First Drone Flight With Apple Vision Pro - A Totally Different Experience

Apple Vision Pro offers a new augmented reality experience for flying drones. I can't help but think that as this technology improves, it will be the way that we fly drones every day!
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[@bobfiore8]

Bro you are your own spotter when flying fpv!!! 😂😂

[@mikeb1596]

As how it should be

[@billykyle]

Lol 😂

[@Smokkedandslammed]

People actually fly with spotters??

[@x-movieclips]

U NEED A SPOOTTTERERRER WITH FPV, I CRACHED a 3 meter glider my first time

[@mikeb1596]

@@Smokkedandslammed no. It's a silly rule that really should only apply to commercial operators

[@randbaldwin]

This is one of the more compelling applications for the Vision goggles I've seen. When they get better and cheaper, wow.

[@fromstreettostraight]

Agreed. This is the most useful tool in real world situation I’ve seen so far. I concur.

[@jafjavier4939]

i hope it becomes the next big thing after smartphones 😊

[@TravisRichey]

This is what I was going to say. This is the first thing to make me think I wouldn’t want to wait for the third gen Vision Pro to come out… ~Trav

[@lawrencerbe2661]

I wonder how Meta3 works with DJI

[@ravekloks]

Seems like a much more affordable option with similar capabilities

[@neilfpv]

FAA needs to rewrite their FAA-107 exam regarding spotter! HAHAHA! Man, that is totally insane! Awesome job!

[@billykyle]

Lol! Thank you!

[@neilfpv]

@@billykyle 🤣

[@shermangomez1154]

For real 😂😂😂😂

[@davidcooper2951]

its not like he is following the FAA rules . . . why should he care about the VO requirement?

[@Rocksteady72a]

FAA will be on it at the blazing pace of at least 10 years....

[@kevinfletcher1999]

DJI , make a drone with stereo cameras and the ability to see the output thru the vision pro. Then we’ll know what it feels like to fly 😀

[@johnpftd]

Thanks Billy for putting this out there. I’m a technical training instructor and now I’m wondering how we could incorporate the goggles into a training scenario.

[@turtsable]

Solid write off😂

[@eliyamil117]

That is so awesome! Now i can fly my $2,000 drone with my $3,500 glasses. Lol. You're the only one that I've seen doing this. Nice work.

[@itaikndoro]

hahahaha

[@billykyle]

Hahaha funny

[@JuanFmTech]

Don’t forget the $2000 mac too

[@VilleVaananen]

I'm pretty sure you can do everything he's doing in the video with a Quest 3 that costs $500.

[@heroninja1125]

​@@VilleVaananenor the even cheaper dji goggles

[@michaelchownyk5255]

Imagine if there was a 360°, spherical video camera, capturing your surroundings and having it digitally portrayed in your virtual reality. Space. I can’t help but think how amazing that would be . If it was semi transparent, you could be immersed in two places at once. The prospects for this technology are mind-boggling

[@MoritzWeller]

But why? 😅 The vision pro already HAS a set of STEREO cameras, representing the complete reality you can see without the headset. This is exactly what you can see in this video. The only limitations are the field of view the headset has right now. But covering anything beyond that does not give any benefit. The overlaying of virtual reality is possible right now as you imagine it. Although Apple prefers to use gradual opacity only where the virtual reality background ends, but this is just a software design decision for the immersive movie backgrounds right now. But if e.g. a person approaches you while you are immersed, the headset will intelligently mask out the persons face, so you can see it through a “hole” in VR in the real world.

[@vitormiguelsilva3025]

​@@MoritzWeller The drone streaming a 360° video feed, so there's no need to rotate the drone 90° to the left to see the left side; just turn your head left.

[@timeless8285]

@@MoritzWeller I agree with what you are saying but I think we're misunderstanding. I think they want to blend with what the drone is seeing

[@michajastrzebski4383]

then add haptic feedback gloves to the mix. Might be interesting indeed.

[@GoudaTheCavalier]

Its amazing but i dont think youd want to walk around whatever free space ur in to enjoy the captivating surrounding in a different space.. Sounds dangerous. You can only do so much (move around so much) unless u got a whole ass farm full of free land to urself.

[@delxinogaming6046]

This might be the best use case so far for Vision Pro. Full use of pass through. Better experience. 2 hour battery is way more than you will need for flying.

[@billykyle]

Yeah, and you can just feed power right back in as you use it.

