bush pilot

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a pilot who flies commercial aircraft (bush planes) over the trackless wilderness of the northern bush and barrens.

Quotations

1936

. . . the northern bush pilot is dependent solely on his own good judgement, resourcefulness and initiative.

1957

The romantic Canadian bush pilot who flew by the seat of his pants in a crate held together by baling wire will soon join the jet age.

1964

A pilot and two passengers who survived a crash landing . . . were rescued early today by a bush pilot and brought here [Fort Nelson, B.C.].