💥Head-tracking FPV Flying from RC Spitfire Cockpit

Why do we use head-tracker to fly FPV? Some pointers on how I use head-tracking to enhance situational awareness, immersion, scale realism, and maintain safe separation with wingman and bogies! It feels so natural and intuitive to fly with head-tracking FPV - freedom!

Flying in a Spitfire has been a dream since childhood. Now I have done it with head-tracking FPV from the cockpit of a RC Spitfire! You can, too!

Plane: Avios Spitfire Mk Vb / Pilot: "Motionsic" (FPV)
Defender: Freewing Avanti / Pilot: ”Aerocali” (LOS)
Featuring: miniature Mk 8 US Navy reflector sight 1:7.5 scale, 14mm wide
*FPV Gear: DJI Goggles Race Edition Combo - including camera, air unit, and built-in head-tracker. I no longer recommend this system. It is outdated! Use following instead:

Recommended FPV system:

Head-tracker

Field: OCMA, Black Star, Bob Swenson Memorial Field, Silverado, CA

#FPVdogfight #HeadtrackingFPV #fpvRCplane

[dudeinthesea]

rearview mirror AND a gunsight. 11/10 points. amazing build

[WinstonSmith]

Wow! That's the best FPV cockpit view I've ever seen.

[RobWhittlestone]

Speechless! It's like owning your own Spitfire. I'm just blwn away. And the sit awareness is exactly what you do when really flying, fixing reference points and all. Just AWESOME. It doesn't get any better than this does it? Real RPM-dependent Merlin or Griffon sound... a boy's dream come true. All the best, Rob

[Tiger-i_lovepokopen]

Here was the dream I had as a child (about 50 years ago).

[MstFink]

first i was astounded by the head movement, then i was even more impressed by the mirror, but the radical.. oh my thats so awesome

[tofuComputer]

Man, this is definitely on my bucket list! Looks so incredibly fun!

[adamm]

I remeber watching some rc poanes as a kid few years back and I always thoguht about camera inside of sorts

[SimonButler]

This is a whole new level of RC flying!

[kwcnasa]

Wow, mind blown. FPV, RC, sim, immersion, situational awareness, the real use of head tracker.

[OrionLaerithryn]

Awesome! Can't wait for these builds to start using game-quality graphics for tracer rounds along with incorporating smoke generators for scored hits.

[Leemaw]

You Sir are starting off the new year with GREAT!! content....TY for this excellent and informative

[terryteed]

Well that's just effing amazeballs

[JakePickett-mzlg]

I got a close friend of mine working on a RC jet plane that will have the ability to reach the stratosphere. The biggest problem is the the video feed with ELRS these days you can easily reach that height with radio signal but video is much harder.

[envitech]

OMG. That is absolutely freaking cool!!!

[suecobandito]

nice model. For aerobatics line up on a road/runway/cardinal heading. Loop-turn your head to watch the wing tip to follow progress. When over the top reduce power to idle-recover. Spins-line up over runway high and level flight slower speed-power to idle maintaining level-keep holding level or slight nose up-wait for buffet-use rudder to keep straight-when she goes over pull stick full aft-full rudder (either direction for now)-nose will drop and count 3 revolutions-stick neutral-center rudder-recover-add power in and level out. Easy peasy.

[SUP_Bigans]

Awesome! RC and flying simulator fusion!

[Killerplanes]

That;s the thing I forgot to ask about- the gunsight!

[keithpowell]

This should be made into combat rc planes, just awesome absolute love it

[Thatfoxdreamer]

Oh my god, I don't know you, but, You are a legend.

[JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor]

Is this an rc plane? Whoa it looks awesome! You must feel like flying a real one!
I have many times dreamt of flying an rc plane or helicopter with an inboard camera to live stream the video to myself on the ground, but being able to look around just takes the experience to the next level!