[@shermangomez1154]

Bruh this is great but that damn $3500 🙄😂😂😂

[@westmcgee9320]

@@shermangomez1154yeah. That’s the cost of amazing tech.

[@INTELMAXELL]

WOW!!! This just blew my mind. This can save the FPV world of not needing a spotter anymore.

[@billykyle]

Right!

[@poppianejo3856]

No the good Old FAA will kill that Fun. Remember the FAA is made of “Old Manned Pilots” that don’t want their Job taken away by some 20 year old kid, that is a master with an FPV Drone linked to an Airplane. Been in aviation for 30 years now…remember this is the US government they don’t do anything that benefits you…only them.

[@manamedia]

Have been waiting for this! Thanks Billy for producing x from NZ

[@billykyle]

Hahahah thank you!

[@ADC59520]

I bet you some lawyers at the FAA are already reviewing the term "within line of sight". Is it still line of sight when seen through screens? Cool video

[@asalas88]

It is not. 14 CFR 107.31 Visual line of sight aircraft operation. (a) With vision that is unaided by any device other than corrective lenses

[@vargazzdlh]

First thing that I was thinking when watch this !

[@avataltitude]

Thanks for this. Looking forward to the video explaining this setup so I can use my AVP with my drone fleet.

[@billykyle]

Coming soon!

[@johnhoover3345]

Good Lord how this technology has evolved! Mind bending. To be able to monitor the camera view, the various apps that can be inserted (like perhaps a topographical map) AND the live world all at the same time is nothing short of remarkable. Keep up the great work Billy. I'm still trying to wrap my head around this. Makes my old Fat Shark tech look prehistoric.

[@billykyle]

We certainly have come a long way! Thanks for watching!

[@JonasHouseweather]

This looks absolutely insane!

[@billykyle]

Right 🤯

[@americansoldier7776]

Billy, thanks for the idea. I will definitely be trying this way of flying my drone‘s in the future. Keep up the good work! looks like a beautiful day in Philly.

[@supreme12]

Wow!!!! Im going to try this with my mini 3 pro and mavic 3 classic. Just picked up a vision pro yesterday. Thanks Billy

[@billykyle]

Cool! Have fun!

[@DylanGorman]

Excellent conceptual presentation Billy! I am hoping for some future development of this to have a more streamlined process of syncing up the drone to the goggles but only time will tell if/ when that happens. Looking forward to potentially collaborating with you in the future! Keep the content flowing!

[@lexusuk7901]

As a non drone enthusiast it's cool to see this amazing use case. Looks like the future of FPV.

[@billykyle]

Yeah I like using AR instead of VR

[@skywalkerair]

Trippy! Great job thinking outside the box man!

[@billykyle]

Thank you!

[@HubertAile]

Sure, it will be this kind of equipment that we will all have in the near future. It will remain to improve the latency for FPV use. If DJI develops DJI FLY for native use this will be a must 😍

[@billykyle]

Yes! I totally agree.

[@klaasdikobo7354]

Thank you, this has always been the use case for Vision Pro that I was very interested to see especially if you think about flying the drone for applications such as power lines inspection, solar farm etc.

[@ianarsenault]

This is really cool Billy, thanks for sharing this with us! I could see DJI integrating an out of box solution in the future.

[@billykyle]

I hope they do! Thanks!

[@Charlie_Rock]

Nice! Good job thinking forward and trying new ways that the Vision Pro will be helpful for us drone operators! Keep up the great work. Looking forward to see how you did it.

[@billykyle]

Thanks! Video dropping soon on how it’s done 💪🏼

[@dfwald4657]

Can you make a video where you detail how you set the whole thing up and what was needed on the laptop to make it work? Seems a pain to need a laptop in addition to the glasses and a RC-N1 plus phone. There needs to be a way to have it also work with an RC-Pro.

[@glitchunicorn]

Aside from the choppiness here and there. This looks insane!

[@billykyle]

Yeah and that will for sure be ironed out

[@ssb73q]

Hi Billy, thank you for the review video of the Apple Vision Pro. I use the Epson bt-35e smart glasses to fly my camera drones. The ability to see the FPV screen while having situational awareness is the future for drone pilot flying. Used Epson bt-35e smart glasses can be purchased used for ~$500, much lower cost than the Apple Vision Pro. All one needs with the smart glasses is a controller HDMI output. The DJI RC2 can output HDMI using a usb-c to HDMI cable. Even the lowly Fimi X8 SE 2022, V2, and Pro can output HDMI using the low cost Fimi TX10 and TX10A smart controllers.

[@billykyle]

Yeah Epson has some good alternatives

[@DuluaFR]

I think he might of found one of the best uses for this thing I’ve seen. Its useful Which is nuts to think about. Continue to be creative my friend the worlds better with people like you

[@UrbanYeti13]

I NEVER thought of this! BRILLIANT!

[@billykyle]

Thanks 👀

[@martindubreuil7751]

Finally, a nice case for the apple vision pro..

[@txarchdroneguy4731]

Thx, Billy, im in the process of attempting to fly dji drones with the quest 3; i believe its possible with a work-a-around.

[@TylerHilliard]

I had this same thought when this came out then I fly with my Integras. Additional KILLER features of a possible AR/MR drone app: 1) put a prominent circle in your vision around your drone to help track, and 2) do the same (but other color) for OTHER aircraft. This would increase ease of tracking and safety IMMENSELY.

[@joshashdown4431]

That is awesome! Thanks for putting that together and showing us.

[@billykyle]

Thanks for watching!

[@OneOfTheRobs]

Wow Billy.. You did a great job with this. You give us so much info, but you're able to present it very clear and understandable.. Well done buddy.. I would love to see a collab video with Ken Heron and the Apple goggles.

[@billykyle]

Thanks for watching!

[@DanteKeith]

Thank you Billy I promise you I’ve been thinking this but for on the O3 air unit/Avata

[@billykyle]

That might be a good use of

[@SmartMeditationFilms]

YES!!! Thank you! Could you change lens's and control settings in the goggles while flying?

[@AndrewStuderVisuals]

Awesome!! Such a great idea. Neat to see your experience!

[@billykyle]

Thanks Andrew, it’s cool for sure!

[@brandonleefilms-weddings]

That’s dope AF, thanks for sharing 👏🙂

[@billykyle]

Thanks for watching!

[@VictorBlack69]

Ready Player One, great video thank you.

[@billykyle]

Right lol. Thanks!

[@petertwiss356]

The whole thing with FPS is that you're purely immersed like you're flying. I can see this be very useful for biz applications like inspection, land surveying, etc.

[@visionz_n_media]

This is awesome. I never even considered the Vision Pro for this application. I want it even more now 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@billykyle]

This was the first use case I thought of!

[@mikeydurden]

Says nice and smooth! It was jumpy from the first second it was being flown.

[@Micah6.8]

Mr. Kyle. Thank you for providing a layman's introduction to the Apple goggles. Because of your video, I actually have a better understanding of how AR technology could become an accelerated productivity tool in the home as well as in military and professional settings. Keep up the great work, and thank you for being a courageous early adopter of Apple's pricey AR technology. God speed, mate.

[@pgee7777]

You should try to get a hold of the developer band for the Vision Pro and it should work sort of like a usb cable so you could get an adapter to connect to the controller and see if it works

[@durrada]

That is great. Well done. Makes me actually want a drone now.

[@adriandoko]

Loving my vision pros to compose shots! Resolution is incredible.

[@billykyle]

Right? It’s so badass

[@VildeatDroneMask]

Wow! This is so cool. Thank you for showing us.

[@MrImperativeoz]

Just amazing!, wish there was a way of streaming directly from the iPhone to the AVP.

[@frankfilippelli]

WOW! This is the future man, such a cool idea!

[@immersiveexperiences4799]

this is such an important video. thank you for making it

[@billykyle]

Thanks for watching!

[@vimanaboy]

First use of AVP that's made me even slightly interested in it. Pretty cool.

[@billykyle]

This is my favorite use case by far

[@True59]

This is crazy now I have to get these!

[@dannomight1980]

You think this would help prevent or lessen motion sickness for those who are prone to ii? I had it when I first got the psvr2 especially with gran turismo 7. I ended up taking the less drowsy version of dramamine to build up vr legs for the first 2-3 weeks.

[@geojobeuav8498]

Awesome. I would love to see this done with an M300 or at least with a mapping workflow. Would be really handy to see the mission progress while keeping eyes on the drone. Not sure how the connection would be made. Perhaps just use the HDMI out on M300 controller. Let's try it!!

