The phrase "a pilot of a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone who operates an aircraft or is in charge of a specific type of vehicle or project.
Example: "She is a pilot of a commercial airline, flying passengers to various destinations around the world."
Alternatives: "a captain of a" or "an operator of a".
Thirteen months earlier, a pilot of a Continental 757 bound from Houston to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, died after takeoff with 210 passengers on board.
One was a pilot of a helicopter that was shot down after it strayed into the northern part of the zone.
NBC has ordered a pilot of a new version of the 1960s sitcom in a re-conceived format: an hourlong drama.
Finally, a report for the London Assembly [pdf] this year recommended a pilot of a land value tax in the capital – taxing the rental value of land, rather than buildings – to encourage development, especially for housing.
Professor Eastwood indicated that the final report would accept the recommendations made by Steven Schwartz earlier this month in his review of university admissions procedures to begin a pilot of a national aptitude test.
In June, CBS announced that it would be running a pilot of a Draw Something TV show, produced and hosted by Ryan Seacrest, in which viewers at home will be able to participate against celebrities on screen.
We did a pilot of an arts programme, which I've forgotten the name of – we did Communication Breakdown.
The broadcaster ordered a pilot of an updated version of gameshow in the summer, and on Tuesday confirmed a commission for eight 45-minute episodes from STV.
So far, a pilot of an all-electronic criminal justice system is working in only one of England's 42 criminal justice areas, Humberside.
The government is also helping to run a pilot of an initiative imported from the US, which uses computer visualisations to teach maths.
In Las Vegas, he was taking what palace aides described as a brief, post-Olympics break before preparing to resume his duties as a pilot of an Apache attack helicopter, with the army rank of captain.
