other Po-2 regiments. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilots broke toward the flight line and the open hangars dominated by the sleek, predatory presence of the F-8’s. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A breathless messenger came running from headquarters, where Commander Tamara Kazarinova was giving radio directions to her pilots from the ground. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z As a seasoned test pilot, Glenn knew that the only way to remove all danger from the mission was to never leave Earth. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z With civilians doing this unglamorous but necessary transport work, Britain’s fighter and bomber pilots could concentrate on flying into battle against the Luftwaffe, the fearsome second-to-none German Air Force. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Although she was a pilot, her role on this spaceflight was as a researcher. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The assistant pilot tapped the first pair on their shoulders and Alex watched them shuffle over to the side and then throw themselves out. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She wanted to study what the ATA was getting right, so she could go back to the United States and set up a similar program for women pilots in her own country. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I knew it,” he said later, “like an airplane pilot knows a radio beam.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Muscle spasms. Involuntary,” Bull said as the other pilots whooped and laughed behind him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I took them all in the beginning of the year to get them over with. I home schooled online. This pilot program thing.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The pilot continued to work the controls, ignoring the chaotic scene behind her. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He would not even tell his pilot he was guiding him there. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In a typical crash, for example, the weather is poor— not terrible, necessarily, but bad enough that the pilot feels a little bit more stressed than usual. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z While over the mountains, the pilot tried to contact Mbeya, but there was no answer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilot turned his face to Lee and put out a hand, but Lee had no power of movement. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We watched until the pilot boat, having picked up the harbor pilot from the Empire Tern, began to race back to Willemstad. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned and reached for the headset, slid it from the pilot’s head, one eye on the plane, waiting for it to dive. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Then his exhausting night took another turn, for he was in the cockpit of a zeppelin, watching the pilot. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The grandmother explained quietly without her having to ask that it was the room of Chadwell, Courtney’s older brother, a pilot who had one day crashed into the steaming jungles of Vietnam. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The pilot appears below deck, wet and shaking. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Did all the pilots get the word about the briefing today, Sergeant?” the C.O. asked. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The deck officer flashed a thumbs-up to the pilot, then arced his arm in the air, signaling the catapult crewman to hit his button. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In almost no time he had his pilot’s wings and found himself overseas, where things began suddenly to improve. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When he was thirty-one, he piloted a flight to northern Iran to pick up a high-ranking official. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I look over at the cockpit, grateful there are chairs for me and Javier, so I don’t have to stand while piloting the five of us to the surface. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Was it hard to maneuver, resisting the pilot like a shopping cart with a bad wheel? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z When we rolled silently to a stop, the pilot leapt out and kissed the ground. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z "Major Martinez will pilot the MAV remotely from Hermes. It's already designed for remote piloting. It was remotely landed, after all." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again, a single hand went up from the gathering of pilots. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Greenberg wanted to give his pilots an alternate identity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z "The Ares 3 pilot, Major Rick Martinez. As the probe approaches Hermes, he'll take over and guide it to the docking port." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A cloud of smaller ships quickly formed around me, piloted by curious avatars zooming in for a closer look at Leopardon. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z For the Mercury 7 project, men had to be military test pilots, each with at least 1,500 hours flight experience and a bachelor's degree in engineering. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z At dawn, they gathered up their tubes of blood and ran to the airplane and handed the samples to the pilots. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It registered with Mark who these two people were.The pilots. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z While Jackie was happy to help Lovelace, whom she had recommended to President Franklin D. Roosevelt for a top aviation award, she was also used to being the top female pilot and having the publicity. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Like Jamie, he’d previously been a bomber pilot and had always had a navigator sitting next to him telling him where to go, and also he’d only flown his first Lysander a month ago. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I held him a long time, wondering why the aircraft had not come down when the pilots saw the smoke. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was getting dark, and the pilots decided to spend the night in the cockpit, sitting on the airstrip. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Before long, the three Pe-2 pilots were flying blindly alone in deadly fog, hoping only that they could find a place to land. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When Marina and Yevdokia organized a search party the next day, they found the wreckage of the Po-2s and the broken and twisted bodies of their pilots and navigators. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z To the man who piloted the men across the river, the strangers were unremarkable, just another band of bedraggled rebels heading home after losing the war. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Some scientists speculated that if a pilot succeeded in pushing his plane through the sound barrier, either the plane or the pilot or both would disintegrate from the force of the shock waves. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “If you know this,” said Billy, “isn’t there some way you can prevent it? Can’t you keep the pilot from pressing the button?” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Appleby was a good pilot and a superhuman ping-pong player with flies in his eyes who never lost a point. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The pilot was busy with her levers, but the other three stared at her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As the plane began its descent over Boston Harbor, the pilot announced the weather and time, and that President Nixon had declared a national holiday: two American men had landed on the moon. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Cautiously she looked at the upholstery, the overhead lights, the open door to the pilot’s cabin—then she closed her eyes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The intercom crackled, and the pilot made an announcement about the descent and altitude and that we would be landing in ten minutes. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with twenty-first-century navigation improvements, a pilot is always encouraged not to continue flying into bad weather. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “My Opa—sorry, again, grandpa—had it from World War II. He was a pilot.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z When the pilots flew to the new airfield in their single-seat Yak-1s, their ground crew had to be transported together in a larger aircraft meant for heavy bombing. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilot called in an air strike and within minutes American planes sped over the village, dropping bombs. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The pilots had been drinking most of the day and the party was taking a swift descent toward mayhem. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can have the pilot’s seat. I want to see if you remember how to fly.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Even Brian could see how bad it was— the pain drove the pilot back into the seat, back and down. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, not unrelated, machines were being put to important scientific use: Researchers were trying to measure the ability of pilots and soldiers to sustain their focus while operating the advanced weaponry. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Some nights in the Caucasus were so foggy that the 588th’s ground crew had to fire flares to show the pilots where to land when they came back from their missions. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z To avoid argument, Marina made the decision that the women who would become pilots had to have already logged a minimum of five hundred hours’ flying time. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The women mathematicians dominated their mechanical calculators the same way the test pilots dominated their mechanical planes. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z When he leveled out of his loop the pilot looked back again and shouted, “More?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Emma recounted the whole story: how Miss Peregrine was kidnapped by Golan, how she nearly drowned in her cage in the ocean, how we’d rescued her from a submarine piloted by wights. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The pilot did not move except that his head rolled on a neck impossibly loose as the plane hit a small bit of turbulence. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilot cut the engine, opened the door, and got out, balanced, and stepped forward on the float to hop onto the sand without getting his feet wet. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z When British radio technicians on the ground spotted incoming swarms of German aircraft, they were able to tell their pilots where to find the enemy. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He pushed on the pilot’s body, but it was wedged tight in the narrowing gap. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But Larisa had managed to avoid the antiaircraft searchlights, and the German pilot's aim in the dark wasn’t accurate enough to destroy their plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The dark tinted windshield prevented a view of the pilots. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Why focus on the pilot’s badge—just...Why? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A couple of hours into the flight the pilot came on the public address system to announce that we were passing over Liberal, Kansas. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z When the pilot rescued Brian he had been alone on the L-shaped lake for fifty- four days. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The condemned pilots, with their lust for the life and love which is probably to be lost so soon, touch the hearts of young women, or possibly call up an answering bravado. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The first American woman, Sally Ride, didn't go into space until 1983, and she wasn't a pilot. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z He lurched with a strength he didn’t know he had, throwing the pilot off his body. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She watched as a swarm of fitters and the fire service team closed in to lift the pilot and his life' less crew out of the plane. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir, all pilots and officers will meet in the briefing room at 1230 hours.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But after the war, with Soviet women officially deemed “physiologically unsuitable for becoming military or even civilian pilots,” the numbers dropped away drastically. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “And now, patron, tell me what I can do for you,” Transito Soto finally said, settling into the reclining seat of an airplane pilot while she toyed with the pearls around her neck. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t fire all of his Korean pilots and start again with pilots from a low-power distance culture. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The story goes that the German fighter pilot she’d shot down was captured on the ground. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilots had to live in the desert. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a sharp contrast that, by the end of the 1930s, somewhere between a quarter and a third of all pilots in the Soviet Union were women. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It was the first time she’d ever flown anything other than training aircraft, and it was her first time flying as a qualified pilot. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z There were many other emergencies in which the lunar module might find itself, and the command-module pilot’s job as rescuer was a very complex one. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The laboratory also possessed the best flight research engineers, who worked closely with test pilots, sometimes as passengers in the vehicle itself, to capture data from planes in free flight. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The night bombers didn’t need paved surfaces or even runways; the pilots just pointed their planes into the wind and took off from the dirt or the grass. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z As the pilot neared them, Lillian turned to the children in the back seat for last minute instructions. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Every one of her fellow pilots, navigators, and mechanics gathered around her and swore to avenge her grief—not just for Zinaida and her child, but for all Soviet mothers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Once more he reached over to the pilot and touched him on the face, but the skin was cold, hard cold, death cold, and Brian turned back to die dashboard. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z She even granted leave to one pilot to visit her child, and she reached out in person to comfort a parent whose child had died. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And there I was, with two Muslim seatmates, one from Egypt, the other from Arabia, all of us bound for Mecca, with me up in the pilots’ cabin. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she was in command of the regiment’s second squadron, and Galya was a little shy of her battle-hardened and serious pilot. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The assistant pilot was looking the other way. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z It is just after that moment that the plane, briefly, breaks out of the clouds, and off in the distance the pilots see lights. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z May Mother never find out that I was piloting her precious Saturn on instructions from Rain, the face of so many of her childhood nightmares. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Maddie untangled the harness and let the pilot slither to the ground. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I wandered around lost until a pilot took me to his airline’s office and gave me a lollipop. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In a test flight, a pilot staked his reputation and his life on his ability to exercise total, direct, and constant control over the plane. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Most helmsmen would’ve been satisfied with a pilot’s wheel or a tiller. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They would land right on the lake, but the pilot could also take off from solid ground. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z He’d made a point of including the Tuskegee Airmen, the history-making African American pilots and ground crews who fought in World War II, among his guests. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The President settled back, tapping his fingers on the arm of his seat, gnawing his lip, but saying nothing and letting the pilot work unflustered. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The voice of the pilot came over the speaker system, distant and metallic. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “If the fighter pilot can’t feel things, then how can I feel things for the fighter pilot?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately, the Sitka came alongside Endurance and, with a whale carcass acting as a bumper between the two vessels in the heavy waves, piloted the ship into Grytviken. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The former Marine was the first pilot to average supersonic speeds in a transcontinental flight. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Brian turned back to avoid embarrassing the pilot who was obviously in some discomfort. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The ferry pilots don’t fly at night, in general. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z One pilot raised his hand in the back of the room, raised it hesitantly, like a banner of surrender. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilot and his seabird have made this trip countless times in these last couple of days. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I am in a plane with a pilot who is—he can’t fly. And I don’t know how to fly. Help me. Help ...” He turned his mike off without ending transmission properly. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Maddie was going off duty by the time the ambulance men had finished hurriedly patching up the German pilot and brought him into the ground floor office of the control tower. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He wore a military pilot’s flight suit, with tiny bird’s wings fluttering on his helmet and his black leather boots. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z As the ship was worked out of the dock and piloted out to sea, I wildly waved goodbye to India. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Had the five planes, and the three full-time pilots to fly them, really been necessary? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to be a fighter pilot, and she was worried that she wasn’t going to be able to live up to the responsibility. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The CIA stashed rubles, gold coins, and even jewelry in the emergency kit for pilots to bargain with in case they were captured. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z ‘I expect that old giant knows where he’s going,’ the young pilot said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re my new pet eejit! Emilia has a dozen, and I told the pilot I was jealous and demanded one of my own.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be years before the pilot, Sasha, found out what had happened to the rest of her crew. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Lera, in parachute and aviation googles, is smiling broadly, and the caption beneath the photo says that “she is now a fighter pilot” who had shot down a Luftwaffe bomber. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Tomsk was to be the major pilot project to stop the Russian TB epidemic, the project that would show the way to controlling—in prisons, towns, and cities throughout Russia—both drug-susceptible TB and MDR. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z When the pilot pushed the rudder pedal the plane had jerked to the side and assumed a new course. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, these seven test pilots were further immortalized in the book The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe and in the award-winning 1983 movie of the same name. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z It seemed obvious that the pilots would not come back later to pick him up. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Six months later, I was a fighter pilot flying Hurricanes all round the Mediterranean. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He caught a quick glance of two pilot chairs, windows above wide panels full of instruments and dials and screens flashing information. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As the next turn drew near, the hovercars were headed straight for her, moving slower now, their pilots realizing that at top speed they would overshoot her every time. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Skelton used to watch the navy pilots from her home in Pensacola when she was eight years old. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z When a German pilot shot down a Pe-2 dive-bomber and found that a woman had been flying it, his commanding officer told him: “Don’t mention it to anyone. We don’t shoot at women.