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UAVs anybody???
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onedge said:
Uhm........don't you have to have wings first
Like it was said above, worry about that then worry about UAV's. I tell you what, if what my bud said is true that the ability to earn some good money on the outside flying drones, something to the tune of $165K a year as one of their primary UAV desk jockey's........I'm in baby. He works daily with his civilian counterparts and if it weren't for him signing that damn 10 year contract bonus ($25K a year for 10 years), he'd be making good money rather quickly.
Come on guys, I'd gladly "strap" on that UCAV control station out in Creech so long as I could take that UCAV up to go "kill" something. Whole different story flying around "watching" something.....where's the fun in "watching"?
Fact is, a kill is a kill! And there's nothing better than putting warheads on foreheads.
Again, my two cents.....
Fact is, a kill is a kill! And there's nothing better than putting warheads on foreheads.
Again, my two cents.....
Taxman2A
War were declared.
goosegagnon2 said:
Honestly, machine guns and manned aircraft take a bit of the humanity out of war as well. They allow us to kill with great accuracy from long distances... Perhaps we should avoid that, and go back to stabbing eachother and hitting eachother with clubs. Sure a few more lives would be lost but the survivors would have a true appreciation of the nature of killing.
The politicians who make the decision to send people to war already exist in a sterile environment away from war. Once we are deployed to a combat zone the decision is made, and missions are laid out for us. Why then shouldn't we strive to accomplish the mission in an effective and safe manner?
I'd take a job flying UAVs.
Get to see some real unique stuff (ISR) up close and personal with no risk. And can shoot weapons and kill the bad guys. Then go home at night, too.
One anchor..two anchors...who cares.
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Get to see some real unique stuff (ISR) up close and personal with no risk. And can shoot weapons and kill the bad guys. Then go home at night, too.
One anchor..two anchors...who cares.
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UAV pilots
USAF UAV pilots I met recently were all rated pilots from TACAIR platforms (one Navy Hornet interservice transfer). They said you had to have a tour under your belt to fly UAVs. Looked like a shore tour option (ie FRS or UAVs...hmmm, can get a air medal sitting at a desk flying UAVs...didn't think to ask how they logged their flight time and if it counted the same for their star and wreath.....questions, questions......
zab1001 said:
USAF UAV pilots I met recently were all rated pilots from TACAIR platforms (one Navy Hornet interservice transfer). They said you had to have a tour under your belt to fly UAVs. Looked like a shore tour option (ie FRS or UAVs...hmmm, can get a air medal sitting at a desk flying UAVs...didn't think to ask how they logged their flight time and if it counted the same for their star and wreath.....questions, questions......
No joke...
Read it and weep...
UAV 'pilot' receives air medal
by Airman 1st Class Monica Munro
Air Warfare Center Public Affairs
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- An 11th Reconnaissance Squadron unmanned aerial vehicle operator was recently awarded the Air Force Aerial Achievement Medal for safely landing a UAV after its engine seized 150 miles from the ground control station at Mostar Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Capt. Greg Harbin was able to remotely glide the unmanned aircraft for about 30 miles, avoiding populated areas and maneuvering the UAV to the airfield where it could be safely recovered. The landing was made more difficult because the nose camera, used as the primary pilot camera, iced over during the descent and the aircraft was being controlled by its satellite link, which causes a delay in aircraft control response time.
According to Harbin, the engine quit at about 18,000 feet, leaving about 20 minutes of battery power left to recover the aircraft.
"As I descended through an overcast deck, the nose camera iced over which meant that at sometime I'd have to turn the payload sensor back on and try to find the field. The aircraft has no instrumentation so I had to find the field visually."
With engine failure, impending link failure, and a limited visual picture, Harbin said the situation was tense.
"This emergency felt no different than any airplane, the same emotions were there," Harbin said. "If I would have made a mistake, I would have killed somebody."
The emergency landing occurred during a reconnaissance mission in the support of NATO forces participating in Operation Joint Guard.
"This award recognizes his flying skills and ability to keep his cool under pressure," said Col. Larry New, 15th Operations Group commander.
"He had to deal with a situation, circumstances, and events in which he had to improvise, relying on Air Force training and instincts to succeed.
"As for its (the award's) significance to the unit, we're writing the book as we go along," New said. "What Captain Harbin did is true to the entire operation. There are no books written about situations like these."
"The Predator provides real-time video to the battlefield commanders," Harbin said. "Initially, I didn't understand the UAV program but now I see it for what it is -- an exciting new career field that is not here to replace pilots, but to save lives." (Courtesy of Air Combat Command News Service)
nocal80 said:
Read it and weep...
UAV 'pilot' receives air medal
by Airman 1st Class Monica Munro
Air Warfare Center Public Affairs
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- An 11th Reconnaissance Squadron unmanned aerial vehicle operator was recently awarded the Air Force Aerial Achievement Medal for safely landing a UAV after its engine seized 150 miles from the ground control station at Mostar Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Capt. Greg Harbin was able to remotely glide the unmanned aircraft for about 30 miles, avoiding populated areas and maneuvering the UAV to the airfield where it could be safely recovered. The landing was made more difficult because the nose camera, used as the primary pilot camera, iced over during the descent and the aircraft was being controlled by its satellite link, which causes a delay in aircraft control response time.
According to Harbin, the engine quit at about 18,000 feet, leaving about 20 minutes of battery power left to recover the aircraft.
"As I descended through an overcast deck, the nose camera iced over which meant that at sometime I'd have to turn the payload sensor back on and try to find the field. The aircraft has no instrumentation so I had to find the field visually."
With engine failure, impending link failure, and a limited visual picture, Harbin said the situation was tense.
"This emergency felt no different than any airplane, the same emotions were there," Harbin said. "If I would have made a mistake, I would have killed somebody."
The emergency landing occurred during a reconnaissance mission in the support of NATO forces participating in Operation Joint Guard.
"This award recognizes his flying skills and ability to keep his cool under pressure," said Col. Larry New, 15th Operations Group commander.
"He had to deal with a situation, circumstances, and events in which he had to improvise, relying on Air Force training and instincts to succeed.
"As for its (the award's) significance to the unit, we're writing the book as we go along," New said. "What Captain Harbin did is true to the entire operation. There are no books written about situations like these."
"The Predator provides real-time video to the battlefield commanders," Harbin said. "Initially, I didn't understand the UAV program but now I see it for what it is -- an exciting new career field that is not here to replace pilots, but to save lives." (Courtesy of Air Combat Command News Service)