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pilotage. n. 1. (Navigation) the act of piloting an aircraft or ship. 2. (Navigation) a pilot's fee.
Often in engineering applications, pilot experiments are used to sell a product and provide quantitative proof that the system has potential to succeed on a full-scale basis. Pilot experiments are also used to reduce cost, as they are less expensive than full experiments. If there is not enough reason to provide full scale applications, pilot studies can generally provide this proof.