RPA Pilot Training

The pipeline for MQ-9 Reaper pilots — officers who fly combat missions from a ground control station in Nevada while their aircraft is on the other side of the planet. RPA training covers the same aerodynamic principles as manned flight, plus the unique challenges of latency, sensor management, and making life-and-death decisions via satellite link. The job is psychologically complex in ways that don't get talked about enough. You're at war and at home simultaneously.