Pilot is a programming language designed in 1968 by Hewlett-Packard for use on their HP-3000 series minicomputers. It was one of the first languages to use a virtual machine model for execution.
Pilot is a high-level language, with features such as string handling, file input/output, and support for complex data structures. It also has a rich set of operators for performing mathematical and logical operations.
Pilot programs are typically compiled into bytecode, which is then executed by a virtual machine. This approach offers several advantages, including portability (bytecode can be run on any platform with a Pilot VM) and security (bytecode is difficult to reverse engineer).
Pilot is a popular language for developing business applications, due to its ease of use and robust feature set. It is also used in education, due to its simple syntax and powerful teaching tools.