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Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston
I’m not a pilot...I don’t fly drones. So as a lay person, not giving a s**t about what the FAA determines, a pilot is in my world a professional. Professionally trained and educated. Not a hobbyist. You can call yourself Maverick for all I care but the majority on here honor the profession in using that title. Im sure the majority of recreational drone ‘pilots’ wouldn’t be protesting if the agency identified them as ‘operators’. Btw, by questioning the title doesn’t mean we are all acting ‘holier than thou’! That may be your issue.
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LOL. Agreed. Phil McGraw calls himself "Dr. Phil". He has a PHD from North Texas State University and we call him doctor. We bestow the honorific on veterinarians, dermatologists, (See Seinfeld S9E7), Dr. Dre, Laura Schlessinger, Ruth Westheimer, the Pimple Popper, chiropractors, reverent pastors (Dr. MLK) and even Bill Cosby.
They put in the time--
I am okay calling them what they want. I have been an FAA licensed pilot since 1975 and (what I thought was) a Part 107 drone "operator" since 2017. Please call me "Your Majesty"...
Whether I am a "pilot" or an "operator" I am still responsible for the sUAS.
Control the aircraft and don't cause damage...