Comment by Rana on June 4, 2010 at 12:01am

Stephen, hats off to you for your great initiative !
Can it receive data (GPS & IMU) externally from X-Bee ?
You need to put some more writeup as to how you are interfacing your joystics / radio.

Comment by James Turner on June 4, 2010 at 6:32am

Nice work Stephen! I tried using google earth filght simulator a while ago but it was far too quick to be of any use as as sort of trainer. Can't wait to give this a go.

Comment by Orland on June 5, 2010 at 8:16pm

Check the google Earth API: http://code.google.com/intl/de-DE/apis/earth/documentation/index.html
(Pretty nice - with a little coding... you can do something like this):

http://earth-api-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/demos/drive-simulator/index.html

And the best of it: it works in any browser with the new google earth plugin.

Comment by David M Eno on November 30, 2011 at 2:48pm

I like this it could really add some safety for FPV pilots. 

Comment by Fab - Arduino for Visual Studio on November 30, 2011 at 3:33pm

yep it could be awsome. i made a gcs a year or two back, using the google api. giving the same type of views plus a bit more. it worked well but consumed a lot of cpu power

good to know about the config file names but i couldn't find an program api control of the sim settings such as speed, position,roll/pitch etc. it's easier to do this stuff with the google earth browser plugin but it doesn't work off-line. 

if you find anymore info about the sim i would love to hear about it thanks.

Comment by Fab - Arduino for Visual Studio on November 30, 2011 at 3:36pm

forgot to say, the top picture is first person view from the plane which was flying towards it's first waypoint. (in test mode after going around again)

Comment by David M Eno on November 30, 2011 at 6:55pm

The only problem I have with the file is that in order for this to be more like an FPV craft the image needs to be cropped and enlarged.  I don't know if that is possible, but right now it still feels like I'm flying a full size aircraft.    

Comment by Stephen Carlson on November 30, 2011 at 6:59pm

Hmm..

 

I think GE has gone through two revisions since I released the original file. True, the field of view could be modified, but, at least for me, the flight model is much more aggressive and fast for roll and pitch (as an aerobatic flying wing should be), but with a cruise speed of about 14 m/s.

Comment by David M Eno on November 30, 2011 at 7:19pm

The speed and field of view are really what bother me.  I fly a shitty bixler (sky surfer).  

Comment by David M Eno on November 30, 2011 at 7:24pm

I don't go very fast....

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