RC SPITFIRE PILOTING FROM THE COCKPIT !!! SPITFIRE FORMATION | DJI DIGITAL FPV WITH HEAD TRACKING
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- RC SPITFIRE PILOTING FROM THE COCKPIT !!! SPITFIRE FORMATION | DJI DIGITAL FPV WITH HEAD TRACKING
Fantastic formation of the Flightline Spitfire with the Avios Spitfire fitted out with the DJI Digital FPV System. Epic flying experience ! Thanks to James for flying the Flightline Spitfire so smooothly.
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@@aSpyIntheHaus Awesome!
Fantastic Guys
This is how we wanted to fly RC from the first! Very thrilling and immersive. You two pilots can train by talking “radio” traffic to each other to set up formation maneuvers as well as “mock” dogfights. Wonderful!!
so relaxing. lovely flight.
I have been saving up for a year to get the DJI FPV kit. This video is great inspiration to actually spend the money and get it.
Nice FPV formation training session! You can get tighter if lead were flying more smoothly and predictably...
Thanks 👍🙄
Cool stuff to watch. I remember when I was a kid in the 60s, there was a disused WW2 airfield, which is now a large housing estate, a couple of miles outside the the village where I lived. A guy was flying a Spitfire which crash landed on the edge of the runway. It was a beautiful aircraft, about 5 feet long, strewn about. I have to admit I felt sorry for the guy. I've never forgot the sight even though I am now 66!
Wonderful job Gents
Thanks! 😉
Brilliant! Just need a seat, Stick and rudder pedals instead of the transmitter joysticks and that'll make the experience truly complete 🙂
Just the best, most original r/c flying sequence I’ve ever seen....! Stunning quality pictures and brilliant skill of both pilots.
Thank you so much 👍
@@EssentialRC Where is this airfield ?
its like going back in time . you can imagine how the pilot being persuade would had been in shear terror in not being able to evade the bullets. and it would had been fought over such fields .how lucky are we
Indeed Peter. Unimaginable. We owe so much to those brave men who defended our island against that horrific and evil regime.
@@EssentialRC The average age of the Royal AF Spitfire pilots involved in the Battle of Britain was 20 yo. They had typically had 9 hrs of flight training. Incredible men!
@@fpvcrumudgeon4576 Yes. Totally agree. Mind boggles how brave those men were. We owe them so much.
@@EssentialRC They were the last stand against Nazi control in Europe, the Russians and their Stalingrad winters played a role also. Incredible what a "world war" actually means!
Very cool ☺️👍
Thank you 👍
That was wonderful! You might laugh but like Jacen Grey, I also put on the soundtrack but played "Battle in the Air - William Walton" also from the film Battle of Britain. Great minds think alike. I saw this film in the theater when I was 13. Lovely models, expertly flown, and as always a great video! I enjoyed that you edited the historic audio into it, it was a pleasant surprise. Thanks kindly for posting this.
Sounds good to me Doug. We'll be doing this more. Hoping to get 2 or 3 more Spitfires in the air for some squadron formation soon.
@@EssentialRC That will be beautiful to see!
Chocks away! 🛩️ 😀
Applaus! What a nice flight. Wonderful Pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Many thanks!
Magnificent video! This is going to cost me. lol
Звук отличный и видео без вибраций ! Великолепный полет !
Exelente video es como si fuera uno pilotiando el avión felicidades muy bueno saludos
Wow
Well done chaps ol porky Harris in the lead kite done a spiffing job. No wonder the bally huns turned tail and headed for home as for ginge in the tail plane stuck to number 1 like scotsman to a pound note... Great sorty over n out
Brian
London
Great video! I am building a gimbal system for my DJi Air Unit. Will soon post my video's.
Very cool, I'd like to see you chase a 109!
Yers. Spitfire to getcha heart pumping and the pulse racing.
Edit: watching a 2nd time with the Aces High March in the background again.
Wow this is amazingly fantastic well done Cheers KC Tassie Australia 🇦🇺
Great video...... I was jumping up and down cheering! Really , exciting video....outstanding flying!! Regards, Jimp
Awesome! Thanks for the feedback. More of this soon.
Another great video! Loved the formation loop!!
Yeah. That worked well although we'll try to be closer next time.
Love you're channel man, always a warm welcome and solid information that i actually use! Thank you
I appreciate that!
Spit fire plain is always my favorite plain it fast fights well u feel safe in it if u know how to fly one I had the model of one that been stolen small air fix kit now there are very dear in price to by spirit fire plain .if I could get another one in the box small size I be happy from child days I just love them
Wonderful, video really good as well. 👍🏻
What a terrific video! Any chance of you making a tutorial that shows how to set up the fpv in the Spitfire?
Yeah...sure. I could do that sometime next few days.
a view one is not usually privy too..BRavo
Indeed. Excited about doing it again next weekend.
Now that is more like it! Superb - they look great together. Great formation loop! How do you rate the Flightline vs the Avios? The Avios seems to have the better scale fidelity. Noted the BoB film music and the cannon damage... "Skipper hates Jerries." "You'll hate me if you don't get that gun repaired, then wrap up this little lot."
Hi great flying. Could I ask, was this filmed at the old airstrip at Wisley in Surrey? I used to fly there, great spot looks similar. Cheers
Hi, here is a question for you. I have a broken retract on my avios spitfire (wheel is ok, just broken retract servo) and hobbyking never have a spare on stock. Motion rc have spare retract for flightline spitfire in stock all the time. Are they the same size?. Would be great if you knew, but I realise it's a long shot. Thanks in advance, andy in uk. By the way after Finn's video I am now the proud owner of an fms yak 130. Just waiting for weather in northumbria to change so I can fly it.
can you add some additional footage from the ground so we can see how well these guys are in formation or how close the aircraft are
Yes. Will do that. Would have done it earlier but not had a competent camera man around to do that. Agree it would be interesting to see.
Good, work, keep practicing! Formation flying is a long-held dream of mine. I would ditch the Battle of Britain storyline though in favor of better tracking between the planes, to wit; I think you should use a couple of precision aerobatics type of planes and practice your precision flying to make it more of a formation flight. I think the lead pilot was pretty wild on the sticks and for sure such a warbird is hard to keep going straight, precision turns (loops and rolls, etc.!). Just my $0.02, but kudos and keep it up... and then, let's get some shots from the ground of your awesome formation work!
Agree Bill. Currently working on head tracked FPV conversion of an electric 2 metre Extra 330. Going quite well. If things go to plan I'll have onboard real time telemetry as well. Early days but as more of the team get the DJI FPV setup and head tracking we'll try different aircraft. Red Arrows is one thing we are keen on doing as well as a first FPV turbine jet. Lots of potential.
@@EssentialRC Excellent. 2 meters is a good size I'd wager and I'm pretty sure it'll fly more precisely than the warbirds. If you want to go high-precision-only on a budget, I recommend you look at AJ Aircraft Acuity, 62" & 2 meter available www.aj-aircraft.com/62-Acuity.html
Which Flightline model was it? The 1200 or 1600?
Avios Spitfire was chasing the Flightline 1600 Spitfire
1:07
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There's going to be a shortage of foamy warbirds soon.....
😆😎
A cannon broke off
Electric motor rather have nitro
Brilliant, but would be even better if you practiced some of the basics of formation flying. You would do it so much better and probably more easily
Priceless. This was literally the FIRST time we did this. This IS practice. How else do we do it but by going out and trying and learning. Hilarious. 👏😆
@@EssentialRC I didn't mean to sound critical. It just seemed you were not coming into formation using any rules. If you decide on a perspective on the ground and line up parts of the other aircraft with your own you can then gently 'slide' into formation and its much easier to hold it because all you have to do is concentrate on the lining up. Otherwise you are looking in various directions and as a result wander all over the place and one minute about to collide and then racing apart and overcontrolling. Anyway, thats what I was taught for full scale aircraft and helicopters.
@@tabdycollins We're not qualified full scale pilots. We only fly RC so no, we don't know any of the theory. Maybe you could point us to online resource for some of the techniques?
@@EssentialRC I've no idea where on the Internet you'd find such info. I picked it up during a flying career spanning about 50yrs, flying both fixed wing and rotary. Watching your video perhaps try lining up the wing tip with your exhaust stacks and the tip of your pitot tube with the trailing edge of the wing. Do it on the ground, stationary until you reckon you have a useful perspective. Then work out how to remain level which looks more difficult because of the lack of reference points. Perhaps reckon you must just keep the radiator cowl in sight. But, this will probably put you too low. In a helicopter one wants to be a bit higher than heli in front to reduce chance of blades hitting!
So, once you've decided on your perspective you can slowly move in along that axis until you are as close as you dare to go. The usual error, is closing too quickly. In my experience it would be to half one wing span or with a heli to half rotor span. Hope this gives you something to work from - good luck, don't collide and have fun.
I think a difficulty with RC is being able to go straight and level for long enough?
@@tabdycollins Thanks. On the last point, yes...but if we're both flying FPV and don't need to worry about visual range then no. I'm waiting for the other Spitfire pilot to get his FPV camera/goggles setup and then we'll try it.