I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ experienced , licensed , professional , qualified , trained
▪ inexperienced , trainee
▪ instructor
▪ airplane ( AmE ), bomber , fighter , glider , helicopter , jet
▪ aerobatic
▪ private
▪ airline , civilian , commercial
▪ combat , military
▪ air-force , navy
▪ downed
▪ automatic
▪
The aircraft was set on automatic ~.
▪
She worked on automatic ~, her hands carrying out the necessary movements. ( figurative )
PILOT + VERB
▪ fly (sth)
▪ crash (sth)
▪ bail out , eject
▪
The ~ bailed out as the aircraft crashed into the ocean.
PILOT + NOUN
▪ error
▪
The air crash is thought to have been caused by ~ error.
II.
verb
Pilot is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ aircraft , ↑ boat , ↑ helicopter , ↑ jet , ↑ plane , ↑ scheme , ↑ ship
III.
adj.
Pilot is used with these nouns: ↑ episode , ↑ experiment , ↑ programme , ↑ project , ↑ scheme , ↑ study , ↑ survey