MIJAS was the setting for an aviation milestone and world record – the first ever remote-controlled human flight, claim the organisers.
Achieved by two model helicopters lifting a grown-up person – it took four months of planning, many thousands of euros, huge logistics and countless test flights to achieve the feat.
Check out the amazing video below!
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I think you may find that the Gemini and Apollo missions were “remote controlled.”