These threads often pose the imaginary question; could you fly and land a real world B747 if you had to? Some say they could, while others say that our FS hobby really doesn't prepare us for the reality of flight. Some suggest that while a B747 is out of the question, they would feel confident of being able to land a real world Cessna if the situation occurred. But others suggest that regardless of aircraft type or size, our unfamiliarity with actual flight including the sensations of g-forces, turbulence and inertia are likely to quickly overwhelm many of our senses. Those senses that are still functioning are likely to be unreliable as they suffer from the reaction to fear of such an undertaking.I was reading a recent Jane

That is a very interesting idea! I would bet a lot of simmers would be up for that challenge, myself included. Maybe the Air Force is missing a golden opportunity. Instead of USAF personnel, they should be recruiting 'hardened' first person shooter type gamers with 2000 hrs plus of FS flying experience and they could charge them $50.00 a flight with a $25.00 discount for a successful 'mission'.Seriously, I do think that flight simmers should be able to adapt to the systems and controls quite well given the operational environment. I think a lot of FS pilots would jump at the chance. :( :( Best Regards,Mel

I have posted a number of messages here regarding job opportunities at Northrop Grumman and the USG (among others) for Global Hawk pilots and simulation types. The answer to your question is "maybe". I suspect that most simmers would not have too many issues translating over to a UAV control panel and video set up and successfully flying the beast.