Usage Note
Copilote is used for both aviation (aircraft co-pilot) and rallying (the navigator who reads pace notes to the driver). In aviation the formal term is copilote or premier officier. The word can apply to a woman without change of form: la copilote.
Examples
"Le copilote a pris les commandes pendant la nuit."
Natural Translation
The co-pilot took the controls during the night.
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