Journal #8795

Posted 6 years ago2017-04-13 14:30:21 UTC
Took on an UAV VLOS course (drone pilot, with the aircraft within visual line of sight - in human language). Spent whole day in a hospital to get through medical examination yesterday and got papers allowing me to start flying courses.

Starting with extremely boring lectures that are hard to memorise/comprehend due to data overflow (too many small details six hours a day, quite badly introduced at that). Add to it that the instructor looks like Bruce Lee incarnate, which kinda distracts...

Out of 30 hours of the course, 3 are meant for simulated flights and only 3 for real flying. Licence for this type of aircrafts have to be renewed every 5 years, but you get assigned to government pilot list.

4 Comments

Commented 6 years ago2017-04-14 13:45:37 UTC Comment #67839
Wait, is this for military purposes?
Commented 6 years ago2017-04-14 15:06:07 UTC Comment #67841
General purpose, allowing for any kind of commercial usage of remote controlled aircrafts. Could be easily extended for military purposes with additional course.
Commented 6 years ago2017-04-16 16:55:28 UTC Comment #67840
i think a military drone pilot is one of the most disgusting and shameful professions mankind has ever came up with, hope you never go that way
Commented 6 years ago2017-04-17 07:07:30 UTC Comment #67842
Never been into military service and never considered it a good way for me, so you don't have to worry about that. Always connected drone pilot with searching for lost people or helping fire fighters find people in burning buildings.

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