airmanship

1 8.2

Skill and knowledge in flying a plane safely

noun
/ˈɛrˌmænʃɪp/

Specialized

: destreza en la aviación

Examples

And if we are ignorant of seamanship, why, so are the men of this county, and all humanity is equally ignorant of airmanship.

Fiction book (1995)
The cockpit crew members of Flight 9 were hailed as heroes for their astounding airmanship and for saving the lives of the 263 passengers and crew.
Fixed-wing training teaches more than basic airmanship skills necessary for safe flying.
For his courage and remarkable airmanship, Pless became the only Marine aviator to earn the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War.

Synonyms

piloting

vsairmanship

5 5.3

To operate and guide a ship or plane

emphasizes skill and safe control rather than performing the job

pilotage

vsairmanship

Specialized

1 8.6

Guidance for ships or planes through dangerous places

focuses on broad skill and safe operation rather than only difficult route guidance

How Skilled

mastery

37 4.2

expertise

302 4.9

airmanship

Specialized

1 8.2

competence

69 4.1

inexperience

24 4.0

Surface Forms

airmanship singular

airmanships plural

Morphology

airmanship = airman (transparent) = air + man + ship

A straightforward formation: the productive noun-forming suffix '-ship' attaches to 'airman' to denote the skill or quality related to an airman.

Etymology

Airmanship joins air ('the sky') with the ending -manship, where -manship means 'skill' or 'ability' as in sportsmanship. So airmanship is the skill of flying and keeping an aircraft safe.