TrackIR in real life (well sorta, but damn cool)

[NEODARK]

http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid=-2237947353453839215&hl=fr

 

:thumbup::pilotfly:

 

this is a sweet way to fly, cheap :D

[golfsierra2]

Outstanding technology,

 

I mean beside the costs, it must have taken him months to figure this out and make it work ! Excellent job IMHO !

[bogusheadbox]

Outstanding technology,

 

I mean beside the costs, it must have taken him months to figure this out and make it work ! Excellent job IMHO !

 

Yeah i saw that on the fighterops forums.

 

At the end of the movie it cuts out just before touchdown. You think he bottled the landing ?

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Video is broken for me :(

 

Btw, there's a pair of TrackIRs on every MiG-29 ;)

[golfsierra2]

Yeah i saw that on the fighterops forums.

 

At the end of the movie it cuts out just before touchdown. You think he bottled the landing ?

 

Could be, because he was not looking at the plane as ususal but to assume the aircraft altitude, speed and angle of attack from the cockpit view which is definitely very different from flying a RC aircraft in a standard way. I was wondering, how he was able to imagine the distance and flight direction of his plane from the cockpit view anyway, usually you have to constantly monitor where your aircaft is to keep it within the RC range.

He must be very familiar with the area to maintain situational awareness.

[Xealot]

wow, cool

[fragal]

wow top notch, wonder if he did bottle the landin though :smartass:

[emenance]

Uh 500 bucks for plane

 

300 for track IR

 

250 for the controler

 

bragging rights = priceless

 

for everything else theres Mastercard

[Maulkin]

Considering where he is landing it is more likely that the camera would have gotten shaken around so much as to not make it worthwhile including in the film, which is why it was cut.

[Weta43]

Maybe he whipped the glasses off at the last minute

[warthogmadman987]

i need one of those