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Like a pilot dipping the plane into a tailspin to practice pulling back out, she would deliberately take photos out of focus, with the wrong shutter speed or the wrong ISO, to see what happened. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The enlargements from the pilot’s cockpit came later. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Everything went to the soldiers, pilots, and sailors who were defending our island. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The astronauts, former test pilots and combat veterans accustomed to riding with the shadow of death on every flight, put themselves in NASA’s hands. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The pilot was a young Air Force officer with a bushy moustache. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re part of some kind of pilot program that tortures kids by taking away sugar. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z And what Korean Air did, when it finally turned its operations around, was give its pilots the opportunity to escape the constraints of their cultural legacy. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But the technology issues were no longer just in the cockpit, affecting only pilots, they were everywhere. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I had never seen a black pilot before, and the instant I did I had to quell my panic. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the least horrific of the pictures of the fake pilot, but it’s the one that disturbed me the most. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z You have to take a pilot assistant with you when you ferry a Hudson. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z And it was absolutely impossible for everyone to be a fighter pilot. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He would set his bearings on Sammy’s behind like a pilot would fix his eye on the horizon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you need a weapon, sir?” asked the pilot, handing him a gun. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was thirteen and the only passenger on the plane with a pilot named—what was it? Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t the pilot see where he was going? Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z "When I made my report two days ago," he continued, "I deliberately refrained from mentioning that we have the remains of the plane—and we also have the pilot, who is quite alive and kicking!" Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A group of pilots had gotten together around the piano of the bar and were singing their squadron song. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be much easier to pick on a single plane than on nine, whose pilots and navigators and tail gunners were all furiously firing their own guns and hurling grenades out of their cockpits. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He eased back on his arm and Mark sucked in a breath, filling his lungs.Then the pilot grabbed him by the shirt and sat up, putting all his weight on Mark’s stomach. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Seven of the eight pilots and navigators in those planes were killed. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The Canadian government sent a team in to recover the body of the pilot and they took reporters, who naturally took pictures and film of die whole campsite, the shelter—all of it. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere deep in that crowd was a South African mercenary pilot who owned a radio. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There were usually about twenty or thirty aircraft to a regiment, with a similar number of pilots to fly them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But the pilots of the fighter squadron decided they’d have a bit of fun with the rookies. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilot’s voice came over the boat’s radio in a fog of static. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “We had these highly motivated individuals—radar operators and pilots—who would miss attacks or drop bombs on the wrong cities. Why did they fail?” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He had issued a call to the most legendary aviators he had known in the Marine Corps, the ones who had combined uncanny abilities as pilots with the personalities of carnival barkers and exhibitionists. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There were many more experienced pilots than there was air work to be done. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A small patrol boat, burning biodiesel and kicking up fumes, moved between huge sailing vessels, carrying pilots out to ships that waited to be guided in to dock. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The aircraft was equipped with wheels rather than floats and thus couldn’t land, but McCunn was certain he’d been seen and had no doubt the pilot would summon a floatplane to return for him. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I was peevish the next morning when we met our pilot. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She tells of how a famous Russian pilot and a triple Hero of the Soviet Union, A. I. Pokryshkin, landed at the airfield to refuel his fighter plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z How is the pilot going to land this thing? Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “I know I shouldn’t be surprised, but I didn’t think any of us needed to justify our feelings on this new pilot security program at the school.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Their new commander, Nikolai Baranov, made them feel at home, even though they were the only two women in the regiment—he could see they were both fantastic combat pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In Germany, restrictions had been placed on their air force after World War I that meant they now had to train their military pilots in secret. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In the beginning, of Marina Raskova’s thousand recruits, only about fifty of them could count on starting out as pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z My sister’s husband was a pilot also, but he was a test pilot. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Galina Burdina learned how close she herself had come to being killed when she had a strange encounter with a Romanian pilot who surrendered to the Red Army with other Romanian troops. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z However, he was alert, and he snapped open the spy hole, at the same time opening the tap that allowed a flow of naphtha past the pilot light in the buttress outside. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Between us we had to fly three hundred missions every night,” said pilot Nina Raspopova—thirty aircraft flying ten missions each. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilot announced that they belonged to the Navy and the University of Alaska. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Milo was dumfounded when he stepped down to the ground and found a contingent of armed M.P.’s waiting to imprison the German pilots and confiscate their planes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Seven of the women attended Eileen's first launch as pilot the following year. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Mark’s head snapped back and he fell off the pilot, who leaped forward, getting on top of him once again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It has a super view from the cockpit, and can seat two passengers as well as the pilot. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Few Russian women who became pilots in the Soviet Union’s state-sponsored clubs in the 1980s and early 1990s can afford to fly as private citizens now that the Soviet Union no longer exists. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He could make out the shapes of pilots sitting around the bar, large shoulders and barbered heads silhouetted in the pale light that spilled into the bar from the dining room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But did the pilots raise the issue again, looking for clarification? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Jenny piloted her specially outfitted dog transport van into a neighborhood filled with cozy brownstone town houses. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And on that day, she would be the first woman in the world to pilot a spacecraft into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z First we choppered into a hot LZ and the pilots jerked us out and took us out of there and into the valley itself, which didn’t seem hot. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Show me the runway!” the pilot cried out, hoping desperately that he was close enough to Kennedy to somehow glide his crippled plane to a safe landing. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He filled a needle with a clear liquid and stuck it in Stockdale’s arm and the pilot almost immediately lost consciousness. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was Steve Spiegel, then president of Music Theatre International, the leading licensing agent for Broadway productions, who made the decision on what high school would be asked to pilot the play. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z When World War II started in 1939, looking ahead, Jackie had asked Eleanor Roosevelt, the president’s wife, for help to create a program to train American women pilots for ferry flights. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He remembered how when the pilot had his heart attack he had felt cool—the dead skin had felt cool. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z At the same time the relatives were coming from Chicago and Georgia, the Marine pilots from around America began to land in Ravenel, began to arrive in transports and jets, and private planes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A metal ridge cut into Mark’s back as the pilot pressed on him from above, leaning forward with his forearm dug into Mark’s neck, cutting off the air to his windpipe. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He could talk with the crew chief, the pilot, and the copilot. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It was as if his eyes had a fighter pilot’s head-up guidance system projected in front of them. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He turned out to be Dympna’s other passenger, the other ferry pilot on her taxi run. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Then he asked Farmer and PIH to help fix the Russian pilot projects. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The pilot hadn’t said one word until then. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She and her crew got stuck one day in a Pe-2 whose engine failed on takeoff, and the pilot had to crash-land the plane with live bombs attached beneath the wings. