copilot
noun
co·pi·lot
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Definition of copilot
: a qualified pilot who assists or relieves the pilot but is not in command
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The Regional Airline Association, representing commuter carriers, asserts higher flight-hour standards have raised the typical costs of becoming a copilot to $200,000. — Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, "Boeing 737 Max crash: Did pilots have enough flight training to fly commercial jets?," 6 July 2019 Nichols was the copilot of the first nonstop flight from New York to Miami. — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, "Female pilot's landing at Louisville's Bowman Field made history," 20 Aug. 2019 Investigators are also interested in what was said between the pilot and copilot in the minutes before the Beechcraft Super King Air 350 aircraft crashed and killed them and the eight passengers aboard. — Chelsea J. Carter, CNN, "NTSB investigators recover cockpit voice recorder in plane crash that killed 10," 1 July 2019 That year, the company’s spaceship had broken apart during a test flight, killing the copilot and injuring the pilot. — Samantha Masunaga, latimes.com, "Kelly Latimer flies at the cutting edge of aviation — and soon, space," 20 June 2019 That year, the company’s spaceship had broken apart during a test flight, killing the copilot and injuring the pilot. — Samantha Masunaga, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Kelly Latimer flies at the cutting edge of aviation — and soon, space," 20 June 2019 The copilot, Earl Carper of Chicago, flew the ship guided by a full colonel command pilot who was flying as an observer. — Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, "What the Free Press front page looked like as D-Day unfolded," 5 June 2019 In an emergency, the US Air procedures call for the copilot to take the controls while the captain makes the decisions, free from the mechanical burden of flying the plane—this is called Pilot Monitoring, or PM, in aviation parlance. — Allen St. John, Popular Mechanics, "What Went Right: Revisiting Captain "Sully" Sullenberger and the Miracle on the Hudson," 15 Jan. 2019 While much credit has rightfully gone to Sullenberger, his copilot Jeffrey Skiles deserves to be commended as well. — Allen St. John, Popular Mechanics, "What Went Right: Revisiting Captain "Sully" Sullenberger and the Miracle on the Hudson," 15 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'copilot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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copilot
noun
English Language Learners Definition of copilot
: a pilot who helps the main pilot operate an airplane, helicopter, etc.
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copilot
noun
co·pi·lot
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Kids Definition of copilot
: a person who assists in flying an airplane