OK, more training and practice too expensive and not relevant to todays whizzocopters so - if more automation is the only safe answer why not go the whole way?
Surely the answer is ultimately RPV's 'flown' by operators sat in air conditioned comfort somewhere, it needn't be Aberdeen, it could be Mumbai. Four axis, quadrupled AP's, no chance of disorientation, no human factors like fatigue and boredom or lack of manual skills. On a typical winter NS night the 'pilot' could be sitting on a veranda sipping non-alcoholic cocktails in perfect safety. One operator should be able to handle a couple of RPV's at once when they get to senior operator level. Think of the improved safety and cost savings, once the bears got used to the idea.
