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Are "head pilot" and "senior pilot" the same?

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Rebecca

When "head" is added before a title or position, we can assume that it means "person in charge." For example, a head teacher would be the teacher in charge and thus have more seniority over other teachers. "Senior pilot" means the same thing, or "pilot in charge." Thus we can see "head pilot" (unofficial term) and "senior pilot" (official term) to be two ways to describe the same position, pilot in charge. Ex: He's the senior pilot for this flight. Ex: I'm the head scientist of this lab, so I have more managerial duties than the other scientists here.

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