Abstract: A lawn mower piloting system that is detachably connectable to a self-propelled lawn mower which allows a user to steer the mower from a distance is provided. The lawn mower piloting system includes: a first rigid member detachably connectable to the mower; a second rigid member detachably connectable to the mower and connected to the first rigid member; a spring having a first spring end and a second spring end, the first spring end being connected to an end of the first rigid member; a flexible tension member having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to a kill switch handle of the mower, the flexible tension member being threaded through the spring, and the flexible tension member being connected to the second spring end between the first end and the second end; and a hitch pin detachably securable about the kill switch handle and a mower handle for maintaining the kill switch handle in an operational position.