Snowspeeder Pilot, sw0607

Year released: 2015

Appears in set 75074-1, Snowspeeder

The snowspeeder was a type of  manufactured by  and modified by the . They saw use during the  against the , taking down Imperial  with their tow cables.

A pilot, sometimes called a starpilot or flyboy, directly controlled the operation of a vehicle while located within the same craft. For small  the pilot might have been in charge of all aspects of the vehicle including navigation, sensors, communications and weapons. For larger ships, a pilot may have been assisted by other crew members to handle different ship systems. The term "pilot" applied across vehicles used on land or in , , and/or . Combat pilots would either need to move together or singly during starfighter combat. According to the Chiss Thrawn, pilots in a battle, like soldiers on a battlefield, saw victory differently from others in battle. Thrawn stated this was because to a pilot or soldier on the line, victory was surviving the battle they were currently involved in.

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