pilotled
Pilotled is a rarely used adjective describing something that is led by pilots or carried out as a pilot program with pilots at the helm. The form combines pilot and led; in British English the spelling "pilotled" with double l is common, while the hyphenated "pilot-led" is more usual in American practice. It is typically used in descriptive writing about project governance or research methodologies in aviation contexts.
In usage, a pilotled initiative places pilots in lead roles during planning, testing, and evaluation, often
Because the term is infrequent, its meaning can be ambiguous; readers may confuse it with the noun
See also: pilot project, pilot-led, participatory leadership, aviation safety research.