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Appleby had been taking four times as many Atabrine tablets as the amount prescribed because he wanted to be four times as good a pilot as everyone else. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Carole had purchased first-class tickets on a commercial flight, but now everyone worried that John’s condition was so fragile, his appearance so scary, that the airline pilot might not allow them to fly. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Soon the young fighter pilots at Engels were practicing shooting at targets and working on aerobatic loops and rolls. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Now was the time of hard drinking, rising volubility, and the games of pilots. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Although Soviet women had flown as military bomber pilots in World War II, none of the women chosen for the Soviet space program were military pilots. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z He shuddered at that thought and then remembered what was in front of the plane, down in the bottom of the lake, still strapped in die seat, the body of the pilot. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘This place we’re flying over now isn’t in the atlas, is it?’ the pilot said, grinning. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Broadbent’s interest also stemmed from the war, and the basic day-to- day challenges he observed pilots facing as they tried to stay focused. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on The dashing rocks thy seasick weary bark. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She had some idea of the difficulties that peculiar squadron had in finding and keeping pilots. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A line of young pilots were trying their skill at throwing down flaming hookers. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A helicopter pilot would fly him up to the top of the volcano—the summit. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Then Paul pointed out to me, “That young fellow just coming with the last bicycle is the other pilot, the one who got stuck in the mud west of here. You probably know each other?” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The papers sent special correspondents to shadow the pilots as they served in the skies over Europe, each dispatch from the European front producing shivers of delight. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “I guess I’m just about the best pilot around now when it comes to ditching or making crash landings. It would be good practice for you.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes the ponds receive not only contaminated runoff but also a direct dose as crop-dusting pilots neglect to shut off the duster in passing over a pond. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Born in Moscow, Svetlana knew she wanted to be a pilot at age 16. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Part of the Marine Band from Biddle Island played light classical music as the pilots mingled and took their first drinks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost every pilot in the 122nd had learned to fly in a plane like this one. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z One pilot knows something important and somehow doesn’t tell the other pilot. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In a large room adjacent to the main bar, the pilots of 367 and the pilots of 234 faced each other from opposite sides of the room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are crossing the bar of distillery without a pilot.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z There were only seven of them, and I didn’t know any of them, but some of my test pilot friends did, and told me stories about them. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Jake had been a fighter pilot in Korea and had been all over the Orient. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z As soon as one pilot returned from a mission, the ground crew quickly reloaded its guns, refueled it, patched up any damage, and another pilot would take off in it. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Beside it was the pilot in a leather helmet with goggles, and puttees wrapped around his legs. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z So there they are, three classic preconditions of a plane crash, the same three that set the stage for Avianca 052: a minor technical malfunction; bad weather; and a tired pilot. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Joan put a comforting arm around Maddie’s shoulders and advised her in a whisper to pay no attention to the pilot’s language. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Free hunting was a tactic the Soviet Air Force exploited in 1943 and assigned to experienced fighter pilots of exceptional talent. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Gary Johnson might be a good pilot, but he would never be a good Marine. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “She loves science, especially everything to do with space. She’s a huge Star Trek fan and wants to be a pilot someday, just like her uncle.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Well before the week or ten days that would pass before the pilot came looking to see what had happened. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “We’re the only ATA pilots here today. They usually send girls in the Lysanders—the lads all want something faster. Have a sandwich. You look like you could use one.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Our shuttle, which seemed to be flying on automatic pilot, quickly reached the planet and began to skim its mirrored surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Mayday, mayday, for pilots whose planes had been hit, and ships — was it ships too? — at sea. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “You messed with the wrong man today,” the pilot said in a low, vicious voice. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Oars rattled in oarlocks and the distant buzz of a pilot boat wafted across the water to them. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z To be considered an ace, a fighter pilot has to shoot down five aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The Nazis claim that Comrade Hess met with an accident over the North Sea while piloting a fighter plane. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z And when he was not sitting enchanted listening to his mother’s words, he thought of airplanes, and pilots, and the deep sky that held them both. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He had to make a decision—whether to leave with the pilots or stay with the virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “A couple of months ago, Mrs. Ruiz’s only son had tried to hijack a plane in Havana to go to Miami. He was shot and killed by the airplane’s pilot.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I got my first airplane ride when I was eleven, and the pilot even let me fly the plane a little bit. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was impossible not to cry,” said Serafima, one of the surviving pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z His eyes were dancing from pilot to pilot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the roaring plane with no pilot he was alone. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “They never learn,” said the green-uniformed pilot, pointing down at the skeletons on the ground below them. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Veteran combat pilots trained the recruits in air combat tactics. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When it continued to zag she realized the pilot was following a meandering river where game wintered. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Our ability to succeed at what we do is powerfully bound up with where we’re from, and being a good pilot and coming from a high-power distance culture is a difficult mix. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The pilot gave orders for the crew to prepare to moor. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He had seen the pilot push the throttle in to increase speed. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z A pilot for South Vietnam bombed the presidential palace downtown that afternoon. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “I can, once you lend the plane to me. With a pilot to fly it. And don’t forget—you’ll get General Dreedle.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But the young women who played the roles of the flight crew and ground crew of the 46th Guards were actresses, not pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When male pilots flew over their air base and spotted the women’s underthings hanging out to dry—a big clue that this was a women’s regiment—they’d perform noisy aerobatics in celebration. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The club was part of the Soviet Air Army, and Masha and two other women—another pilot and a navigator—wanted to join the club’s military division along with the men. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Once, when a fighter jet accidentally passed too close to a U-2, the spy plane broke up amid the turbulence, and its pilot was instantly killed. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z On her fourth flight of the day, Lilya and another pilot were returning from an escort mission when two German aircraft appeared from behind the clouds. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The women of the 122nd Air Group who were going to be fighter pilots and dive-bomber pilots had to learn to fly new planes before they went to war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When they were still well out from shore, a pilot boat came to meet the Henry, and the pilot conducted them to anchorage a mile off Bourbon. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z My success as an unofficial agent for the SOE will cancel out my flight to France as an unofficial pilot for the RAF. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The pilots became so adept with the tap code that they started inventing shortcuts, a kind of low-tech texting. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Gubina, the other pilot in the formation, was also struggling to see where she was. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Take my word for it, we have. Did you see any pilot room except for this one port and the one gauge here in parsecs? Did you see any controls?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z When your whole world is a cheesy, prepackaged rehearsal for being alive, like middle school, a kid your own age who can pilot a twenty-ton bus is impressive. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z A gifted raconteur and an indefatigable drinker, Causey was a pilot of unimpeachable courage. