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A collaborative mindset<\/h3>\n
At first, the biggest challenge was trusting the technology. \u201cOn the manned-\u00adaircraft side, they tell you \u2018Don\u2019t trust the automation,\u2019\u201d Wischnewsky says. The Dallas\u2013Fort Worth area, though, is a testing ground for unmanned aircraft systems traffic management (UTM), a network that allows autonomous drones from FlyTrex and its competitors to share their coordinates in real time to help avoid collisions even beyond the pilot\u2019s line of sight. Once Wischnewsky makes sure a drone is flight-ready, its path is unimpeded, and the weather conditions are clear, UTM takes care of the rest.<\/p>\n
Ability to stay calm under pressure<\/h3>\n
At his busiest, Wischnewsky will have up to 10 drones on his watch at the same time. \u201cYou\u2019re there as a safety net,\u201d he says. Even with automation, keen situational awareness is required, and the most common hazard is the weather. Wischnewsky recalls a particularly stressful day: A drone had been in the air for only seconds when the wind picked up so suddenly that he had to intervene. He returned it safely, preventing an errant ice cream cake from hitting the sidewalk.<\/p>\n
Eamon Whalen is a reporter and researcher based in San Francisco.<\/em>