DCHP-1 Online
bush pilot 
a pilot who flies commercial aircraft (bush planes) over the trackless wilderness of the northern bush and barrens.
See also: bush flyer seat-of-the-pants flyer
- 1936 . . . the northern bush pilot is dependent solely on his own good judgement, resourcefulness and initiative.
- 1957 The romantic Canadian bush pilot who flew by the seat of his pants in a crate held together by baling wire will soon join the jet age.
- 1964 A pilot and two passengers who survived a crash landing . . . were rescued early today by a bush pilot and brought here [Fort Nelson, B.C.].
- 1936 . . . the northern bush pilot is dependent solely on his own good judgement, resourcefulness and initiative.