Comments on: Asleep at the Wheel http://blogs.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/2012/11/asleep-at-the-wheel/ AirSpaceMag.com Blog Wed, 15 May 2013 08:30:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Combat Pilot http://blogs.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/2012/11/asleep-at-the-wheel/comment-page-1/#comment-14361 Combat Pilot Sun, 07 Apr 2013 03:54:16 +0000 http://blogs.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/?p=21271#comment-14361 No books, no cellphones? You have to be relieved before you can get a snack? I can see how hardships like that should warrant a medal that's rated above a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star, or an Air Medal for Valor. No books, no cellphones? You have to be relieved before you can get a snack? I can see how hardships like that should warrant a medal that’s rated above a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star, or an Air Medal for Valor.

]]> By: RPA SO http://blogs.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/2012/11/asleep-at-the-wheel/comment-page-1/#comment-7884 RPA SO Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:34:09 +0000 http://blogs.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/?p=21271#comment-7884 This article is in no way accurate. Four hours is only half a usual crew is in the box. "either reading a book, getting up to find a snack, or checking their cell phones" Seriously? Books are not allowed unless they are relevant to the mission. If one member is eyes down the other is on target. You don't get to leave your station to find snacks, unless you're on a break by another operator and cell phones are absolutely not allowed in classified locations. To truly perform a study, you should first have an idea of how RPA operates. This article is in no way accurate. Four hours is only half a usual crew is in the box.

“either reading a book, getting up to find a snack, or checking their cell phones”

Seriously? Books are not allowed unless they are relevant to the mission. If one member is eyes down the other is on target. You don’t get to leave your station to find snacks, unless you’re on a break by another operator and cell phones are absolutely not allowed in classified locations.

To truly perform a study, you should first have an idea of how RPA operates.

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