private pilot

collocation in English

meaningsofprivateandpilot

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private
adjective
uk
/ˈpraɪ.vət/us
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
only for one person or group and not ...
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pilot
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpaɪ.lət/us
/ˈpaɪ.lət/
a person who flies ...
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(Definition ofprivateandpilotfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Otherwise, the demands of theprivatepilotare few.
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The very large airports have the facilities but no enthusiasm for theprivatepilot.
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Then there is the ordinaryprivatepilot, who presents a much more difficult problem.
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The areas and routes used by service and commercial aircraft limit theprivatepilotin where he may venture.
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What are the special facilities or provisions that theprivatepilotrequires?
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I speak from the standpoint of theprivatepilot.
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I too am an occasionalprivatepilotalthough not as distinguished as my noble friends who have spoken and who will speak this evening.
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Let us consider the example of aprivatepilotwho has no instrument rating.
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The most important is a realistic price for the facilities; the second is an enthusiasm for theprivatepilot.
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Price is used to dissuade theprivatepilotfrom using the facilities at the commercial airports.
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So, theprivatepilotrepresents low income.
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In the earlier years there were no separate helicopter pilot licences; the numbers ofprivatepilotlicences were 4,376, 6,602 and 7,815 respectively at the end of these calendar years.
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Theprivatepilotis a nuisance.
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I said that club maintenance is to a higher standard than that which is required of aprivatepilot, but it depends on enforcement of the regulations.
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However, as long as aprivatepilotnotches up his five hours in those months, he will continue to possess his licence and be entitled to fly.
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The last decades of the 20th century saw a progressive decline ofprivatepilotflights and a decreasing number of small aircraft.
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He raced motorcycles, flew hot air balloons, was a body builder, and in later years became aprivatepilot.
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Others contend that he was simply aprivatepilotand was drafted in the air force at the beginning of the war.
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He has held aprivatepilotrating since age 17.
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