You R/C people may appreciate this...1st person camera onboard

[foofighter]

A company called Fat Shark offers one of the coolest R/C cars we've ever seen. How so? Its system has a camera mounted in the car's driver's seat. It transmits its signal wirelessly to VR-style goggles that give the operator a first-person view of the terrain ahead of the car itself. That alone would be neat, but the camera has pan and tilt functionality that the driver controls by simply moving his or her head to "look" in each direction. The video pasted after the jump gives you a taste of what what you'd see if the glasses were strapped to your noggin. Granted, you'll look like a dork with the antenna-festooned goggles on, but at least you'll be having fun. Fat Shark also sells the camera and components separately, so you can use them on model airplanes, too

[BFloFoxRider.]

Thats Sick

[GregMiester]

ahh I miss my Hyper 7...is Ofna still around?? i'd like to get back into that someday!

[BFloFoxRider.]

Originally Posted by GregMiester

ahh I miss my Hyper 7...is Ofna still around?? i'd like to get back into that someday!

i still have my Ofna from a few years ago, but yes they are still around

[jayman_29]

I STILL have my Associated B4, Kyoshos ZX-5, Associated T4, Jammin buggy with re-sleeved motor that STILL needs to be broken in, Kyosho MP 7.5 roller, E-Maxx, and Losi LST II. I gotta sell some of these. I think I'll keep the gassers though.

[COLEKO]

Originally Posted by mechmann

notice they kept them on smooth ground with very little vibration.

now when they have a system that can handle supercross style tracks i think i might try RC again.

I agree.. Its a great novelty idea but it wont cut it for competitive racing.

Originally Posted by jayman_29

I STILL have my Associated B4, Kyoshos ZX-5, Associated T4, Jammin buggy with re-sleeved motor that STILL needs to be broken in, Kyosho MP 7.5 roller, E-Maxx, and Losi LST II. I gotta sell some of these. I think I'll keep the gassers though.

Nice collection of toy cars you got there.

[COLEKO]

Originally Posted by mechmann

the problem is that the system can't handle the vibration and forces associated with off road driving. it isn't rugged. using that system for racing would be killer, but not if the image cuts out on all the jumps and bumps!

Ya the vibration would kill it for off road. I still think it would be fun to do a race like that.

[wrxkid]

Sick!, Yeah, i still have my RC10 B2,ofna super tempo, and other cars I can't remember now.

[foofighter]

that woudl be good to adapt to onroad racing then

[autoduel]

Originally Posted by foofighter

that woudl be good to adapt to onroad racing then

Not when the cars go a scale 400mph. It'll almost be impossible to see and react to the turns coming up, and the other cars around you.

[jschwart73]

Originally Posted by autoduel

Not when the cars go a scale 400mph. It'll almost be impossible to see and react to the turns coming up, and the other cars around you.

There's no such thing as scale speed. 30 mph is 30 mph, no matter the size of the vehicle.

[BFloFoxRider.]

Originally Posted by autoduel

Not when the cars go a scale 400mph. It'll almost be impossible to see and react to the turns coming up, and the other cars around you.

Scale to what? a car? does that mean a monster truck is going a scale 4,000 MPH? cuz those are huge, and the scale sounds crazy to me. Not sure what you meant, but i dont believe there is a scale speed, like said before, 30 MPH is 30 MPH

[autoduel]

Originally Posted by jschwart73

There's no such thing as scale speed. 30 mph is 30 mph, no matter the size of the vehicle.

Scale speed is a measure of how fast the RC vehicle goes in relation to the full size model. A 1/10 scale model going 30 actual mph would be going a scale 300mph. It's a common term in the scale model world. Google it.

You know the feeling that you are going slower in an SUV than in a car going the same speed? The closer you are to the ground, the faster you feel. Imagine going 30mph 2" off the ground. It would feel like 300mph. It's a matter of perception and perspective as well.

[BFloFoxRider.]

Originally Posted by autoduel

Scale speed is a measure of how fast the RC vehicle goes in relation to the full size model. It's a common term in the scale model world. Google it.

You know the feeling that you are going slower in an SUV than in a car going the same speed? The closer you are to the ground, the faster you feel. Imagine going 30mph 2" off the ground. I assure you it will feel like 300mph.

i have a go kart thats an inch or so off the ground, and it gous about 20, but it doesnt feel anywhere near 200 MPH

[autoduel]

Your eyes aren't 1" off the ground, it's more like 30". For comparison, your eyes are about 40" off the ground in a passenger car.

[bighit8]

Dorks Im just kidding.RC.s look fun

[XCMike]

Losi all the way!!!!

[chongoblanco]

ahhhhh Rc anything THE LAZY MANS SPORT!!

I miss playing with my rc car though! thats what I used to do before I discoverd bikes, and skateboards


Here is a scale model example of what I looked like at 13 and into rc cars.

and every kids rc hero and whats a girl and where can I get one?
BRIAN KINWALD!!!!

I remember when socal raceway moved to huntington beach they had a red phone on the wall that was a direct line to either CARLS JR or the pizza place and they would bring your food to you even though they were in the same parking lot.

ahhhhh good times!

[jayman_29]

Socal was where I started racing. I never did make it to Sportman class , looks like I missed my chance, oh well. I then got bit by the nitro bug and started racing at Revelation. Gas was fun, but it sucked when I couldn't find a good pitman. I still haven't raced the new track. One of these days I'll head out and race in the beginner class just for fun.

I remember when socal raceway moved to huntington beach they had a red phone on the wall that was a direct line to either CARLS JR or the pizza place and they would bring your food to you even though they were in the same parking lot.

ahhhhh good times!