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backseaters
n. (plural of backseater English)
Usage examples of "backseaters".
After all, short of opting to punch out, backseaters had absolutely no control over what the Tomcat did with them in the air other than the ultimate veto option--the ejection seat handle.
That rule held especially true for aviators, but it applied to backseaters as well.
These flew southeast, overland to Bandar Abbas, then they increased speed and darted south to Abu Musa, passing just north of it, with the pilots driving and the backseaters scanning the surface with binoculars.