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<blockquote data-quote="Dodge DeBoulet" data-source="post: 74760" data-attributes="member: 14925"><p>I dabbled in single-rotor RC helicopters for a few years and eventually my interest waned. One of the reasons was that I always wanted to see what was going on in real-time from the heli's point of view, and there weren't any inexpensive options back then.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, I flew enough that the muscle memory for controlling the heli (and now the Spark) is ingrained to the point that I find it difficult to fly solely using the RC-connected phone/tablet as my POV. When I try, it's almost like learning to fly all over again.</p><p></p><p>When I'm looking directly at the Spark, my hind-brain automatically adjusts my control of the sticks to account for the drone's orientation ... i.e. if the Spark is facing me, left stick to the left to yaw right, right stick to the left to move to the right and vice-versa. If it's facing to the left, left-stick to the left yaws to turn it towards me, and right stick to the left moves it towards me, etc.</p><p></p><p>Using the Spark's camera with the RC-attached phone would <em>seem </em>more intuitive, but I find it a bit challenging to move back and forth between the two modes. I think getting the best video footage really requires mastering FPV flying, though, and making the transition is harder than I thought it would be ...</p><p></p><p>Thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dodge DeBoulet, post: 74760, member: 14925"] I dabbled in single-rotor RC helicopters for a few years and eventually my interest waned. One of the reasons was that I always wanted to see what was going on in real-time from the heli's point of view, and there weren't any inexpensive options back then. Unfortunately, I flew enough that the muscle memory for controlling the heli (and now the Spark) is ingrained to the point that I find it difficult to fly solely using the RC-connected phone/tablet as my POV. When I try, it's almost like learning to fly all over again. When I'm looking directly at the Spark, my hind-brain automatically adjusts my control of the sticks to account for the drone's orientation ... i.e. if the Spark is facing me, left stick to the left to yaw right, right stick to the left to move to the right and vice-versa. If it's facing to the left, left-stick to the left yaws to turn it towards me, and right stick to the left moves it towards me, etc. Using the Spark's camera with the RC-attached phone would [I]seem [/I]more intuitive, but I find it a bit challenging to move back and forth between the two modes. I think getting the best video footage really requires mastering FPV flying, though, and making the transition is harder than I thought it would be ... Thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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