Flying jets is a lot of fun and part of that fun is trying to be the coolest person on the block. Another part is showing off just how good you are at flying.
However, when they take your fleet of aircraft and turn them into drones (targets for missile tests), some of the luster goes out of being a fighter pilot. On the other hand, every NOLO♠ flight is a big deal and if the aircraft crashes, there is a full accident investigation, just like it was a regular aircraft flight. That is to say, they don't just write them off.
Get your airplane shot down by some air-to-air missile and everyone is very happy. Crash on take-off and everybody wants to know what went wrong.
And, there are still some live pilots who hang around to fly the drones from time to time, to check out one thing or another. Being in the drone business, they have their own (weird) sense of humor. Thus we have this short film clip.
Regards — Cliff
♠ NO Live Operator
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