Training Civil and Military Drone Pilots

⊲ Halldale ⊳ Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the US Army at Fort Benning are taking contrasting approaches to UAS training, yet both are working broadly towards the same end. At Embry-Riddle, students build drones, programme autopilot systems and map real-world terrain, aiming to produce fully rounded aviators. At Fort Benning, Infantry and Armor trainees complete a 10-hour simulation-based familiarisation course using VBS4, covering tactical reconnaissance and simulated strikes. Both efforts anticipate a future airspace shared by air taxis, delivery drones, military assets and conventional aircraft.
⊲ Image – U.S. Army photo by Joey Rhodes II ⊳
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