Reader comments: Human error is causing most Predator crashes

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Retired Navy Pilot | 11:43 a.m. Aug. 26, 2008
The operator would be much more careful if the plane were carrying something much more personal, the pilot himself. I suppose the feeling would also be similar to being in the simulator. Many accidents are prevented due to the pilot's self preservation instincts. On the other hand Predators give the battle field commanders greater and safer options. They certainly cut down on the number of POWs.

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Col. Charles W. Manley pilots a training simulator for the U.S. Air Force's MQ-1 Predator, at the March Air Reserve Base, Calif. An Air Force researcher found that the robotic warplanes have been flown by increasingly inexperienced crews over the past few years. (Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press)
Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press
Col. Charles W. Manley pilots a training simulator for the U.S. Air Force's MQ-1 Predator, at the March Air Reserve Base, Calif. An Air Force researcher found that the robotic warplanes have been flown by increasingly inexperienced crews over the past few years.