Study: Collegiate Aviators Don't Blink at Autonomous Traffic

A small survey of Part 141 flight training students found no significant difference in their willingness to fly based on whether a nearby unmanned aircraft was under autonomous control or piloted remotely. Researchers found the distinction made little measurable impact on student pilots' comfort level. For an ownership community watching UAS integration reshape shared airspace, the result points to a rising cohort of professional pilots for whom the control method behind a nearby drone simply isn't a factor.

With reporting from AVweb.