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Summary: Pilot Bank in Tampa is a full-service community bank with a unique wing. It makes loans for owner-flown aircraft throughout the country, providing credit opportunities for the hundreds of thousands of individuals in this middle-market segment. These pilots love their planes, notes Pilot Bank President Rita Lowman, which makes this a high performing business of the bank. Pilot Bank also developed an online account feature that allows aircraft borrowers to bring the rest of their banking business to the bank