Q&A ยท 1:46:23-1:46:54

Should naval drone pilots receive different wings?

A follow-up considers separate insignia for drone pilots, with the reason for existing arrangements left uncertain.

Question

Why not give drone pilots a separate set of wings, as the questioner recalls being done for helicopter pilots?

Short answer

No definite reason is given. One tentative suggestion is that helicopters constitute a separate specialty while other aircraft are grouped as fixed wing.

Notes

The follow-up asks whether a separate badge could distinguish drone pilots, using helicopter pilots as a comparison. No definite explanation is established. The tentative suggestion is that helicopters form a visibly different flying specialty, while crewed and uncrewed fixed-wing aircraft can remain grouped together.