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Offline Dick Pacini

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It Is Ironic/Son's New Job
« on: April 20, 2012, 10:38:57 AM »
My oldest son has been accepted as a UAV Pilot with Northrup-Grumman.  He will train for a year in Utah and then be deployed to Afghanistan for a year.

He has been flying RC since he was a young man.  He is leaving a 26 year career with an auto dealership to pursue his new dream.

This news had a greater meaning to me after following the thread about UAVs and the way they are viewed by the public and the ongoing concerns of the modeling community.
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Offline Sean McEntee

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Re: It Is Ironic/Son's New Job
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2012, 02:16:34 PM »
Sweet, what platform is he training on?
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Re: It Is Ironic/Son's New Job
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2012, 02:28:53 PM »
Pretty kewl. I worked for b-2 division from 87-93. Good company.  But irony, No. They want people who know what it is they are doing and have some good skills. Hope he is gonna get to stay a long time. They have a good system.
I'm sure they have more to come too.
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Offline Dick Pacini

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Re: It Is Ironic/Son's New Job
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2012, 05:49:56 PM »
Quote from: Sean McEntee on April 22, 2012, 02:16:34 PM
Sweet, what platform is he training on?


I don't know too much about it.  I think he said his drone will have a 26 ft wingspan.
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Re: It Is Ironic/Son's New Job
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2012, 05:53:05 PM »
x-46 or global hawk.
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Offline john e. holliday

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Re: It Is Ironic/Son's New Job
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2012, 05:47:33 AM »
Don't be like all of our media and give out the secrets.   LL~ LL~  Anyway, hope the son enjoys his new job and it lasts until retirement.  That is if there is retirement by the time he gets there. H^^
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Re: It Is Ironic/Son's New Job
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2012, 05:37:02 PM »
I think the irony is :

He's training as a pilot for a UAV...

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Re: It Is Ironic/Son's New Job
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2012, 02:04:15 PM »
It won't be for Global Hawk.

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Offline John Hammonds

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Re: It Is Ironic/Son's New Job
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2013, 04:20:26 PM »
Thought I would resurrect this rather than starting a new thread.

It seems the humble drone has moved on somewhat...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24231077

I bet Dick's son can't wait to get his hands on one of these...

Unrelated but did anyone catch this piece of news?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24183879  :X  ~^

TTFN
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Offline Douglas Ames

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Re: It Is Ironic/Son's New Job
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2013, 05:02:52 PM »
Quote from: Dick Pacini on April 20, 2012, 10:38:57 AM
My oldest son has been accepted as a UAV Pilot with Northrup-Grumman.  He will train for a year in Utah and then be deployed to Afghanistan for a year.

He has been flying RC since he was a young man.  He is leaving a 26 year career with an auto dealership to pursue his new dream.

This news had a greater meaning to me after following the thread about UAVs and the way they are viewed by the public and the ongoing concerns of the modeling community.

That is a very real concern, not just our privileges to build and fly what we want (AMA rules - R/C), but to keep vigilant of regulations and privacy issues concerning flights here in the US. All it would take is some psycho kid with an ARF platform and a [fill in the blank], and it would kill large scale R/C. You'll most likely end up getting a permit or license to fly like the Rocket hobby.
I don't think it will affect us any, were stinky old men who play with model airplanes.
Congrats to your son. Sounds like a cool job.
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