Having kept out of this til now (too busy winding up the RN and others on Rotary threads) I do not consider the very clever operator of a remotely piloted vehicle to be a pilot. He's highly trained, presumably highly skilled and very necessary BUT when HIS 'kite' prangs he can take off his headset, say 'oh bother', and go home for tea and biccies. He isn't a pilot and it is wrong to wear a pretend pilot's brevet. I thought it was an April fools wind up when I first read the thread - but then so much of todays......
