piloted
adjective
pi·lot·ed
ˈpī-lə-təd 
: flown or operated by a pilot
piloted flight
a remotely piloted aircraft
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Joby completed a piloted electric air taxi flight across San Francisco Bay and around the Golden Gate Bridge in March to kick off the tour, showcasing its aircraft, which is designed to carry a pilot and four passengers at speeds up to 200 mph, with a range of about 150 miles.
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Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 June 2026
The latest prototype will progress through all phases of piloted flight testing, including thrustborne, wingborne and transition flight.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
Large parts of its war effort are now unmanned, the robots, drones, and remotely piloted tanks giving it a sudden, albeit fragile, edge over a lumbering and strained Russian invader.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Hermeus, a company that specializes in supersonic aircraft, plans to conduct its third test of an uncrewed, remotely piloted aircraft this coming fall.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 19 May 2026
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Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 June 2026
The latest prototype will progress through all phases of piloted flight testing, including thrustborne, wingborne and transition flight.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
Large parts of its war effort are now unmanned, the robots, drones, and remotely piloted tanks giving it a sudden, albeit fragile, edge over a lumbering and strained Russian invader.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Hermeus, a company that specializes in supersonic aircraft, plans to conduct its third test of an uncrewed, remotely piloted aircraft this coming fall.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 19 May 2026
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“Piloted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piloted. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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