Initially there was a stigma against drone pilots, but gradually that is changing. And the Air Force needs more drone pilots.
QuoteAsked which is harder to do - manned or unmanned flight - he said that at times, he's been more overcome by the torrent of information pouring in during a drone flight than he was in the cockpit.
"In an F-16, to form a three dimensional picture, I look outside," said Ted, who flew F-16s for about four years before switching to armed Reapers, a drone that can carry Hellfire missiles and laser-guided bombs.
"In an aircraft, you can look outside, and you know how high you are from the ground. You know that the guys I am supporting are over there and the bad guys are over there," he said. "But here I have a picture, and it shows me turning left, but I don't feel myself turning. I don't feel the speed; I can't look quickly and see where everybody's at."
Instead, he said, "I have multiple computer screens showing two-dimensional information that I have to then mentally build that picture."
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/09/2942203/air-force-works-to-fill-need-for.html#storylink=cpy
Quote from: LongBlade on August 10, 2012, 08:08:52 AM
Initially there was a stigma against drone pilots, but gradually that is changing. And the Air Force needs more drone pilots.
QuoteAsked which is harder to do - manned or unmanned flight - he said that at times, he's been more overcome by the torrent of information pouring in during a drone flight than he was in the cockpit.
"In an F-16, to form a three dimensional picture, I look outside," said Ted, who flew F-16s for about four years before switching to armed Reapers, a drone that can carry Hellfire missiles and laser-guided bombs.
"In an aircraft, you can look outside, and you know how high you are from the ground. You know that the guys I am supporting are over there and the bad guys are over there," he said. "But here I have a picture, and it shows me turning left, but I don't feel myself turning. I don't feel the speed; I can't look quickly and see where everybody's at."
Instead, he said, "I have multiple computer screens showing two-dimensional information that I have to then mentally build that picture."
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/09/2942203/air-force-works-to-fill-need-for.html#storylink=cpy
Wouldn't using IR Tracker help ::)