You better have an operational transponder or there's no chance that a UAV
operator is going to be able to see you.

Mike Schumann

"vaughn" wrote in message
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"Todd W. Deckard" wrote in message
m...
a GlobalHawk is flown entirely with a mouse. The operator is not "flying
it" they are commanding it over specific profiles ...

And?

I have no particular problems with sharing airspace with a UAV, I just
want it to be able see and avoid other planes at least as well as any
other plane out there, and I want to to follow the same rules that I
follow. For lots of good reasons, that includes a rated pilot at the
controls. If we don't hold UAVs to that standard as they evolve,
eventually our government will decide that UAVs need to be separated from
manned traffic. Knowing how the govenrnment works, I can assure you that
the result of that will be the airspace allocated to us human pilots
shrinking dramatically and quickly.

Of course, it will all be done "in the interest of our safety".

Vaughn