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You don't need to be a pilot to fly a Reaper drone-aircraft
Washington, USA - First group of new Reaper operators graduated
You do not need to be trained for real flights if you can hit a target while being sat at your home. For this reason, the first group of graduated US Air Force operators of MQ-9 Reaper attack drones (an unmanned hunter-killer aircraft) is not a group of real pilots, being not certified to fly a real airplane. It should be noted that these new Reaper pilots are "Part of the USAF's new career...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1144639
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency