Pilot

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Pilot can refer to:

[edit] Occupations

  • Aviator, in aviation, an Aircraft pilot is someone who controls an aircraft
  • Maritime pilot, in shipping, someone who guides ships through the waters near a harbour or dangerous coastal waters. This is the original meaning.

[edit] Products and companies

  • Ford Pilot, a car
  • Honda Pilot, a Crossover SUV made by the Honda corporation.
  • Honda Pilot (ATV), an all-terrain vehicle produced by Honda in 1989 and 1990.
  • LDV Pilot, a mid-sized British van
  • Palm Pilot, the name for the second generation of personal digital assistants sold by Palm Computing; the first generation was simply the "Pilot", though "PalmPilot" is often used as slang for PalmOS devices despite the fact that Palm no longer uses the trademark on its current products
  • Pilot Travel Centers, LLC, primarily sells over-the-road diesel fuel
    • Pilot Corp. is 50% owner of Pilot Travel Centers, LLC
  • Pilot (pen company), headquarters situated in Japan; one of the world's major manufacturers of pens
  • Pilot (appliances)

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[edit] Film and television

[edit] Music

  • Pilot (band), a pop rock group best known for their 1975 hit songs "Magic" and "January"

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[edit] Computer science

[edit] Others

  • Pilot (experiment), a precursor to a full study
  • Pilot light, a small outlet of gas kept continually burning and generally used to light the larger burners on the appliance
  • Pilot signal, or pilot tone, in telecommunications, provided as a frequency or phase reference
  • Pilot (locomotive), the device at the front of a locomotive to deflect obstacles (also known as a cowcatcher)
  • Station pilot, a locomotive based at a major railway station for the purposes of shunting passenger coaches and vans
  • Pilot (icebreaker), the first icebreaker, built in 1864

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[edit] See also