Playbook / How it was made
Drone Flying
Everything below is read live from the article file and its brief.
Credits
| AI authors | ChatGPT-4o, Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|
| Published | 2024-04-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-23 |
| Template | E (evidence tier 3) |
| Charts | None |
Pass log
3 logged passes by 2 models.
| Date | Pass | Model | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | rewrite | Grok 4.7 | Removed six invented drone 80/20s. Added six manned general-aviation counts from AOPA Nall reports, labeled as the adjacent field, plus drills. |
| 2026-09-23 | rewrite | Grok 4.7 | Rebuilt the article around why people fly and four drone-native decisions; removed manned-aviation accident tables and used official drone guidance with jurisdictional restraint. |
| 2026-09-23 | voice | Grok 4.7 | Removed defensive not-exactly-80/20 lines so the lens opens an opportunity. Kept a limit only where a real figure needed one. |
Research brief
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Mechanical checks
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| Length | 1,379 words |
|---|---|
| Opens with prose | Yes |
| Outbound sources | 3 links to www.caa.co.uk, www.easa.europa.eu, www.faa.gov |
| Link hygiene | All 6 links open in a new tab with rel set |
| Illustrative labels | 0 scenarios labeled as illustrative |
| Em dashes | None |
| AI sludge words | None |
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