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Airmen drawn to drones
Airmen who once wanted to be fighter pilots are now choosing to control drones, unmanned aircraft that many see as the future of air combat. (www.startribune.com) Ещё...
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this just seems wrong
Agreed, you can fire a missile that kills a terrorist at work and then go sit down to dinner with your family. Takes video game desensativity to a new level.
and some requirements of fighter pilots - to be very fit, have fast reflexes, to name a few - is probably not as important in drone pilots, so perhaps older, wiser pilots could stay in the business for longer careers
It's a huge paradigm shift that needs to be played out until there is objective data.
There is still the possibility here of serious injury flying a drone - hot coffee spilled in the lap.
