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Offline PanzerIV

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« on: September 26, 2007, 04:51:18 PM »
What are the requirements to pilot these?
Just wondering if my vision would permit.
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« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2007, 06:07:32 PM »
Interesting question.  I'd guess they'd require that your vision be correctable to 20/20, but I look forward to hearing something definitive.
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« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2007, 06:17:06 PM »
Quite a bit of the piloting is not done by a person, it's done using a mouse and map. The UAV pilots itself up to and including the landing.
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« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2007, 06:29:14 PM »
"And if you're stuck in UAV's then my advice to you
Is drink the f#%^ing bottle man 'cause there's nothing left to do!"
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Offline john9001

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« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2007, 06:52:59 PM »
but if you are a UAV pilot do you still get to wear a leather flight jacket and sunglasses?
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« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2007, 06:53:05 PM »
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Originally posted by PanzerIV
What are the requirements to pilot these?
Just wondering if my vision would permit.


IIRC they are same as for a regular pilots since pool of people who get selected are who undergone UTP training. (Before enlisted got to fly UAV, not anymore)

Ref: http://www.baseops.net/militarypilot/
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