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But just to be sure, the pilot banks left, doubling back to get a better look. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z As Max piloted the Vonnegut down to the surface, I prepared for the possibility of combat by charging up my armor and buffing my avatar with several potions and nano packs. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She wasn’t immediately any better than any other pilot who trained at Oakway with the Civil Air Guard. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Question: what do you say to the pilot? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z If Janey and Jerrie thought that a fellow woman pilot and the person who had helped fund their testing would speak up for the Mercury 13, they were in for a shock. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, fired on,” echoed the Wellington pilot in fury. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Even though the pilots didn’t have to fly during the day, the huge strain of the nightly combat missions affected their ability to relax. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z At the age of thirty-three, Valentin was already an experienced combat pilot and commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A dozen nations were using the new technology of aircraft for bombing, for taking photographs of enemy troops, for shooting at soldiers on the ground, and for aerial combat against enemy pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Lilya Litvyak’s greatest fear as a fighter pilot was that her Yak would be shot down over enemy territory and that she’d die there, or that her body wouldn’t be found. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z As the geodesic is the shortest path between any two airports, this is the route an airline navigator will tell the pilot to fly along. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought he could see the windows and that made him think again of the pilot sitting inside and he forced his thoughts from it—but he could see no hatchet. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z All over the USSR, women who could fly were now assigned to train new pilots—many of them young men who’d be flying off to combat missions. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A few female pilots were transferred into Marina Raskova’s unit against their will. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z At first he had been embarrassed but die pilot had said nothing about it and Brian forgot it as they took off and began flying. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The eyes watched and those many-towered men knew that a plane was in agony and a pilot was trying to bring that plane home at his own peril. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She was pretty, petite, and light on her feet, and if there was a Squadron dance on a Saturday night, she was the one the pilots went for. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The Marine in the mirror was almost a caricature of the slim, youthful pilot who stood beside his Corsair in a photograph on Lillian’s dresser. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He offered his pilots what everyone from hockey players to software tycoons to takeover lawyers has been offered on the way to success: an opportunity to transform their relationship to their work. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It made him think of what had come over him when he’d killed the pilot on the hatch door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It was a small plane, the type bush pilots use to carry people over the roadless tundra and across the rugged mountains of Alaska where cars cannot go. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilots were too scared to get out of the plane. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So they have destroyed another aircraft and there is another Special Duties pilot stuck here. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “There’s not much. You received your new credit cards. Transglobal Airlines sent you a certificate making you an honorary pilot for flying one hundred hours with them.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the long silence that followed, even the pilots and the sounds of unloading dimmed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I really liked my job as a test pilot; in fact, I thought it was the best possible job I could have, except for one thing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Sooner or later, pilots always resorted to their hands when discussing the mysteries and secrets of flight. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the light winked out below the haze again and all three pilots were left blinded in the dull gloom of a showery autumn afternoon. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Stand by for a fighter pilot,” Bull boomed at the woman. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a very overwhelming place in that uneasy peace-time when military and civil pilots took it in turns to use the runway, but Maddie was determined, and followed the signs to the flying club. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The moment he walked into the pilot’s ready room on the ship, a group of intelligence officers began firing questions. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The assistant pilot had climbed through from the cockpit. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z At exactly the same instant, a German aircraft swooped over Klavdiya’s head, so low she could see the pilot’s face as he fired his machine guns at her. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I think I’m going to be an Air Force pilot, Dad.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Axelroot did pretty well for himself as a pilot in the Congo, transporting perishable goods from the bush into the cities for retail sale, and he was also active in the diamond trade. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilot was gone, beyond anything he could do. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Be asleep, his mind screamed at the pilot. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z In third grade, Justin brought in a plane to school for career day and said he wanted to be a pilot when he grew up. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Pizarro’s pilot once explained how to navigate from Mexico’s Pacific shore to Peru: Sail south along the coast until you no longer see trees. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A pilot came aboard, sternly ordered all men out of the chains—no sounding of the harbor was allowed—and conducted them to their anchorage. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z After the navigators climbed in and the pilots started their engines, fifteen 46th Guards Po-2s set out in a line one after the other, exactly three minutes apart. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z This was not entirely appreciated by the pilots and navigators, who were trying to sleep during the day! A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Now the pilots could sit and eat on the wings of their aircraft, ready to take off at any moment when the enemy turned up to interrupt their meal. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Though there was no longer any female air force unit for them to be part of, pilot Antonina Bondareva and two other women from the 125th continued to serve in a male regiment. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She buckled him in and continued chatting to the pilot, telling him about the convent and how glad she’d be to get back. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They don’t see any hierarchical gap between themselves and the pilots in the air, and to them, mitigated speech from a pilot doesn’t mean the speaker is being appropriately deferential to a superior. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Whenever a Japanese pilot volunteered to become a kamikaze pilot he was given a funeral service before he got into his plane. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike early Soviet space capsules, which were automated, American spacecraft required experienced pilots at the controls in case of malfunctions. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “We blow it up, experimenting with new fuels for our flying saucers. A Tralfamadorian test pilot presses a starter button, and the whole Universe disappears.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m a pilot,” Maddie said—you know, she was so matter-of-fact, she wasn’t proud, she wasn’t defensive—just, I’m a pilot. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He knew that her sending him out with Toomer had a lot to do with his father and things he was and was not learning as the son of a fighter pilot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The most visionary of the brain busters pined for the day when a pilot could take one of their creations for a hypersonic joy ride: Mach 5 or faster. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z So as Bull pulled up to the parking lot of the Officers’ Club, he saw groups of pilots arriving wearing their flight jackets. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Air Transport Auxiliary is how we manage with the RAF, ferrying planes and taxiing pilots. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “My uncle is a pilot. He flies big planes that drop bombs. Can you turn it on?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Alex took one last quick look at the assistant pilot, then kicked out with all his strength. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z There Levi would face off against pilots from around the country, in front of seventy-five thousand fans, on a track where the racers could dash along at speeds exceeding thirty miles per hour. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z If a beginning pilot makes a very good landing, it’s likely that his next one will not be as impressive. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I had run away to the Strategic Air Command Base in a nearby town to see if they would allow me to become a pilot. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Milo Minderbinder’s planes flew in from everywhere, the pursuit planes, bombers, and cargo ships streaming into Colonel Cathcart’s field with pilots at the controls who would do what they were told. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Robin was talking to the spotter pilot over the radio, and Ray was listening on the headphones to see if he could pick up the shark’s ping. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Kelley was assigned to a helicopter piloted by Major Jones, a tough, seasoned pilot. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The pilot informed me that we would be landing in Kanye. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In Diary of a Red Army Woman, the fictional pilot Tania is furious about the German army’s destruction of her village and the murder of her family. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z As good as that computer was, it took the eyes of the pilot to pick the best landing spot. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” said the pilot slowly, as he circled back and got another look. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Some of the mechanics, who had been pilots before the war, struggled not to feel bitter about it. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Beryl stayed with the unconscious girl pilot while Maddie rode her Silent Superb to the farm to get help. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Every now and then, the pilots of the helicopters would catch a glimpse of a small girl wearing glasses crouching in the giant’s right ear and waving to them. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Investigators later surmised that the Avianca pilots must have assumed that ATC was jumping them to the head of the queue, in front of the dozens of other planes circling Kennedy. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “I began to fear that I might indeed be trapped for weeks or even months to come,” the pilot later wrote. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z One pilot does something wrong, and the other pilot doesn’t catch the error. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The pilot began to bleed off antigravity in preparation for landing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A pilot, that’s what the TV show was called, like it was going to fly an airplane or something. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z In August 1911, Lydia Zvereva became the eighth woman in the world—and the first woman in Russia—to get a pilot's license. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Exactly how it did that wasn’t the pilot’s concern, but making good on that pledge was now Dorothy Vaughan’s full-time job. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The pilot buzzed my tent three times in quick succession, dropping two boxes on each pass; then the airplane disappeared over a ridge, and I was alone. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything Tibbets was about to hear, Ent cautioned, would have to be concealed, even from his wife—even from the pilots and crews who would be working under him. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the pilots does something wrong that by itself is not a problem. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Bfff...She got it!” the spotter pilot yelled, his voice cracking. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Still, you can hardly blame it on the pilot when her plane gets hit by antiaircraft fire. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He pointed his arms behind him like the wings of a plane and made staccato sounds like a jet on a strafing run, shooting imaginary bullets at the pilots outdrinking his comrades. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was annoyed that the pilot had ignored his directions. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “The reason I don’t believe that fighter pilot stuff, Mom,” Ben said, pouring the coffee back into the pot, “is that I remember Major Finch.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When they were still well above the forest, the pilot slowed the plane still further and dropped the flaps. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Even with modern instruments, pilots of commercial aircraft today need to be able to see the runway before they can land, even if they’ve been flying in cloud nearly to the ground. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Flight crew, prepare for landing,” the pilot announced. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z His breath quickened and he looked up front at the pilot and thought, here it is again: one pilot and one engine and if either of them quit they were going down. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The Soviet Air Force magazine Stalin’s Falcons ran a story titled "The Girl Avenger,” calling Lilya "one of the Front’s outstanding pilots.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But the pilot wasn’t satisfied; the wind was swept into eddies and cross-gusts by the edges of the mountain. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Guess he doesn't think much of the pilots’ aim! Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Good morning, Crow,” said Mr. Benson, the pilot who spent much of his time at the grocery between jobs. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I am writing these notes while our pilot loads the boat. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Since the Germans had a shortage of powered aircraft, the boys built and piloted gliders. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The rookie navigators might have been lost in the bad weather, or the rookie pilots might have run out of fuel. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She’d come down the strait plotting soundings as she went, but the pilot would not put his faith in this, and at 0126 hours that morning, in heavy fog, had radioed the lighthouse for assistance. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But apart from my flight bag, all my British pilot’s gear had to be destroyed, helmet and parachute and all. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Shot-down pilots, of course, torpedoed sailors, of course, you expect that. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z So I went back to school, something I had never expected to do again, to learn how to be a test pilot, at the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Brian turned again to glance at the pilot who had both hands on his stomach and was grimacing in pain, reaching for the left shoulder again as Brian watched. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I recently witnessed a fierce dogfight between German and English pilots. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The regimental commander arranged a mock dogfight, an air battle that would take place between the new pilots and the veterans—two men against two women. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When the plane leveled off, the pilot’s voice came over the loudspeaker. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “It would have to be a great pilot who shot you down, wouldn’t it, Dad?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And 44 percent of the time, the two pilots have never flown together before, so they’re not comfortable with each other. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The pilot only has time to blink before she flicks Kasusu across his neck. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Aleksandr didn’t even realize who it was until he heard her voice over the radio—his wingman was supposed to be a male pilot from a different regiment. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I heard the same longing in her voice that Gum Baby had when she dreamed about becoming a pilot. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The boys recruited one of the crew’s student managers as pilot and navigator, and piled into the boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Having climbed the ladder to the crew compartment, he slid into the pilot's couch and booted the system. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, Adina could make out the charred bodies of the pilot and copilot still strapped to their seats, hands stuck to the gears. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Our pilots thought the plane itself to be like a parachute and felt they did not need them,” said Irina. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Katya died like a true Soviet fighter pilot, first filling an enemy fighter with bullets before using expert flight techniques to put out the flames that were engulfing her own plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z With a final kick, Mark knocked the pilot free.The man disappeared through the gap and the ramp door slammed shut. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z After graduating from Oklahoma State University as the Flying Aggies' top female pilot, Wally had gotten a job teaching military men how to fly. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “Before the United States entered World War Two, there were a bunch of American pilots in China. They were called the Flying Tigers. They flew those planes with the shark teeth on the nose.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The engine of Polina’s Po-2 overheated on the longer flight, and she and her pilot were now going to have to make a crash landing, only a week before the end of the war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He drank like a fish, was highly opinionated, and was a fearless helicopter pilot. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “You’re the second best pilot in the squadron, Johnson. You are talking to the best.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It doesn’t work in an airplane cockpit on a stormy night with an exhausted pilot trying to land at an airport with a broken glide scope. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Not that shooting your pilot would get you anywhere fast, except down, in a Lysander, as you would not be able to take over the controls. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z While the Soviet government was scrambling to launch the enormous rescue effort for their heroic women pilots, an event of global significance was going on without them in western Europe. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Late strollers were still out: a policeman, a night watchman, a rocket pilot, several lonely men coming home from some nocturnal rendezvous, four men and women issuing from a bar, laughing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z After she finished her pilot’s certification in 1933, she became an instructor herself—mostly teaching young men. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilot had been talking, just a moment ago complaining of the pain. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z So he touched the pilot with the tips of his fingers, touched him on the chest and could feel nothing, no heartbeat, no rise and foil of breathing. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Master held his hand loosely over her mouth, as if the pilots might hear her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “More than a pilot loves air traffic control, baby. You still love me?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Mark had been staring at the back of the pilot’s chair as if something mesmerizing were painted there. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It must suck to get to thirty thousand feet and realize that your pilot is a control freak nutjob. