UAV operator training center mocks the Ten Commandments

Blasphemous depiction of an apostle. Photo: Facebook page of the UAV operator training center "Kruk"

The UAV operator training center "Kruk" released a satirical version of the Ten Commandments under the name “10 Commandments of an FPV Operator.” Each of the original Biblical commandments has been distorted to suit the context of FPV drone operation.

For example, instead of the First Commandment, “I am the Lord your God… You shall have no other gods before Me,” "Kruk" writes: “I am your combat drone; you shall have no other drones before me.”

Below if the full translation of "10 Commandments of an FPV Operator," which continue in the same vein, parodying the contents of the original:

1️⃣ I am your combat drone; you shall have no other drones before me.
2️⃣ Do not make for yourself an idol out of a sleek frame or a branded logo, for the enemy is defeated not by aesthetics, but by precision.
3️⃣ Do not take your antenna in vain, but check it before every flight, so that you are not shamed before your brothers.
4️⃣ Remember the day of calibration, to keep it holy. Train in the simulator for six days, and on the seventh – go to the range.
5️⃣ Honor the charge and balance of your batteries, that your flights may be long in the land your instructor has given you.
6️⃣ Do not kill your signal; let it be strong and clean – or else your drone will perish in the wilderness of radio waves.
7️⃣ Do not betray your video channel; do not switch to foreign frequencies, lest there be interference and chaos among the FPV brethren.
8️⃣ Do not steal another’s DVR footage, but share your experience for the sake of our common victory.
9️⃣ Do not bear false witness about your hits – let the video speak for you.
🔟 Do not covet your neighbor’s drone, nor his gear, nor his antenna, nor his goggles. Work hard – and you will earn even better for yourself.

In addition, the center published an altered image of an apostle icon, portraying the figure with FPV goggles and a drone on his head.

According to the organization’s website, "Kruk" is a non-governmental UAV operator training center certified by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (Order No. 145 by the Head of the Main Directorate of State Aviation of Ukraine, dated December 26, 2023). "Kruk" collaborates with the international Renaissance Foundation and the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, and is a verified training school within the "Army of Drones" project.

Earlier, the UOJ reported that liturgical instructions and prayer books were allegedly being used as toilet paper in a church of the OCU in Krekhaiiv.

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