drone operator
Unmanned aircraft controller
A drone operator is someone who pilots an unmanned aerial vehicle, either remotely or through programmed flight paths.
The term covers hobbyists flying camera drones, commercial operators doing aerial photography or inspections, and military personnel controlling armed surveillance aircraft: The drone operator spotted the target from miles away.
Also called a drone pilot.
- UAVCrewless aircraft
- remoteDistant or controller
- ground controlEarth-based flight management
- controllerDevice directing a system
- joystickTilting lever for control
surveillance · aerial · footage · eyes in the sky · buzzing · hovering · military · camera · flight · flight path · line of sight · quadcopter · reconnaissance · target · precision strike · screen · propeller · airspace
- aviation jobspilot, airline pilot, copilot, co-pilot, captain
- film crewcinematographer, director, gaffer, editor, grip
- film jobsdirector, actor, actress, producer, cinematographer
- military jobssoldier, infantryman, marine, sailor, combat medic
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
- Air Force Rolesairman, colonel, general, major, lieutenant
drone operatorpilot
One who steers aircraft
fighter pilot · combat pilot · aviator · cockpit crew · flight crew
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