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[MCU] Why doesn't Tony Stark always use his suit like a drone instead of actually getting inside it?

I was re-watching Iron Man 3 and saw the scene where he rescued a dozen falling people and the surprise at the end was that he wasn't actually in the suit but controlling it remotely. 

So why didn't he keep that up in subsequent movies/events?

He does get banged up when he's in the suit so why not always control it like he did in Iron Man 3?
gpt
He's a control freak. Tony Stark COULD pilot it remotely, but he is paranoid that the microsecond of lag between him and the suit could mean the difference between life in death in many scenarios, and likewise, he just likes wearing the suit. It's comfy and makes him feel powerful.