[@aarons.6741]

I love to see use cases like this, that show that the whole Vision Pro concept will be a true benefit in the end. The only thing that has to evolve is the amount of applications for it but I’m 100% sure that time will solve this

[@billykyle]

It's still very early

[@Bad95killer]

This is absolutely amazing and time to try this bro .. I would love to see more details of this setup in the next video 🔥🔥🔥

[@rexmaximilian9548]

My guess is that he is streaming the video from the phone, which is plugged into his RC, to his laptop. And then he’s using the vision pro’s computer connectivity to show the laptop screen in his Vision Pro goggles. Sort of a double-layered connection . Pretty clever!

[@billykyle]

Yup, exactly. I’ll have a video out soon on my process!

[@rexmaximilian9548]

Billy, not sure if my reply go posted, but I wanted to tell you about this native Vision Pro app called Bezel ($5 one time purchase) that can stream your phone to the Vision Pro. You can then bypass the need for your laptop!

[@HeinzOtto]

Greetings from Germany! Super video, you are the leading edge of integrating the Apple Vision Pro with DJI drones. I am wondering how complex it was to link the Apple Vision Pro with drone and the RC controller? Do you think Apple might already have some thoughts on this integration? Regards 😅

[@bfholm]

okay now this actually have a LOTS of potential!!

[@billykyle]

Yup, it will only get better!

[@Rawi888]

Dude... this is actually so insanely cool. Guys, for real we really are in the future. This is so amazing.

[@billykyle]

It’s pretty sweet 🤯

[@kjbathe]

That is a legitimately useful use case. Well done.

[@billykyle]

I agree! Thank you!

[@xfastwalker]

Hey dude, This takes the cake! toy boy why would you need this when you have FPV googles and screen on the controller?

[@rubicondronzsolutions]

I would like to see how, if, it can work with the smart controller that came with my M3 Cine. This is incredible! Thanks for the vid.

[@billykyle]

Might be able to by HDMI out to a transmitting device. Man, that would be way complicated.

[@aquilinefpv2592]

Great use of the new tech!! Amazing! Makes me want one now

[@billykyle]

Thank you! It's a pretty cool view.

[@wm.jamainenichols5251]

This is Dopeness on so many levels.

[@billykyle]

😎😎

[@panotour_de]

Wouldn't it also work if you connected your iPhone screen directly to the Vision Pro using, for example, the Bezelapp? Why the MacBook? Thank you and greetings from Germany

[@seventyone30]

Bout time! 😜 Bravo brother! 🤘🏼 It’s scary how crazy that’s about to get. lol

[@billykyle]

Tech blows my mind every day!

[@Benjaminduduu]

Literally just said “that’s cool af” when I saw your screen setup

[@GadgitGeek]

Looking forward to seeing more videos on this topic 👍🏻 Rental

[@kevindication]

Hey this is very neat and the video is well done. You’re showing us something different.

[@billykyle]

Thanks for watching!

[@GC3DS]

this is amazing. gonna be a very expensive buy for me here in south africa but i am gonna get met this as soon as i can.

[@billykyle]

Cool

[@albertyi2593]

Very cool use of the AVP! In the US, what does this mean for VLOS rules (would the FAA consider pass-thru as normal vision?) and would it necessitate a visual observer if you go this route?

[@billykyle]

I’m not sure. Grey area

How did you see the image live simultaneously from your computer? Which app did you use?

[@artzoc]

Wow, rarely something impresses me, but this in fact - it did. Congratulations of this idea (and of course making this become true)

[@billykyle]

Thanks for watching!

[@Todd_Gerhardt]

That's wild man! I'd like to see it on my dji fpv while I kick my feet up in a camping chair! Haha wow

[@billykyle]

Hahaha love it

[@buroachenbach703]

Thanks for sharing, great idea. It will be interesting to see how people will get creative with this new tool.

[@billykyle]

Thanks! I can't wait to see how more people use it.

[@underthedrone2735]

Amazing! But that price! Does it satisfy the law about having a spotter with FPV's since you can also see the drone?

[@billykyle]

Grey area

[@Sir_Hubris]

Amazing, thx for show, great thought to use the Vision Pro as well! ¶ ; - )

[@billykyle]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@pthompson240]

yeah, this is why I bought the Apple Vision Pro but I haven’t gotten that working yet, so I’m interested in how you did it. From what I can see you have the drone transmitting to your Mac and then you have your Mac screen up on the Apple Vision Pro. I tried using the iPad app, but ran into the same issue you did and that it can’t connect to the controller.

[@billykyle]

I have a video going up tomorrow

[@mtmccornack]

I've been wondering how effective the apple vision pro would be as a focus screen for a camera... seems like it might work, but I'm not sure if I would also have to get a laptop involved?

[@billykyle]

There needs to be a much more streamlined connection between the devices

[@brianbelanger8829]

How was it looking straight into the sun? Sometimes when I'm trying to spot my drone its sitting right in the path of the sun. Then when I look up I'm blinded by it for a few seconds.

[@VirtualWDW]

Well done! Love the use case. Now we just need DJI to have a view version of the app for iPad/Vision pro. I have a Vision Pro and now I have thins to try. Thanks.

[@billykyle]

yes!

[@DeathandCo]

Absolutely awesome!! 👏🏻, now let’s hope DJI starts developing apps specifically for VisionOS and include it with all their drones. Removing the need of a MacBook would be great

[@billykyle]

I hope they do! Or make their own version of the goggles 👀

[@mxracingunlimitedltd7784]

Dont you connect your phone to the Apple Vision Pro Goggles, so that you could try and use the Native DJI App. Could have less lag possibly? That is awesome though! Its like my Meta Quest 2 but with AR, instead of passthrough cameras on the Quest2 which arent that great. I heard the Quest 3 is a lot better but i dont think you can do both at the same time to make it like AR instead of a "VR" headset...

[@itaikndoro]

Dude, that's sick! Love it!

[@billykyle]

It's so fun!

[@tranquilitybase6417]

Thanks for sorting this out for me!

[@billykyle]

🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@davidkrammer]

could you try if you can connect the dji controller to your vision pro using the developer strap?

[@marlonbockelmann7614]

Which software do you use for the drone live streaming for the Mac? How called the app?

[@grizzlybirdfpv8549]

Definitely curious to see how this aligns with part 107 R&R in the future, if it changes some of the flight rules. Intriguing indeed!

[@billykyle]

This is an interesting point for me too!

[@Somanybeats]

So cool. I love it. We just need a way to connect the controller straight to the Vision Pro

[@billykyle]

Yes I agree

[@westmcgee9320]

I haven’t finished the video yet (although I think I saw it previously)but I haven’t heard anything about the requirement for the Mac and headset to be in the same WiFi network.

[@GolferGirl3]

I can’t wait to use AVP to fly my DJI OMG!😮

[@SpirusFilms]

Been wanting passthrough on FPV goggles for a while. This would likely work great on the Quest 3 with the DJI Fly Android app

[@billykyle]

Yeah I hope the new DJI goggles allow for this

[@TresLong33]

I wonder if XReal Air 1, 2, & pro spacial displays will work with DJI?

[@samueldittmann257]

You can actually buy a usb c adapter from apple as a developer for use with the vision pro. Then you could probably use your controller with the app

[@MusicXMoves]

Woah, I know exactly where u are. My friend lives across the river in BC. super cool!

[@billykyle]

Hahaha funny. Cool area

[@NarcoSarco]

Looks cool, hope Apple continues this and DJI makes a native app!

[@billykyle]

Same!

[@itaikndoro]

Yeah, I wish that too! So we can get rid of the Macbook part!

[@maxperaza8264]

It would be cool, but there are rumors that DJI's next-generation goggles will also feature pass-through. This makes it unlikely that DJI will develop a native app for VR headsets. Quest users have conducted similar experiments on their devices, but DJI has consistently overlooked these efforts. My assumption is that DJI wants to avoid competition for their headsets.

[@TechWithShon]

AVP is genuinely going to define the future of VR, VR games is about to be a thing of the past.

[@billykyle]

Yeah

[@maxperaza8264]

I experimented with this on both the Quest 2 and Quest Pro some time ago. It was acceptable, but the latency was the only significant issue I encountered. I can foresee this being a problem if used with AVP as well.

[@billykyle]

Didn’t notice any latency

[@maxperaza8264]

@@billykyle impressive if very low latency

[@EJ3.16]

👍👍excellent, really like it the only down side is this apple vision are too expensive, any other goggles you can recommend, they can do same thing for flying this drones??? thank you that was genius man .....

[@ClintByrne]

This is actually the most interesting function to the apple I've seen yet

[@billykyle]

Me too!

[@RamiTamimi]

Great video! I can see more and more survey applications with this now. Starting to think I need to buy one myself now!

[@billykyle]

Yeah that’s going to be a game changer. Excited for the future!