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z An ejection seat is simply the aluminum seat the pilot sits in, with a small rocket motor built into the back of it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few announcements and some safety video about what to do if the plane crashes into the ocean, the pilot asks the crew to get ready for takeoff. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He drove a sports car and piloted his own plane, which he once famously flew so low over the house of the school’s president that the machine’s wheels made a racket rolling over the roof. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z According to Richard Bissell, pilots were "exhorted but not ordered" to use the pin if they were ever captured on Soviet soil. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Well away from the flight plan the pilot had filed. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z A new criteria to his job—“watch my six,” as fighter pilots would put it. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There were plenty of other pilots in Valentina’s life, but not many of them were women. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilot pitches the nose of the seabird up from the reservoir basin and together they soar. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Stalin and the Communist Party encouraged ambitious designers, daring pilots, and mechanical experts to create an industry that was exemplary throughout the world. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I hope you get away with it,” said the pilot in Dunbar’s squadron, stealing out of sight into the shadows. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Those fighter planes only had room for a single pilot. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Though he could not explain this to Lillian or his children because he thought it would frighten them, he wanted to tell them this someday: that pilots are killed in the blink of an eye. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z At 0142, on pilot’s orders, the Corona made its corrective dogleg while the navigator fixed twice more on the sounding board. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The pilot punched him again and the pain doubled. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “After bombing and having escaped the enemy’s fire, I couldn’t pull myself together for ten or fifteen minutes,” said Nina Raspopova, another 46th Guards pilot. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A fellow pilot draped his flight jacket over the U-2's cockpit window, trying to give Powers some relief as the unmarked black aircraft baked in the sun on an airstrip near Peshawar, Pakistan. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I was sent overseas as a pilot, and I should be flying more combat missions and spending less time on my duties as a mess officer.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I’ll make sure you’re nice and comfy before—” Mark sprang to life, screaming and kicking out as he twisted himself to jerk free from the pilot’s grip. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The inexperienced pilots had trouble steering toward the diff lights, which marked the beaches, and often brought the boats to shore on the rocks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Craning over the mountainous control panel, the pilot had a panoramic view of his plane’s snout and not much else. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z One anonymous pilot’s future husband proposed to her among the ruins of Berlin just after the war ended. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I need to be my own pilot,” I say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Maddie flew the practical test for her “A” license, the basic pilot’s license, six months before all civil aircraft were grounded in August. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z When women shared an airfield with male pilots, they put bunches of flowers on the wings of their own planes to mark them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Sure, sure,” he said, “you enlist now and you’ll be eligible for everything—pilot training—everything.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z A pilot once wrote that the first time he got into a B-24 cockpit, “it was like sitting on the front porch and flying the house.” Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Most of the 588th pilots had no idea what was going on. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Move it!” the assistant pilot shouted above the roar of the engines. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He was just about to ask Alec about the layout of a Berg—he remembered that the man had once been a pilot—when he heard a door slam up ahead, then more footsteps. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Ben thought for a moment, then said, “What about Uncle Dan? Your brother, the one killed in the Solomons. Was he a lousy pilot?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the United States entered World War II, he tried to enlist as a navy pilot. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z If a lifetime as the son of the fighter pilot had taught him one thing, it was that he knew instinctively the meaning of this ill-timed visitation: This was a promenade of ruin. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the M.P.’s arrived, they discovered the classic scene of pilots hovering around a bar, drinks in hand, enjoying the fellowship and camaraderie of their fellow officers. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But the men had set up a snug and spotless dugout for the pilots of the 46th Guards to sleep in. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pilot sat in the main cockpit with the navigator standing behind her. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z There simply did not seem to be aeronautical engineers and experienced test pilots who were black or women. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Alec spat.“It’s my guess those guys were nobodies, sent in to do the job professionals should’ve done. Maybe we cleaned out their crew. Everyone except the pilot, at least.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The pilots turned up at this wasteland the next day and had to land in slushy snow. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In fact, CIA officials privately believed that a pilot could never survive a high-altitude ejection from the spy plane. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The pilot opened his door, yelled, “Get out quickly—she’s going up in flames,” and was gone! My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Back at their base, during the report they had to make about how the mission went, they joked with the 10th Leningrad pilots, calling them “brothers” or “old men.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Ahmad was a ship captain, had been for thirty years, piloting tankers and ocean liners in every conceivable body of water, and he knew as much as anyone about storms, their trajectories and power. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They spent the night in a Polish village, too worried to sleep, and shared their “pilots’ rations of vodka, biscuits, and milk” with the boys who guarded their plane during the night. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Barry could see the pilot, a young man, through the windshield. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z He lifted his drink high in the air and continued his toast as the other pilots elevated their glasses. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a dignity to her grief and an acceptance of the fait accompli—the fatalism that the pilot’s wife must beget whenever her mate forsakes her for his aircraft. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was six in the morning and he’d been driving in silence for most of the night, piloting our station wagon through Arizona, Nevada and Utah. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z For news or mail or evidence of what Rachel calls The Pale Which We Are Way Beyond, we wait for the rough-and-ready airplane pilot, Mr. Eeben Axelroot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “If he has to go, every pilot would like to be killed in action. It’s better than dying of the piles.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All the pilots leaped up from their food and ran to the parked planes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The First World War had ended before he completed his flight training, but he often wrote about combat pilots and aerial performers in his fiction. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And on the night before his funeral, the Ravenel Officers’ Club filled to capacity as old pilots told stories to young pilots of Bull Meecham in the Pacific and Bull Meecham in Korea. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next week Maddie pieced together the pilot’s story in a storm of newspaper clippings with the mental wolfishness of Lady Macbeth. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z In addition to being disappointed that they weren’t flying into battle, the young pilots didn’t like the food at their new air base—they knew that frontline soldiers were getting better rations than they were. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Your signal is breaking up and I lost most of it. Understand ... pilot... you can’t fly. Correct? Over.” Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Not surprisingly, the vacation cabins the pilots had been living in all summer turned out to be drafty and freezing cold in the winter. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z On September 1, the pilot of a Soviet interceptor jet launched air-to-air missiles at Korean Air Lines flight 007, which Soviet ground crews had mistaken for a hostile military aircraft. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The pilot himself escorted her up the steps into the gleaming cabin and showed her how to fasten her seat belt. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z One pilot in the 586th got in trouble for keeping perfume in the cockpit of her fighter plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The other crew took off, flew two miles, and crashed, killing the pilot and navigator. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z If a German scout plane flew over it in daylight, all the pilot would see was an empty green field. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He had heard this drink ordered at squadron parties when his parents entertained the pilots in their home. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Be-fore leaving town, he told the pilot Cliff Hudson, whom he regarded as a friend, “I won’t be seeing you again.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the night bombers, the pilots of the 586th Regiment in their dangerous solo Yak fighters were growing hardened in combat too. