David M. Gunty
Colonel (Lt Col) in the California Air National Guard, serving as Commander of the 163d Maintenance Group at March Air Reserve Base, operating MQ-9A Reaper remotely piloted aircraft.
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Aug 4, 2026
Dori PhamHOST
Out of curiosity, so the SLR, can a remote pilot land a Reaper? For example, if you launch in March Air Force Base, do you have to land in March Air Force Base or can you land elsewhere?
David M. GuntyGUEST
The airplane can take off from one runway and land at another one, if that's your question.
David M. GuntyGUEST
Obviously, there's rules and there's FAA and there's lots of rules that go along with that.
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Ari ChungHOST
And I was wondering, what are the greatest lessons you learned as a group commander?