bush pilot

American  

noun

1. a pilot who flies small aircraft over rugged terrain or unsettled regions to serve remote areas inaccessible to or off the route of larger planes.

   Bush pilots brought supplies to the Alaskan village once a week.

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Etymology

Origin of bush pilot

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

In the 1970s, geologists confirmed what a local bush pilot long suspected: The red-stained creeks that veined the tundra hinted at a massive mineral deposit.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2023

He took a freight plane to Nome, then found a bush pilot to fly him to Brevig Mission, on the western end of the Seward Peninsula, with no roads leading in or out.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2022

Suddenly, his pain vanishes, and Compie, a bush pilot, arrives to rescue him.

From Scientific American • May 21, 2020

Molly Mabray is a resourceful 10-year-old who lives in the fictional Alaska village of Qyah with her mom, a bush pilot, and her dad, a wilderness guide.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2019

The bush pilot who landed me next to Glacier Bay said: “Welcome to Alaska. You can set your watch back 100 years.”

From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2018