Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Drone Crash Pilot Quotes Unveiled

A drone crashed in Iraq on August 1, 2008. (Department of Defense)

‘Stop Saying ‘Uh-Oh’ While You’re Flying’: Drone Crash Pilot Quotes Unveiled -- Washington Post

Drones are often called unmanned aircraft. But there is a lot of human drama when they crash. Drone pilots and other crew members swear, scream and yell at their remote-control video screens when the aircraft fly out of control. Those moments are often captured by audio recorders in ground control stations. Here’s a sampling of that dialogue, according to transcripts contained in Air Force accident investigation reports:

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My Comment: Costly .... but hilarious.

1 comment:

D.Plowman said...

When I read this, -
“There’s a big frickin’ hole in the airplane.”

Unidentified pilot of the Hercules, moments later.

Think I'd start questioning the validity of some of these quotes.