A bit different

The guy in New York that whacked himself with his helicopter was flying through goggles. Hmmm, depth perception is tricky. A spotter with eyes on is a good idea too.

RknRusty wrote:The guy in New York that whacked himself with his helicopter was flying through goggles. Hmmm, depth perception is tricky. A spotter with eyes on is a good idea too.

Over here Rusty the BMFA (our AMA) stipulate that a spotter is mandatory.

Ian's right it's very close to the real thing, take off and (I thought) landings were most
realistic.

One of the first FPV videos (2006) I saw was also one of the best applications of technology.  The flyer used an FM video downlink to a receiver attached to his virtual reality goggles so he was not tethered at all.  However, the unique part was a two axis pizo gyro that was also attached to his goggles.  The gyro was slaved into his transmitter and controlled a two axis gimbaled camera mount in the plane.  When he turned his head, the camera slewed with the movement.  If he turned his head to the right and looked down, the camera followed and he could see over the side of the plane and down at the ground --- it's like Kim's setup with his cameras being servo controlled, but in real time.

The decided advantage is being able to see objects immediately to your left and right that would normally be out of camera view when close by.  It gave him a truly in-cockpit experience.