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z On April 17, 1961, supported by the CIA and by planes flown by American pilots, a force of 1,400 Cuban exiles opposed to Castro landed at the Bay of Pigs. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z To this day I can’t imagine why, after all that time, the pilot suddenly lost his nerve. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The pilots had bought drinks from the bar and were beginning to warm up to the festivities. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When we were in striking distance of a plantation known to the pilot, we put out in the boats and made our way to shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Ivan, as the tail gunner in a Pe-2, had a job that was probably even more harrowing than the pilot’s or the navigator’s. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But almost everything else Ratwatte did that made that emergency landing a success fell outside the strict definition of piloting skills. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In the light coming through the side window, die pale green fight from the water, he saw die pilot’s head only it wasn’t the pilot’s head any longer. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Tail gunner Tonya Khokhlova, of the 125th Guards, told how on one occasion some Soviet pilots flew low over their airfield and dropped an object out of their plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The fighter planes started firing their guns, and more and more aircraft joined the fray, until there were nine Soviet fighter pilots battling forty Luftwaffe aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z We new pilots felt honored to have a chance to master it, and we worked hard to learn as much as we could as fast as we could. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A pilot has to work with the wind. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Some said she was the best female pilot in the world. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Soldiers, sailors, pilots, and nurses were on their way to war in the Pacific. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Polina was a new pilot on her very first bombing mission. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Which meant that the pilot was almost certainly dead. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He rose, blowing kisses to his squadron, then hopped down to watch the next pilot racing at full speed toward the landing deck. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s what pilots relied on before the invention of the glide scope. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The ramp door closed on the pilot’s chest. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z While the winged goddesses both murmured greetings to me, the raft pilot gave me a brief smile that I hesitantly returned. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Alvarez was with the first group of American pilots driven by bus to the Hanoi airport. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Tamara and Raya had the advantage of height and the sun behind them, which would dazzle the enemy pilots if they looked in their direction. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I dug into the armrests and prayed the pilot had done this before. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Alvarez knew the same thing was happening to the other pilots. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The pilot was out on a trip and would not return until tomorrow; his wife suggested the editor of the rural section of the local newspaper. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As one of the bomber pilots was turning around to make another run over the target area, the rope pulling the glider snapped. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We landed with our full force and, knowing from the pilot that this was the house of a rebel, offered no terms for conveyance, but rather made straight for the stores and livestock to pillage. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z In the Kerch area, the 46th Guards shared the sky with the male pilots of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Soviet fighter pilots cleared the sky of German night fighters around them for several nights. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They saw a Gallivespian, mounted on a dragonfly, diving to attack a flying machine whose human pilot tried to fight him off hand to hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z All of these preparations gave pilots some minor comfort. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And you might think the Iraqi pilots were ashamed, but they weren’t. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Adding insult to injury, they also now had to have their flight skills checked by male pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But die pilot had put his headset back on and the gratitude was lost in the engine noise and things went back to Brian looking out the window at the ocean of trees and lakes. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long after sunrise on a Sunday in December, a pilot guided a small plane over the Pacific. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Unlike the kamikaze attacks flown by Japanese pilots, taran wasn’t meant to be a suicide maneuver. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what I’ll do if he does begin moaning,” the dashing young fighter pilot with the golden mustache had grieved forlornly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The pilot grabbed her from behind and pulled her away. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the local pilots told her that her commander had been killed, and she reacted with complete disbelief. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z We thudded to earth as if the pilot had miscalculated just how close we were to the ground. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The pilot flared the plane out so that when it came down to the lake it seemed to be barely moving. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I set the iron on an unlit pilot to cool. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z She’d piloted us expertly through a chaotic market, jabbering with street vendors. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The pilot was all business now, his hands working the controls, easing the throttle, settling the plane the last bit down to the lake. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z But there had also been a pilot in that ball of flame, a living young man with not much more training than Maddie herself. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Katya, the crew’s pilot, once again managed to land her crippled plane in a forest clearing on the safe side of the front line. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They had flown out and circled the Spreckles Sugar Factory as ordered—circled it three times so that our father would be sure to see, and then the pilot thought of a joke. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I caught cold in the hospital from a fighter pilot and came down with a very serious case of pneumonia. “I’m very sorry,” Major Major said. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “If he says he saw it, then it’s true. You have my word as a pilot.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z In addition, Truman has piloted productions of Les Miserables and Rent for Music Theatre International and in November will present a pilot for a school edition production of Spring Awakening, also for MTI. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z As I was boarding the plane I saw that the pilot was black. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilot, however, was unaccustomed to glacier flying, and he’d badly misjudged the scale of the terrain. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was hugely dangerous and often did result in the pilot’s death. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Almost as soon as that happened, they flew directly into the most vicious storm that either Alcock, the pilot, or Brown, the navigator, had ever encountered. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Which reminded him of something else they’d heard down there, ironically from the pilot himself when he’d heard him talking earlier. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z So when a Jackboot pilot saw our seven wagons full of Gypsies, he immediately dropped his bombs on us, plus his goggles and everything in his pockets. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z But much more importantly, it means a precision soft landing can be done remotely by a pilot in orbit. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In other words, the command-module pilot could normally expect to be the target, the hunted one, but under some circumstances his role might swiftly be reversed, and he would become the hunter! Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll remain here in liftoff mode, in case you want to leave quickly,” the pilot said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilot puts on some more disco and says, “We’re playing your favorites until midnight! Drop by the cockpit and give me a request!” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She couldn’t speak when she found Pilar, sitting on the lap of a pilot and licking a lime lollipop. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, many airlines teach a standardized procedure for copilots to challenge the pilot if he or she thinks something has gone terribly awry. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Zeitoun had been on the bridge with the captain for an hour at that point, watching him pilot the ship through the many islands, avoiding high shelves and sandbars, other ships and countless unseen dangers. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z "Not them. Didn't you hear what the pilot said? About the atom bomb? They're all dead." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z That didn’t happen for a long time—nor did everyone who joined Marina Raskova’s aviators end up flying as combat pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z There was a single pilot at the controls, and something on his instrumentation must have told him that the door was open because he suddenly twisted around. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The Thunderhead piloted just about everything airborne, and even if it was an off-grid chopper, someone onboard would always announce their approach and request clearance. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was a clear and sparkling day when the Yaks arrived, and the young pilots of the 586th were thrilled at the dangerous beauty of their new snow-white planes against the snowy landscape. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z |
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