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Pilosa
Pilosa (Flower, 1883), the mammal order of sloths and anteaters, synonym Edentata; a xenarthran clade endemic to the Americas with suborders Folivora and Vermilingua, 5 living genera, 16 species, and a rich fossil sloth record.
Pilosebaceous hamartoma
Pilosebaceous hamartoma (ICD-11 LC01) is a benign, tumor-like malformation of the hair follicle and sebaceous gland. Subtypes include basaloid follicular hamartoma and folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma, first described by Kimura in 1991.
Pilosella
Pilosella (hawkweeds) is a genus of Asteraceae, tribe Cichorieae, formerly a subgenus of Hieracium, distinguished by stolons, one-rowed pappus, and facultative aposporous apomixis controlled by LOA and LOP loci; includes the weed and medicinal plant P. officinarum.
Pilosocereus royenii
Pilosocereus royenii, Royen's tree cactus, is a spiny tree-like Caribbean cactus from Mexico and the Antilles; taxonomically disputed (synonym of P. polygonus per Kew), bee-pollinated in Puerto Rico, Least Concern, CITES Appendix II.
Pilot (Breaking Bad)
"Pilot" is the January 20, 2008 first episode of Breaking Bad, written and directed by Vince Gilligan, filmed in Albuquerque with Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, and winner of two Emmy Awards.
Pilot (Euphoria)
Pilot is the June 16, 2019 series premiere of HBO's Euphoria, directed by Augustine Frizzell and written by Sam Levinson, introducing Rue (Zendaya), a teen addict fresh from rehab, and her meeting with Jules.
Pilot (Lanterns)
Pilot is the August 16, 2026 premiere episode of HBO's Lanterns, written by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King and directed by James Hawes, following Hal Jordan and John Stewart investigating a Nebraska shooting, ending with Hal found dead.
Pilot (Lost)
Pilot (Lost), or Lost Pilot, is the two-part opening episode of the American drama Lost. It aired in 2004, featuring survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 stranded on a mysterious island.
Pilot (Person of Interest)
Pilot (Person of Interest), the September 22, 2011 CBS series premiere written by Jonathan Nolan and directed by David Semel, introduces Reese and Finch and their crime-predicting Machine; 13.2 million viewers watched.
Pilot (Rick and Morty)
Pilot (2013) is the first episode of Rick and Morty, Adult Swim's animated sci-fi sitcom; written by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, directed by Roiland, adapted from his 2006 Doc and Mharti parody, aired December 2, 2013.
Pilot (Shameless)
"Pilot" is the first episode of the American Showtime comedy-drama Shameless. It aired January 9, 2011, and is a direct adaptation of the British series.
Pilot (Yellowjackets)
Pilot is the November 14, 2021 premiere episode of Showtime's Yellowjackets, written by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson and directed by Karyn Kusama; it opens with the pit-girl hunt and earned 2022 Emmy nominations for directing and writing.
Pilot (파일럿) (2024 film)
Pilot (파일럿) is a 2024 South Korean cross-dressing comedy directed by Kim Han-gyeol, starring Jo Jung-suk as a disgraced pilot rehired disguised as a woman; it earned 4.72 million admissions, ranking 5th in 2024 Korean box office.
Pilot carrier
A pilot carrier is a low-level reference signal transmitted with a suppressed or reduced carrier so a receiver can recover the exact frequency and phase needed for demodulation.
Pilot certification in the United States
Pilot certification in the United States is the Federal Aviation Administration's system of licensing civilian pilots through a ladder of certificates and ratings, governed mainly by 14 CFR part 61.
Pilot contamination
Pilot contamination is an impairment in multi-cell massive MIMO wireless systems in which reused pilot sequences corrupt base stations' channel estimates, causing inter-cell interference; identified by Thomas Marzetta in 2010.
Pilot contamination attack
A pilot contamination attack is a physical-layer attack on massive MIMO wireless systems in which an attacker transmits a legitimate user's pilot sequence, corrupting channel estimates.
Pilot error
Pilot error, also known as cockpit error, is an action or decision by a flight crew that contributes to an aviation accident, cited in roughly 60 to 80 percent of crashes.
Pilot experiment
A pilot experiment, or pilot study, is a small-scale preliminary study that tests whether a study's methods and procedures are feasible before a larger definitive study is carried out.
Pilot Flying J
Pilot Flying J, the brand of Pilot Travel Centers LLC, is a Knoxville-based operator of the largest travel center network in North America, owned by Berkshire Hathaway.
Pilot in command
The pilot in command (PIC), also known as the air captain, is the pilot designated as commanding an aircraft, holding final authority and legal responsibility for its safe operation.
Pilot injection
Pilot injection is a diesel-engine injection strategy in which a small fuel charge is injected before the main injection, shortening ignition delay and lowering combustion noise and NOx.
Pilot licensing and certification
Pilot licensing and certification is the system by which a state authorizes pilots to fly, set internationally by ICAO and nationally by authorities like the FAA.
Pilot licensing and training
Pilot licensing and training is the system by which a beginner becomes a qualified commercial pilot, with ICAO setting standards and regulators like the FAA issuing licenses.
Pilot licensing in Australia
Pilot licensing in Australia is the system by which the Civil Aviation Safety Authority grants flight crew licenses under CASR Part 61, in force since 2014.
Pilot licensing in Canada
Pilot licensing in Canada, also known as pilot certification, is the system by which Transport Canada issues pilot permits, licenses, and ratings under the Canadian Aviation Regulations.
Pilot licensing in the United Kingdom
Pilot licensing in the United Kingdom is the system by which the UK Civil Aviation Authority issues pilot licenses and medical certificates, governed by the Air Navigation Order 2016.
Pilot medical certification
Pilot medical certification is the formal assessment that a pilot is medically fit to exercise license privileges, run nationally through systems like the FAA's three classes and EASA Part-MED.
Pilot Peak
Pilot Peak (Nevada), highest summit of the Pilot Range in Elko County near the Utah border, a 10,719-foot ultra-prominent peak named by John C. Fremont in 1845 and a key water stop on the Hastings Cutoff for the Donner Party.
Pilot symbol assisted detection
Pilot symbol assisted detection is a receiver technique in which known pilot symbols, multiplexed with the data stream, let the receiver measure fading and estimate the channel by interpolation.