Answer:
The Pilot is a metaphor for God, whom the speaker hopes to meet face to face.
Explanation:
The sentence <em>Sickly people cost the company a whole boatload of dough </em>is not acceptable because the sentence contains a loaded word as well as slang.
You cannot use slang words such as <em>boatload </em>or <em>dough </em>in formal English.