What is "sky pilot"

Sky pilot \Sky pilot\ (A["e]ronautics) A person licensed as a pilot. [Slang]

n. (context slang English) A clergyman, especially a military chaplain or padre.

n. a chaplain in one of the military services [syn: military chaplain, padre, Holy Joe]

Sky Pilot may refer to:

In slang:

• Slang term (19th century, Western American) for a religious preacher
• Slang term (20th century, British and American) for a military chaplain
• Pejorative (20th century, Wobbly lingo) for a member of the clergy who counsels passive acceptance of existing sociopolitical structures.

In science:

• Polemonium viscosum, North American wildflower
• Polemonium eximium, Western American wildflower
• Phacelia sericea, Western American wildflower commonly called "Sky-pilot"

In art:

• "Sky Pilot" (song), a 1968 song by Eric Burdon & The Animals
• The Sky Pilot, a 1921 film directed by King Vidor
• The Sky Pilot (novel), an 1899 novel by Ralph Connor
• Sky Pilot (band) Chicago Indie group that recorded at Butch Vigs Madison Wisconsin based Smart Studios and later mixed by Howie Weinberg in 1992
• Sky Pilot Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
• Sky Pilot Creek (Manitoba), a river in Canada

"Sky Pilot" is a 1968 song by Eric Burdon & The Animals, released on the album The Twain Shall Meet. When released as a single the song was split across both sides, due to its length (7:27). As "Sky Pilot (Parts 1 & 2)" it reached number 14 on the U.S. pop charts and number 15 on the Canadian RPM chart.