Covering history: Paderborn-Sande from 1977 to 1988, Warendorf 1989 to 1990, put down in 1991.

Pilot was the youngest showjumper millionaire that has ever existed among Germany’s stallions. He was a brand name for the transmission of showjumping ability, far beyond the borders of Westphalia from the outset. When Wolfang Brinkmann won team gold on the Pilot son Pedro at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, Pilot had just turned 14 and was at the apex of his career. Unfortunately however, he was not in good health at that point in time already, so that he was no longer stationed outside of his home covering station any longer, but remained at the Warendorf covering station. At the same time, his showjumping progeny continued their triumphal processions around the globe: Pirol / Lesley Mc Naught, P.S. Priamos / Ludger Beerbaum resp. Dirk Hafemeister, Prinzregent 7 / Norbert Koof and numerous others. Many Pilot progeny had the reputation, not undeservedly, of being professional horses. Even if the FN breeding value for dressage indicates something else, it is generally known that Pilot progeny did not necessarily favour the demands of dressage sport. Pilot represents the “second” Westphalian P-line. If one assumes the “first P-line” to be that of Papayer xx (via Paradox I and II), then Pilot’s genealogical path leads back via Pilatus and Perseus to the thoroughbred Pluchino xx, who covered at the Werthmann stud (Soest-Lühringen) from 1958 to 1975 as a private stallion. Pilatus who was likewise a private stallion in Westphalia produced a second masterpiece, Polydor. On his damside Pilot’s pedigree includes the first rate sire Graphit. The grandam Kornelia, a daughter of the last original Trakehner Keith, foaled prime products from diverse sires. Mated with Duden II, she produced the showjumper Darling Boy, who with breakneck speed tallied numerous successes with Wolfgang Behne and with the top Trakehner sire Mahagoni, produced the stallion Macon, who initially covered at the Eichgrund stud for a short while, before going to Sweden. Pilot only attained the age of 17 and in comparatively few years, managed to move mountains so to speak. Many sons were tested, some reacted well, others not at all. Pro Pilot II, Power Game, Pilot’s Highlight and Palazzo were infertile and several others had fecundity problems. As his health condition increasingly worsened, Pilot was put down at the beginning of 1991. High class deep frozen sperm was harvested throughout his life, during his royal stud period, which is partly still utilised today. Even while he was alive, Pilot sired approved sons by this method, including sons like Polling in Bavaria. In 1998 two Pilot progeny were candidates at the Westphalian foal auction.