Solutions pilots take to it, of course has 7 entries with similar clues

• 3-letter words
• nasCtr. for sea pilots
• 4-letter words
• acesSuccessful pilots
• 7-letter words
• airacesfighter pilots
• 8-letter words
• tuskegee... Airmen (group of Black WWII pilots)
• kamikazeJapanese suicide pilots of Second World War
• 9-letter words
• airscrewsPilots and navigators perhaps packing small items for flight?
• 10-letter words
• impairmentRogue pilots start to test loss of function