Human factors concerns in UAV flight

Unmanned aerial vehicles have potential to serve a range of applications of civil airspace. The UAV operator’s task, however, is different from and in some ways more difficult than the task of piloting a manned aircraft. Standards and regulations for unmanned flight in the national airspace must therefore pay particular attention to human factors in UAV operation. The present work discusses a number of human factors issues related to UAV flight, briefly reviews existing relevant empirical data, and suggests topics for future research