copilot

The copilot on Flight 8501 was Remi Emmanuel Piesel, 46, who despite his age had just 2,275 hours of flying experience.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Lion Air captain had left his rookie copilot to make the landing until he realized he was in trouble.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The “pilot flying” was more probably the far less experienced copilot.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They castigated the captain, a 48-year-old Indonesian, and his rookie copilot, a 24-year-old Indian.
Who Will Get AsiaAir 8501’s Black Boxes?|Clive Irving|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The workplace dynamic between Whip Whitaker and his copilot, Ken Evans (Brian Geraghty), is another problem.
Real Pilots Laugh at ‘Flight’|Patrick Smith|November 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Tom was shoved roughly into the copilot's chair in front of the control board and tied down with a thick rope.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates|Carey Rockwell
By the time Devers had strapped himself into the copilot's chair next to Connel, the ship was quivering with leashed power.
Sabotage in Space|Carey Rockwell
In boarding aircraft with a single hatch, the pilot enters first, followed by the copilot and other members of the crew.
The Armed Forces Officer|U. S. Department of Defense
How would you like to copilot a real ship, an American ship?
A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.|Rutherford G. Montgomery
While the young inventor phoned his copilot, Mr. Swift went to his own laboratory to prepare the plants for shipment.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung|Victor Appleton

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copilot

/ (ˈkəʊˌpaɪlət) /

noun

a second or relief pilot of an aircraft

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