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Old March 15th 09, 05:08 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Stubby[_3_]
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Default On Sharing airspace with "non-rated UAV "pilots"

On Mar 14, 9:19*pm, dhl wrote:
In article ,

*"vaughn" wrote:
"Todd W. Deckard" wrote in message
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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.


bah - operating a UAV isn't piloting. *You don't need to be a pilot
to operate a UAV.


Will you buy a ticket on a large passenger plan if it doesn't have a
human pilot?