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cucumber3732842today at 3:47 PM4 repliesview on HN

More like it'll fly itself while the pilot engages in other tasks.

Every pound of weapons officer/navigator is a pound you can't put on target all else being equal.


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wartywhoa23today at 4:17 PM

"I apologize, that was indeed a wedding party, not a terrorist camp I wrongly assumed. You are totally right, wasting those 3 Hydras was unacceptable. On a brighter side, we've got 39 more to go!

Should I seek another target looking similar to the one I unintentionally destroyed so as to tune my decision-making, or give you an advice on how to wipe the traces of this mishap from the mission data recorder?"

jackb4040today at 4:07 PM

* You're absolutely right. My altitude is dropping precipitously. Let me check my elevator position to see if that's causing the problem.

* Bash Check elevator position

* Thought for 8s

ErroneousBoshtoday at 3:51 PM

So like some sort of automatic pilot then?

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throw310822today at 4:11 PM

Does the presence of humans on board limit the maneuverability of these aircraft in any way? E.g. in terms of acceleration?

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