glider pilot

collocation in English

meaningsofgliderandpilot

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glider
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɡlaɪ.dər/us
/ˈɡlaɪ.dɚ/
an aircraft that has long fixed wings and no engine and flies ...
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pilot
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpaɪ.lət/us
/ˈpaɪ.lət/
A pilot plan, product, or system is used to test how good something is before ...
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(Definition ofgliderandpilotfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The mission of the school was to traingliderpilotstudents in approaches with the engine off, landing at a mark, night landing and strange field landing.
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He was a very accomplishedgliderpilot.
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The school trainedgliderpilotstudents in operation of gliders in towed and soaring flight, both day and night, and in servicing of gliders in the field.
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At 16, he obtained his advanced air proficiency certificate and his glider pilot's licence.
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To-day she possesses 13,000 glider pilots.
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Attended local flying club, where he became agliderpilot.
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Already as a teenager, he became a skilledgliderpilot.
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The tow-plane takes the glider to the height and location requested by the pilot where thegliderpilotreleases the tow-rope.
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Thegliderpilotmanaged to parachute from the aircraft in time and was unharmed.
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This allows agliderpilotto lose altitude without gaining excessive airspeed.
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He was an avidgliderpilotduring much of his early life.
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For the next 2 years, parallel to sailing, he quickly advances in subsequent stages ofgliderpilottraining, logging over 200 hours.
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The licence is only valid for those methods of launch for which thegliderpilothas been endorsed.
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This type of powered hang glider is powered by the muscle exertion of the hanggliderpilot.
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In 2003, a hanggliderpilotdied from injuries sustained in the crash landing of his flight launched from the mountain.
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He is a formergliderpilotand deep water sailor.
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These aircraft are controlled by pushing against a horizontal control bar in roughly the same way as a hanggliderpilotflies.
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He completed a parachute training course and qualified as agliderpilot.
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Onegliderpilotlater commented that they did not need the pathfinders, as the tracer and lights from explosions were brighter than any of the landing markers.
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Thegliderpilotlicence is endorsed, in the student's flight log, by a flight test examiner or flight instructor for the type of launch method used during training.
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