[gaijin]

UAV 2 UAV Re-Fueling

[RightOnline]

I went through AF pilot training in ‘77-’78. If someone had told me that after all that.....I’d be flying a remotely-controlled vehicle like some sort of freakin’ video game (not that we had them back then...)...I’d have been livid.

Now with that said, don’t misunderstand; I clearly see the battlefield value of UAV’s. They’re incredible weapons platforms. I’m addressing the human element.

If you haven’t gone through the grind of pilot training, you can’t fully understand.

[Clintonfatigued]

Offer cash bonuses for trainees, conditional that they complete the program. Recruit from college campuses offering degrees relevent to the job requirements.

[jim-x]

Why must AF UAV pilots be rated pilots?

The Army has many Warrant Officer helicopter & fixed wing pilots.

The Army has enlisted and NCO UAV pilots.

There were many Sgt pilots in WWII.

I know someone who’s daughter is headed for pilot training soon and she will not be happy if she is flying a box in a room somewhere.

[Yo-Yo]

Second, the USAF will launch a distinct pipeline for UAS operators on a trial basis that will recruit from the ranks of active pilots and perhaps even retirees.

Opportunity knocks.

[Calpernia]

>>>a critical shortage of pilots to operate unmanned air systems

oxymoron?

:))

[Calpernia]

ping

[Polybius]

Thanks for posting.

I just sent an e-mail to my brother-in-law, a Naval aviator, that is retiring this year.

"You get to fight a war and blow up bad guys with Hellfire missiles from the comfort of an air-conditioned computer station in Colorado."

After three tours in Iraq, this is one tour the wife be happy about.

[Presto]

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[captain_dave]

They just need a bunch of 14 year old boys. The kids will do it for hours on end, think cheeseburgers are gourmet food, will do it for a few extra bucks and will figure out more ways to “score more points” than the Air Force can.

[Fichori]

I’ve actually flown a privately owned UAV.

Ok, it was a really simple home-made Styrofoam one.

But I had it out a least a mile and was taking picture of peoples back yards!

Oh, yeah, 100% fly-by-wire.

If the USAF created a civilian program, I think its something I would try for.

No way I could get in as a regular pilot though.