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Max2147 · 07-06-09, 07:04 PM

I'm not terribly comfortable with the term "drone." To me that implies an unmanned aircraft that performs a pre-programmed mission automatically. I think we're a long ways away from having that sort of aircraft as an air superiority fighter.

Instead, we'll probably use UAVs with a human operator on the ground, on a one operator per plane basis. In essence the operator will be the pilot, flying the plane like he'd fly a simulated plane in a video game. So we will still have a human making the important decisions during the mission.

07-06-09, 07:04 PM	#2
Max2147 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 714 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm not terribly comfortable with the term "drone." To me that implies an unmanned aircraft that performs a pre-programmed mission automatically. I think we're a long ways away from having that sort of aircraft as an air superiority fighter. Instead, we'll probably use UAVs with a human operator on the ground, on a one operator per plane basis. In essence the operator will be the pilot, flying the plane like he'd fly a simulated plane in a video game. So we will still have a human making the important decisions during the mission.