Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Pilot View Camera

The Pilot View FPV 2400 is a wireless (obviously) camera system that can strap on any remote controlled aircraft and stream images to the pilot on the ground, who is wearing video goggles. Range is about 1 km (.62 miles) over the 2.4ghz spectrum and the video quality is surprisingly good -- it the aircraft wasn't a 1/8 scale model, it would look like you were flying a real aircraft from the cockpit. See the video below for actual footage of the video quality. As an added bonus, you don't have to look like a tard when you are flying the aircraft toward you and turn right when you meant to go left, or vice versa. You only have to feel like a tard because you look like Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) from Star Trek.

It will set you back $550, so don't go out buying this camera system to strap on your inaugural flight or even the 10th flight of your new R/C craft, unless you have $$ to burn or are feeling lucky.

Home to PointNiner

No comments: