automatic pilot

ˈau•toˌmat•ic ˈpi•lot, n. [countable]

Aeronauticsan electronic control system that automatically keeps an aircraft, ship, spacecraft, etc., on course.

Idioms

Idioms on automatic pilot, being operated or controlled by or as if by an automatic device;
on automatic.

au′tomat′ic pi′lot,

Aeronauticsan airborne electronic control system that automatically maintains a preset heading and attitude. Also called automatic, autopilot, gyropilot, robot.
Idioms on automatic pilot, functioning in an unthinking or reflexive manner.

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automatic pilot n

Also called: autopilot a device that automatically maintains an aircraft on a preset course
on automatic pilot ⇒ informal acting without conscious thought because of tiredness, shock, or familiarity with the task being performed

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