Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
I think they are making a big mistake sending UPT grads to UAVs. After flying reguarly for a year in UPT, they're going to lose those skills as they play computer games on the UAVs. These pilots aren't going to be proficient when they show up at your FTU trying to fly a multi-engine heavy or fighter/bomber.
-Fatty
While I agree that it doesn't make sense to send recent UPT grads to UAV's, I don't think that argument would work on some of our leadership. How did the guys that got banked back in the 90's handle the transition? I'm not sure how that program worked but they didn't even get to fly, did they?