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
Get the Princess Pilotmug. 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
Get the Satellite pilotmug. by sagmarth May 20, 2019
Get the Kentucky Co-Pilotmug. When you go to the bathroom unsure if you have to pee or poop so you sit down and hope for the best.
by 20Jawless July 12, 2021
Get the Whiskey Pilotmug. by Space Mom April 17, 2017
Get the Trust me, I am a pilot!mug.