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RC Piloted By Wireless Video. Putting You in the Pilot seat!
This Site is here to help others who are interested video Piloting/Driving
FPV
piloting has become popular with Radio Controlled airplanes, R/C
helicopters, cars and boats.
Also known as First Person Video.
What is First Person View? also known as FPV. The term is used in
describing what a person would be looking at if they where there in-person.
Example: If you placed a video camera on your forehead and allowed
someone to watch your views via wireless video link, they would be
watching the First Person Views of what ever your looking at. So the
term FPV caught on with the help of some of the pioneers of FPV piloting. With the assistance of a wireless video transmitter and receiver the user will see what the
Remote Controlled heli/plane/car sees from the driver/pilot seat. This
gives the user a real sense of controlling their aircraft/vehicle in the
skies or on the ground. Most of the people who enjoy FPV piloting and
do well with it are typically persons who like video simulation games
for example... flight simulators, auto racing, etc....Also full-size
aircraft pilots seem to pick up FPV piloting with ease. So why not call
it "UAV piloting" since they really are UAVs...One reason is with the
term FPV there's a general understanding in the RC community that a
person is controlling the aircraft movements via watching a wireless
video downlink and not a using a PC based flight control system with
programed waypoints, altitudes, speed etc...where as most FPV aircraft
are not much more then a light weight cheap foam RC plane with a simple
wireless camera on board.
FPV Pilots View on board 600 heli.
The uses of FPV are vast for all kinds of fun projects. So be safe, have fun and follow all local, state and national laws.
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Check Out May/June issue of Air and Space magazine's article on FPV Piloting
with an interview with our own FPV pilot "Crash9".
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Videos give a good idea on what you can do with RC aircraft and wireless video.
Latest FPV Video from Crash9
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Check out the online Store
NEW Products in Stock!
We now carry our own line of FPV Pilot Products Come by and check them out!
We
are proud to announce a new line of FPV Products. The products are
based upon 7 years experience flying with wireless video systems on RC
aircraft and 34 years experience in the RC Hobby.
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New product!
The 6061 Hexacopter is here!.
Strong and light weight. Perfect for Heavy Payloads
The new 6061 Hexacopter ARF Kit.
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Easy Star 6061 FPV Canopy
Strong and light weight but also can be a heatsink for hot running video transmitters. Ever
have a bad landing or crash with your Easy Star and watch your canopy
break apart sending your expensive camera, servo, etc.. flying off into
the un-known while the rest of your plane might be fine with little or
no damage. The 6061 aircraft aluminum canopy might be for you. Strong
for heavy cameras like a GoPro Hero but extremely light weight at only
20 grams. Center and off set servo mounting so you can have cameras that
have a lens off center like a GoPro mounted off set to get the lens
down the center if you desire.
Now in stock!