As Mech Commander, you are not actually piloting these machines on the ground.
So he'd never actually piloted a vessel into tach until Warden Dios put him aboard Trum- pet.
Agents of Gaming RPG books make mention that the Shadows a long time ago actually piloted their own craft but gave up the practice perhaps due to their limited numbers.
This places the player "in the game" and makes the person feel like he or she is actually piloting a powerful, high-tech speedboat.
It has not been determined who was actually piloting the Cirrus SR20, which had dual controls.
"But have you ever actually piloted a runabout, Cadet?"
But none had apparently ever actually piloted a jumbo passenger airliner.
"She actually piloted the mission craft," said O'Hara, "and she got pretty badly smashed up in the accident."
"Well, no, I never actually piloted any spacecraft," Geoffrey conceded.
Surely he would be of more use actually piloting a chopper.