"Peter Kemp" wrote in message
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On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:55:50 GMT, "John R Weiss"
wrote:

"Tony Williams" wrote...

Of course, but the opportunities for recognising different vehicles in
different conditions from an aircraft must be limited, and looking at
films isn't quite the same thing. My suggestion is that viewing
training videos from UAVs would look exactly like what the operator
would see on his screen for real. And he could do it again and again.

The training opportunities you describe would be available equally to
pilots and
UAV operators. The pilots would still have the advantage of being able
to see
or visualize the broader picture available from the cockpit.

Also, repeating the same "canned" scenarios ad nauseum may not provide
any
additional training. Without experience, any difference from the
already-seen
perspective may be unidentifiable.

But the pilot is unlikely to be able to fit his copy of Janes Armour
and Artillery in the cockpit, and the UAV jockey can have his next to
his terminal.

A simple laser surveying device can target laser or GPS guided weapons as
selected by the terminal operator. Just drop a couple into the tube ... bye
bye.