Pilotoitavan

Pilotoitavan is a Finnish grammatical form used to indicate that a noun can be or should be piloted. It is the genitive singular of the participial adjective pilotoitava, which means “pilotable” or “to be piloted.” As a modifying form, pilotoitavan attaches to a noun in a noun phrase to specify that the described object is designed for piloting or operation by a pilot or automated system.

Formation and usage are typical of Finnish adjectives derived from verbs. The root pilotoida means “to pilot.” The participial suffix -itava yields the adjective pilotoitava, and when it governs a noun phrase, the attributive form becomes pilotoitavan in the genitive singular, e.g., pilotoitavan laitteen (the device that can be piloted) or pilotoitavan aluksen ohjausjärjestelmä (the control system of the pilotable vessel). This construction is common in technical, regulatory, and standards contexts.

In practice, pilotoitavan is used to describe equipment, vehicles, software, or systems intended for piloting or control by a person or autonomous agent. It helps distinguish pilotable technology from non-pilotable counterparts, such as pilotoitavan ohjelmiston testaus (testing of the pilotable software) or pilotoitavan aluksen suunnittelu (design of the pilotable vessel). The form is not a standalone noun but a grammatical modifier that remains close to Finnish nominal syntax and is frequent in field-specific documentation and specifications.