11.   But Verbais said contingency plans for shifting control responsibilities elsewhere and for pilots to take immediate action avoided major problems.

12.   By the time student pilots take to the air, Davis said the B.F. Goodrich collision warning system likely will have undergone modifications.

13.   Federal regulations require pilots to take themselves out of the cockpit if they are sick, suffering from stress or otherwise not fit to fly.

14.   For example, Carroll said, you may have a beginning pilot take a flight over a computer graphic version of Luke Air Force Base.

15.   He and other experts also contend that the Federal Aviation Administration should require pilots to take such tests every six months.

16.   I read in the paper that the FAA is recommending that pilots not take Viagra within six hours of flying.

17.   Most pilots took it as a challenge.

18.   More than in any previous war, pilots took off from land bases and aircraft carriers without knowing where or what they would strike.

19.   Now, pilots often take vacation and other time off at the end of the month, leaving the company with a shortage of pilots, Oakey said.

20.   One chapter looks at the computerization of airplane cockpits, in which the pilot is increasingly taking a back seat to software-driven systems.