I was wondering if flying FPV would help, or hurt, in getting used to orientation? I can do nose in LOS no problem, until a drift, gust, puts me too close to something, then panic sets in, and wrong stick movement, and crash! BUT when flying FPV, it's a piece of cake. I fly around my back yard, away, towards myself, all around obstacles, etc. a real blast. Just like sitting in the cockpit! While trying to learn "nose in", LOS, I tried to focus on being in the multirotor, instead of looking "at" the multirotor. Seemed to help. Was just wondering about the FPV thing.:tennis:
FPV and orientation
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15crewdawg
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Two different animals. Your "orientation" while flying FPV is from the craft. Essentially a cockpit view. So no matter what direction or position of the craft your orientation stays the same. Left is left, right is right, fwd, back, etc.
LOS flying is totally different. Your perspective is always from a fixed external position. So you have to orient yourself to what the craft is doing. The only way to improve your LOS orientation skills is to practice.
LOS flying is totally different. Your perspective is always from a fixed external position. So you have to orient yourself to what the craft is doing. The only way to improve your LOS orientation skills is to practice.
gtranquilla
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IMHO - FPV takes a long time to master.......so don't rely on FPV to get around the mirror image flying issue. And FPV video can kick out at any time.
From the days of flying RC aircraft towards myself 30 feet off the ground while the plane was inverted.... right is left and up is down...... a real challenge and a major adrenalin rush (and an unsafe practice)!
Fortunately with the MRs you only have the right-left issue to deal with or you can cheat and simply flying backwards when returning to the take-off/landing spot.
From the days of flying RC aircraft towards myself 30 feet off the ground while the plane was inverted.... right is left and up is down...... a real challenge and a major adrenalin rush (and an unsafe practice)!
Fortunately with the MRs you only have the right-left issue to deal with or you can cheat and simply flying backwards when returning to the take-off/landing spot.
Oh, I understand the practice thing. Been flying for quite awhile. Put all the nitro stuff away for about 7 or 8 years, and just got into the electric stuff, BIG time! I have 8 flying planks, and 5 nitro helies, (2 caliber 30's, 1 Raptor 30, 1 Raptor 50, and an old Nexus. I got to where I could fly the helies around, flips, rolls, etc. Could do nose in, but the fear factor was great with the cost of repairing a heli, just from a tip over, is quite expensive. I was just wondering if flying FPV "unknowingly" helped with orientation. Just posted a video on the tube of my flying around in my back yard, FPV, dogging trees etc. What a blast!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erg96zMWXns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erg96zMWXns