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Transporter 3D Oculus Rift FPV Interface

EMR Labs is running an Indiegogo campaign for their Transporter3D, a device that facilitates FPV usage of the Oculus Rift (generally considered the most-immersive inexpensive head-mounted display available). The Transporter3D consists of a custom board that accepts 2D or 3D video input, converting video into a low-latency signal compatible with the Rift. The board also converts head-tracking output ...

I did 13 FPV flights in the past few days using Fat Shark Dominator Goggles. After previously having done over a hundred flights using an inexpensive, 7" LCD (I’m still using my starter FPV kit), it was really cool to be effectively projected into a flying virtual camera. When there is something like an Oculus Rift available for ...

It is total insanity to build golf courses in the middle of the desert! This is La Quinta, California (near Coachella and the Salton Sea). You can also see all of the pictures from our trip.

Bombay Beach, a community on the east shore of the Salton Sea, is the lowest community in America (223 feet below sea level). The part of the community closest to the Salton Sea has been totally reclaimed by nature and lies in ruins (a berm protects most of the houses from the fluctuating water level)—super ...

I flew Salvation Mountain yesterday, and it was really amazing. A mountain of paint, love, and the sweat of countless volunteer-hours blazes in colorful glory in the middle of a drab ocean of dust. I highly recommend a visit. Also, Slab City is right behind Salvation Mountain, and everyone we met there was super friendly. I ...

The badlands of Anza Borrego Desert are really cool. We hiked a slot canyon called “The Slot,” and it snaked along until it was really narrow and tall—beautiful. It’s hard to see from this still image, but I also got some video from straight above the slot, which I’ll post after I put something together ...

I’ve traditionally used an external LCD when flying FPV, but I’m going to give goggle flying a try over the next couple of days, using a Fat Shark Dominator. Instead of buying the Fat Shark battery, I’m using a Turnigy nano-tech 370 mAH 2S battery, which costs $3.99 and is available from HobbyKing’s USA warehouse. ...

Today, I put a pre-production DJI Phantom 2 Vision up in the air, and got around 20 minutes of flight time. It is super-responsive, as you’d imagine it should be—more responsive than is the original Phantom. The camera’s pitch-axis gimbal is servo-driven, so it lags behind aggressive pitch changes from the aircraft, but that is ...

Video: Aerial Photography with Drones – Lessons from Eric Cheng

Video: Aerial Photography with Drones – Lessons from Eric Cheng Photoshelter has posted the full video archive of last week’s webinar about aerial imaging (an hour-long presentation / conversation between Allen Murabayashi and me). It’s heavily targeted at beginners who are interested in getting up in the air with a camera. Check it out! Note: ...