But that's one of the reasons that we have a state and federally licensed pilot to guide the ship through the port.

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Earlier this month, a German hacker -- and licensed commercial pilot -- raised eyebrows with claims he developed an app that could remotely hijack an airplane using an Android phone.

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Rose, a licensed airplane pilot who joined Global Marine straight out of the Air Force in 1963, watched the carnage from a comfortable distance, having jumped over to rival Diamond Offshore Drilling in 1976.

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Nemeh Malek, director of the plane's owner, JR Executives, said the pilot had flown three or four times this week with a trained pilot, but was not licensed to fly without an instructor.

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