In aviation, the person (a certified pilot with valid medical and flight review) who rides shotgun in the plane looking for traffic while the primary pilot is under the hood, primarily to reduce the cost of accruing simulated instrument time or maintaining instrument currency. Even though a safety pilot can log time just looking for traffic and not flying the plane, etiquette dictates that a safety pilot get the opportunity to switch roles occasionally, get a free $100 hamburger at the local eatery on or near the airport, or some other legal quid pro quo outcome.
by JoinTheLocalizer February 26, 2020
A "Princess Pilot" is a term used in aviation slang to describe a pilot who prefers to fly only in ideal weather conditions (VFR, clear skies) and typically operates high-performance, modern, and well-equipped aircraft—often featuring glass cockpits, autopilot, and cruise speeds above 140 knots. This pilot tends to avoid challenging conditions such as turbulence, IMC, or older, less luxurious aircraft.
The term can imply a degree of selectiveness, inexperience, or aversion to adversity, and is sometimes used with a humorous or lightly critical tone within pilot communities.
The term can imply a degree of selectiveness, inexperience, or aversion to adversity, and is sometimes used with a humorous or lightly critical tone within pilot communities.
by ObliteratePb May 14, 2025
by ShinryBart April 03, 2024
When you are skydiving in the air and you take a shit in mid air with your pants pulled down and it hits a fighter jets window and that jet crashes.
"Yeah i did A Clouded Pilot the other day!"
by the one who scrabbl September 16, 2024
by Zz131zZ May 21, 2020
Any senior member of a company that keeps their job and/or gets promoted by taking credit for successes that would have happened regardless of their presence. Typically these people are found in companies where all the hard work has been done and the company now makes money automatically no matter what anyone does. Just like once all the hard work of getting a satellite in orbit is done it will usually stay in orbit. The only real task of the satellite pilot is to not do anything truly stupid AKA knock the satellite out orbit.
Despite us being only one of 4 oligopoly energy suppliers our CEO just got a $5 million bonus for last years performance when. He's such a satellite pilot.
Our head of HR is the biggest satellite pilot I've ever seen.
Our head of HR is the biggest satellite pilot I've ever seen.
by Evitabl January 29, 2024
When you are bricked up while taking a shit and suddenly get a crazy boner and start “ piloting” something with your joystick (only works with average or above penis)
by AllahuakPeter April 23, 2025