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Old 06-15-2010, 05:41 AM
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I'm in the civilian loop now so I don't know what the AF is thinking..

Does the USAF consider armed UAS as being on combat missions or ISR or armed-ISR...Do military UAS pilots get combat decorations, pay, etc...
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Old 06-15-2010, 06:30 PM
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I don't think that it's time to worry about unmanned flight until the airspace system gets revamped to better accomodate it. We're still flying around using VOR's and NDB's and "NextGen ATC" is still a buzzword, not a practical strategy. The FAA won't even act on some tweaks to crew rest rules, so I doubt they'd quickly want to remove the crew.
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Old 06-16-2010, 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted by LostInPA
I don't think that it's time to worry about unmanned flight until the airspace system gets revamped to better accomodate it. We're still flying around using VOR's and NDB's and "NextGen ATC" is still a buzzword, not a practical strategy. The FAA won't even act on some tweaks to crew rest rules, so I doubt they'd quickly want to remove the crew.
I think you're on to something. Get rid of crews, then no need to waste time with rest rules!
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Old 06-16-2010, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by UASIT
I'm in the civilian loop now so I don't know what the AF is thinking..

Does the USAF consider armed UAS as being on combat missions or ISR or armed-ISR...Do military UAS pilots get combat decorations, pay, etc...
Trust me ... you don't want to know the answer to that. It will only make your blood pressure spike. At least it did mine.
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