El pilot automàtic
Example: El pilot automàtic controla l'avió durant el vol llarg.
Definition
"El pilot automàtic" is a device in aircraft that automatically controls the flight path without constant manual input from the pilot, especially useful during long flights to maintain steady altitude, direction, and speed.
Etymology
The term "el pilot automàtic" comes from Catalan, where "pilot" means a person who guides or controls a vehicle, and "automàtic" derives from Greek 'automatos' meaning self-acting or spontaneous. Together, they describe a system that pilots the aircraft automatically.
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"El pilot automàtic" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - Air travel & Aviation - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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