Pilot Dalek

A Pilot Dalek operated on a Dalek time fleet within the Time Vortex. When the Temporal Extinction Device malfunctioned, the Supreme Dalek sent the Pilot and three Strategists through a time corridor to escape safely and plan a rescue attempt. (AUDIO: The Time of the Daleks)

The Time Lords identified Dalek attack ships as being manned by Dalek operators. (PROSE: Dalek Combat Training Manual)

During the attempted invasion of Slarvia, the Daleks dispatched hoverbouts which were armed with additional weapons that connected directly to their pilots' interior assault computers. (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe)

Behind the scenes

 * The "Dalek Patrol Ship" sets released in 2014 by Character Options included an exclusive 3.75-inch bronze "Dalek pilot" figurine bearing a black dome and alternating black "skirt" panels identical to the colour scheme of the Dalek saucer commander originally seen in The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
 * This Dalek design was later used in a valid source on the cover of What Lies Inside?.
 * In addition, Character Options released a "Dalek security patrol ship". This "stealth" version included a Dalek pilot coloured predominantly black with a red dome and silver slats and sense globes.