noun (n)

• the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  navigation, piloting
  

  source: wordnet30
• the occupation of a pilot(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  piloting
  

  source: wordnet30
• The pilot's skill or knowledge, as of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels.(noun)

  source: webster1913