by expat » Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:55 pm
The aim of the trials is to demonstrate to regulators such as the Civil Air Authority and air traffic control that such aircraft, known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, will be able to be used safely in UK airspace
Talk about reinventing the wheel. A quick trip to a couple of hot and sandy places and you will be able to see UAV's in action doing their thing
down to the last square foot, as quite a few deceased terrorists can attest. I would think that it is not UAV's in civilian airspace that is the problem, the problem is the human factor. Any collision for example and all will scream (The Daily Mail the loudest
"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.
PETA
People Eating Tasty Animals.
B1 (Cat C) licenced engineer, Boeing 737NG 600/700/800/900 Airbus A318/19/20/21 and Dash8 Q-400
1. Captain, if the problem is not entered into the technical logbook.........then the aircraft does not have a problem.
2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
