Originally Posted by
RealUlli
SLF speaking: as a piece of SLF?
SCNR
Actually, I think technically we're not that far from man-carrying drones. I think they can be kept stable quite easily (see how a high end DJI behaves in windy conditions) and can be made man-carrying (see Volocopter, still in development, but they're on a good way).
The question that remains is how to control them, and what license do you need to ride in one? (I'm saying ride, since it's obviously not a heli, but something highly computer controlled)
As I posted earlier optionally manned and CASEVAC UAS are already in use. So far they have not been licensed commercially. (Boeing Littlebird for example and Lockheed's K-MAX-CASEVAC UAS. ) I would think that the licensing and safety regulation people will be putting these into the 'too difficult pile' for quite a while.