Sentence examples for skilled flying from inspiring English sources

Others in the field that day had been unusually skilled, flying higher, and Bergoust, a daredevil by trade, felt sure he had to increase his speed and gain more height as well.

No one on board was injured, thanks in part to skilled flying by the pilot and the quick actions of several boaters, who rescued the passengers before emergency officials arrived, the authorities said.

While T. cantans is a non-flying tettigoniid species, T. viridissima is a skilled flyer able to perform bat evasive maneuvers during flight [41].

A skilled flyer, the western jackdaw can manoeuvre tightly as well as tumble and glide.

Skilled at flying planes and helicopters.

They pointed out that Mr. Fossett was a highly skilled pilot who was flying on a clear day over familiar terrain when his single-engine aircraft vanished Monday morning in rural western Nevada on what was to have been a brief flight.

Many of the women in the air service did skilled work, checking flying instruments, testing parts and doing minor repairs.

Although Buzz fought in the Korean War and WWII as a skilled fighter pilot (flying F-86 Sabres in 66 missions in Korea, taking down two MIG's and piloting F-100's in Germany, carrying nuclear weapons on five-minute alert), his depression didn't seem to percolate until after his return from the moon.

He quickly gained a reputation as a skilled pilot and accurate gunner whose "daredevil" flying style contrasted with his reserved personality.

"He was a very highly skilled pilot, one of the most experienced in the U.K., with over 12,000 flying hours," Philip Amadeus, the company's chief pilot, said in a statement.

Dennis Horgan, the winery owner, is also a skilled marketeer, who flies in world-famous orchestras for concerts at his estate.