Dabrain
Well-Known Member
"Pilot". Really. Ultimately lets face it, the automation in the mavic and many other drones means to operate them requires no skill set that a real pilot needs. No need for training in aerodynamics, weather, physics, collision regs, emergency procedures, nothing. You push up, it goes up, you push left it goes left.
I think a number of users get something like this and actually delude themselves into thinking they're a pilot and doing something complicated. Like it or not, we're simply operating a computer in charge on a highly automated piece of technology. Automated to the point it shields us completely from having to know how to fly.
He's right - we have a $1000 RC toy to an extent.
Look up the definition of pilot and compare it to your opinion. Then whine about what someone wants to call themselves. Drone operator is probably more acceptable but Drone pilot is by definition correct.