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Piloted by Mark Stucky, with Mike Alsbury as co-pilot, the vehicle reached supersonic speeds above the Mojave desert.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2021

Piloted in 1994, it introduced Douglass students to the lives of eminent women through original writings.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2018

Piloted by Stan Sayres, the speed of 160.3235 mph betters the previous record of 141 mph set in 1939 in England.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2018

Piloted entirely by computer, it followed the rules of the road like a student driver trying to impress an instructor.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2017

Piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Madan Khatri Chhetri of the Nepalese army, the olive-drab B2 Squirrel helicopter—stripped of all unnecessary fuel and equipment—made two passes, but on each occasion aborted at the last moment.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer