Originally Posted by
atakacs
Good question. I remember reading that at some point but I can't find any reference
That being said it seems there were indeed two on this specific flight. My understanding is that they are usually also operators for the massive
BACN payload but as it seems that they are now shifting these tasks to UAVs (Global Hawks) I guess the human presence is not anymore a requirement.
That's what I don't quite understand. If we are to believe the two crew statement (and speaking personally that seems a big if) and this really is two pilots (presumably both were) boring holes in the sky over dodgy territory with a rack load of unattended kit down the back why the heck has that role not moved to a GH or similar unmanned asset?
Last edited by Chris Kebab; 29th Jan 2020 at 10:20.