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pilot monitoring

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
pi-lot -mon-i-tor-ing
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a two-pilot flight crew, the pilot not currently handling the primary flight controls, but responsible for maintaining situational awareness, monitoring the instruments, cross-checking the actions of the pilot flying, typically working the secondary controls such as the flaps and autopilot as directed by the pilot flying, running check lists, ensuring adherence to SOPs, and updating the flight plan and other documentation.

Inflected Forms

pilots monitoring (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pilot in command PIC pilot flying PF copilot co-pilot

Synonyms

PM PNF pilot not flying

Questions

What does pilot monitoring mean?
In a two-pilot flight crew, the pilot not currently handling the primary flight controls, but responsible for maintaining situational awareness, monitoring the instruments, cross-checking the actions of the pilot flying, typically working the secondary controls such as the flaps and autopilot as directed by the pilot flying, running check lists, ensuring adherence to SOPs, and updating the flight plan and other documentation.

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