UAV experience anyone?
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UAV experience anyone?
Hello
I'm civilian who has recently applied for a position flying UAV's in Afganistan. It's a civilian contract and should i be succesful i would be trained up on, most likely, an Aerostar?
Does anyone out there have experience flying anything similar? i have a few questions about what to expect and i'm finding it really difficult to research.
any insight would be fantastic.
I'm civilian who has recently applied for a position flying UAV's in Afganistan. It's a civilian contract and should i be succesful i would be trained up on, most likely, an Aerostar?
Does anyone out there have experience flying anything similar? i have a few questions about what to expect and i'm finding it really difficult to research.
any insight would be fantastic.
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Mate, it ain't hard...Google is your friend...
Here is the Ground Control Station
and here is the air vehicle...
About the same performance as Hermes/Watchkeeper (ie. slow and low within line of sight).
OK
Here is the Ground Control Station
and here is the air vehicle...
About the same performance as Hermes/Watchkeeper (ie. slow and low within line of sight).
OK
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thats great leon thank you. I have seen these images, the information i can't find is. how is it actually flown. From the images i have seen it looks like a simple throttle and stick setup but i wasn't sure if the stick controlled the camera or plane or both at different times? is there one pilot flying and one observing? I have also seen footage of the aerostar being flown via an RC control and have heard that this may be for take off and landing and the rest of the flight is controlled from the ground station. I also wondered how close to the plane is the controller? would you be based close to what you are required to observe. Will i be close to the fighting? I might be kidding myself but i was guessing as a civilian i would probably remain within an allied base?
As for the reality of combat, that is something I am prepared to deal with. I believe I will only know if I can cope once I am there. but it is not a part of the job i will take lightly.
As for the reality of combat, that is something I am prepared to deal with. I believe I will only know if I can cope once I am there. but it is not a part of the job i will take lightly.
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You're having a laugh surely . . . . a job flying UAVs in a combat zone was advertised, and despite apparently having no experience, you've applied, and are now trying to get info about how to do the job on a public forum . . .
Forgive my cynicism, but is it just me, or does this all sound bollox?
Forgive my cynicism, but is it just me, or does this all sound bollox?
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No bollox
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The only thing i don't have is experience working in a military infrastructure (unless you count CCF).
I have a frozen ATPL. and the job includes training from scratch.
I just wanted some specifics.
Whats the harm in asking the question??
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The only thing i don't have is experience working in a military infrastructure (unless you count CCF).
I have a frozen ATPL. and the job includes training from scratch.
I just wanted some specifics.
Whats the harm in asking the question??
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Have you seen what it is like it there?
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mmmmmh that would be nice, BUT, for us people that do 12 on 12 off continuously (all night), for the full 4 months, those 'nicety's' do not apply. They are only for the holiday campers.