be the pilot of (an aircraft or ship)

he piloted the helicopter from Paris to Deauville

test (a scheme, project, etc.) before introducing it more widely

one-day workshops for part-time staff were piloted in June

a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft

a strike by local airline pilots

the crash had been due to pilot error

a television or radio programme made to test audience reaction with a view to the production of a series

he returns to our TV screens in a pilot for a Channel 4 sitcom

an unmodulated reference signal transmitted with another signal for the purposes of control or synchronization