Fly RC Plane from Cockpit View Using Head Tracking FPV - Flightline Spitfire 1.6M

Practice precision aerobatics, low altitude flying and landings using head tracking FPV and functional reflector sight in a RC warbird cockpit - Flightline Spitfire (1.6m wingspan). A short demo at the beginning shows how smooth, precise and fast the head tracker works with pan and tilt gimbal to create immersive in-cockpit experience!
Link to build head tracker: headtracker.gitbook.io/head-t...
Link to buy head tracker: fpvdogfight.com/products/tall...
Link to buy the best FPV pan & tilt gimbal: fpvdogfight.com/
Maneuvers times tamp:
0:00 head tracking FPV demo
1:00 takeoff
1:26 low altitude flying (below treetop)
2:20 barrel roll left
2:51 loop - slanted
3:07 barrel roll right
3:30 4-point roll
3:53 loop
4:06 stall turn
4:19 displacement roll
4:43 inverted flight
5:05 slow roll (left)
5:29 slow roll (right)
6:03 bouncy touch & go 1
6:41 no touch, go-around
7:25 bouncy touch & go 2
7:57 bouncy touch & go 3
8:34 greased landing
Pilot: Motionsic/ Robert
Spotter: Berkin
Field: Bob Swenson Field/Orange County Modelers Association
#fpv #headtracking #rcplane

[@_Coffee4Closers]

When I was a kid (14 or 15 years old at the time, I am 62 now) I was fascinated by flight and RC models. I imagined this very thing, but quickly realized that cameras were just way to large and heavy to do something like this. It is so amazing to see EXACTLY what I dreamed of being able to do come to be. I find this just so amazing.

[@motionsic]

It’s a great time to be in the RC hobby, where the ease of using electric power and miniaturization of high definition video transmission are coming together to make this kind of flying possible.

[@leifa.lindholm4480]

I can tell exactly the same story. I'm 68 now and my dreams have come thruu.

[@_Coffee4Closers]

@@snoopy-XV208 Yeah , it would amazingly cool.

[@xponen]

@@snoopy-XV208 there's a video of a train perspective (moving through a diorama set) with giant cat chasing & pouncing on it.

[@plane_guy6051]

HA! Yep, same thing here!

[@velcroman11]

Flying a model aircraft like this has always been a dream of mine.

[@privatepilot4064]

Very impressive! I think it’s the next evolution in RC flying!

[@motionsic]

Thanks! I hope so. I find it an affordable and safe alternative to GA flying and still gain stick and rudder proficiency. I have made mistakes that would have been fatal had I been in a real plane.

[@tsmgguy]

POV will revolutionize RC flying. It's truly the wave of the future.

[@motionsic]

Adding another perspective to enjoy RC flying. So people can fly from 3rd person view and 1st person view. Getting more utility from each plane🙂

[@bluzzjazz]

The first time I have seen head tracking, what a neat way to fly the plane. It is as close to actually flying as you can get. Super immersive.

[@Glitchunlocked]

Woah, I didn't realize the RC airfield near Holy Jim was still around. Awesome setup. *EDIT Nvm, didn't realize there was a second airfield near the lake.

[@TheUncleRuckus]

Probably the coolest RC modifications I've ever seen. Well done sir! 👏👏👏 Only thing it needs now is some Airsoft machine guns.

[@jopo8281]

I know that you know that I know that you know that you need a clearer canopy like the front glass which is mint. ❤

[@CALISPEC1]

The future of flight sim and flight training.

[@chrisw.7039]

I need this. This is probably the closest I will ever get to actually flying.

[@wadep420ify]

That's the coolest thing the kid inside me has seen in a long time! Awesome!!!

[@merakrut]

This is perfect when you don't want to see your own beautiful airplane flying, good job.

[@motionsic]

Fact! I guess you can say the same about air show pilots. I do enjoy seeing my friends' planes real close in formation and dogfights while the rest of the peanut gallery enjoy the show we put up. I also enjoy line of sight flying, too. Twice the utility for one plane🙂

[@flybywireless9717]

Brilliant work, nice footage enhanced by the very informative (live) commentary. Thank you for uploading.

[@motionsic]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sugey349]

the future of air races without risk

[@imam5623]

Yea please

[@Vekurus]

An incredible way to "experience" flying! It seems like you had better than normal control over the plane, being able to see for yourself how the plane is reacting. Now, if you can get air speed in the HUD.

[@motionsic]

Flying from cockpit, one naturally gravitate toward using lower rates for more precise control, like flying in a real plane. Airspeed is useful, but can be easily displayed in the goggles (OSD).

[@sandersson2813]

Spitfire, without doubt is the most beautiful of all planes

[@brmakl1]

POV drones and all that are cool, but this is cooler IMO

[@coyotej4895]

This is what I dreamt of as a kid but we did not have anything near this then. I love it.

[@Aragorn62]

Imagine taking off outside your house going inside the living room for a comfy seat while you go on a flight! Then back outside when landing! Possible one day ? Lol anyway this is amazing to watch !

[@motionsic]

Could be done now if one has a runway outside the house🙂.

[@Aragorn62]

@@motionsic 😂 very true, What range do these fly ? I understand normally you had to rely in keeping it in sight. But with this it gives you a lot more freedom to go further? I understand different models have maybe varying ranges. Love the channel

[@motionsic]

@@Aragorn62 I don’t fly far. But people that go the distance use ELRS control and visuals go for 10km or more with third party antenna.

[@Aragorn62]

@@motionsic Wow amazing to know you can do distance like that.

[@Ozzypup1]

This is really cool. My daughter is actually working on getting her personal pilots license and is also in the Air Force. Hopes to pilot a real jet one day. But while shes working on all that she would probably love to give this a try. Ill have to send her this video.🙂

[@motionsic]

That’s awesome and great to hear. There’s a severe shortage of pilots both commercially and in the military, so her future is bright! This is a relative in-expensive way to blow off steam doing risky flying that would not be advisable doing in full scale, while still honing skills that can translate well🙂

[@lrg3834]

This is super cool. The next best thing to owning and operating a real aircraft, which is beyond the reach of most people nowadays.

[@motionsic]

That’s the idea😁

[@brianperry]

That’s an interesting idea doing a Ray Hanna flying under a bridge ..The Winston Bridge….loved the reflector gun sight view….great flying

[@motionsic]

The reflector sight is a great enabler for precision flights and would be essential for the under-bridge stunt🙂

[@Coelhonomar]

Fantastic, I would make the cockpit bubble entirely in transparent acrylic to improve viewing and the experience. Congratulations on the device.

[@oddeman3489]

ad the sound from a Merlin V12 🤘

[@motionsic]

Good idea!

[@Mavaholic]

I was heavily into RC from the mid 70s to the late 90s. I mounted instamatic cameras in planes and thought I did something. This is way beyond that. I always imagined this sort of thing and glad it is available now. Just from what I see, when it comes to landing, it is much easier to judge speed and sink rate standing on the ground. Definitely going to take some practice looking through the cockpit. Well done. Makes me want to get back into it.

[@motionsic]

It’s a great time to get back in. I started RC flying in the 90s and never really got good at tuning nitro engines. It was always scary twisting the needle valves next to fast revving props. Deadsticks were frequent. After a 20 year hiatus, got back in and fly electric only, never looked back🙂. It’s so much more convenient now to fly. Just grab the plane from the car. Put in a battery and go fly. No messing with fuel, tuning, no worries about stepping on someone’s frequency. No cleaning fuel residue on plane after you finish flying. And now with the advent of miniature FPV systems, you get to enjoy flying from another perspective, so can use an RC plane to practice full scale piloting skills. Multiplying the utility of each plane. You will love it🙂

[@glenndwyer5786]

That looks great, you guys don't know how lucky you are to have this tech. In my day of R.C.,Balssa wood frame solar shrink sking or cloth and dope,3months to repair a wing, this is great

[@motionsic]

I built my first Balsa kit plane, a Supersportster 40, 1990, took three weeks, day and night. Crashed in 10 minutes, even using buddy box with an instructor. So I do know what it’s like🙂

[@ccrider3435]

Love this!! I would suggest you make a highly detailed and refined cockpit, as it is in every frame! Cheers!

[@motionsic]

Sorely needed! Thanks for the suggestion.

[@dalpro29]

Absolutely brilliant. The best RC video on the net and the future of the hobby. Next best thing to actually flying.

[@motionsic]

Wow, thanks!

[@rjoetting7594]

If the camera and the headset had peripheral vision, it would be a much better experience. Is still very cool though.

[@somerandom5395]

That’s my childhood dream! Thanks for uploading

[@motionsic]

Mine too!

[@Kenaroni]

Me three! This is like fulfilling a dream my friends and I had in the 1970’s - this and self propelled (electric) bicycles 😊

[@georgeyung3546]

That's awesome. Great experience

[@thatairplaneguy]

This has literally been a dream of mine since before FPV was a thing.

[@alphasportstv]

That is insanely cool, well executed. Congrats

[@motionsic]

Thanks a lot!

[@TonysRcTechboom]

What am I seeing here 😮Omg 😲 that is truly Amazing and Wow what a video, you could work for the RAF and you could spy on the Enemy 😊 Subbed and liked 👍my friend 😁

[@muffty1337]

First time i saw head tracking used with a camera in this manner. It is impressively smooth. Nice work! :)

[@motionsic]

Thank you! I do strive to fly realistically. I think the lower rates of turn and precision does make FPV videos more enjoyable to watch.

[@codycoyote6912]

Absolutely amazing!

[@polyphonics557]

This will enable formation flying and will give Hollywood a better way to shoot aerial combat sequences.

[@motionsic]

Indeed! I just need to make the cockpit more detailed🙂

[@Russertlog]

Low altitude fpv is so fun your amazing

[@phillipzx3754]

Absolutely wonderful!

[@thomasadityagajahmada220]

Dual camera system will be perfect for visual sense of depth

[@motionsic]

Good idea! Not easy to implement.

[@Sonic_Ox]

Wow. REALLY cool footage. Thanks for posting that. Great flying.

[@motionsic]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@northeastdroneproductions]

Great flight. Really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing. Cheers

[@motionsic]

Thanks for watching, have a fantastic weekend🙂

[@francoisrivard893]

Best FPV video I've seen yet. The head tracking is amazing. Nice flying BTW!

[@motionsic]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@kennethMaveGR]

This is really really awesome

[@walley2637]

that was awesome. good job and thanks for the ride!

[@motionsic]

You bet!

[@user-hm7vz2me3h]

Thank you for your beautiful flight video.

[@motionsic]

Thank you for watching, cheers!

[@ShermanMohr]

Fantastic video!

[@markbrown9765]

So that was cool. Not into RC planes or VR headsets but was mesmerized through the whole video. Yeah, as you said, a more transparent cockpit is needed. That would give some pretty amazing footage. Nicely done.

[@XselfwillrunriotX]

....what this person said is exactly what i wanted to say. hahahahhaa good stuff.

[@joeylandry4933]

Wow, just wow!

[@gshockbabe6144]

Oh,Man!That is soooo cooool!

[@motionsic]

Thanks!

[@yobrojoost9497]

This is just incredible! Wow!

[@TacoMyrick]

That was FUN!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@motionsic]

Thanks for watching, cheers!

[@Brad-RB]

That is so cool!

[@sugey349]

the future of air races

[@1ytcommenter]

really nice

[@charleshultquist9233]

Love the gunsight!

[@motionsic]

Me too!

[@RixxCNC]

That was absolutely terrific and by the amount of View there are a lot of people who agree. Where else would you get those sort of experiences, I mean I know its a model but it is easy to forget that watching your footage and a big well done for not doing a perfect landing on your first try 😂More please.

[@motionsic]

A big thank you for the encouragement. Will do!

[@xa9131]

Man that is so awesome!!! Way better then the old way lol

[@scottwooster4102]

That is very cool!

[@motionsic]

Thanks!

[@tadasbacenas5816]

imagine air battles with same style in RC :)))

[@motionsic]

Check this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX7ZiYKtadWJgcU

[@dhurt8955]

This was so cool! Great job.

[@motionsic]

Thank you!

[@jetman899]

Cool stuff, Bob.

[@motionsic]

Thanks man!

[@Gremlinke96]

you could add small lcd instrument panel for additional immersion

[@copes25]

This is the future now😮😮😮

[@RickChen]

What a great flight!

[@motionsic]

Thanks Rick!

[@werm88]

Looks fantastic!

[@motionsic]

Thanks!

[@pokerchannel6991]

excellent

[@JakeBullit123]

Reminds me of flying my own FPV Spitfire.Landing is the hardest part.Good stuff.

[@motionsic]

Thanks for watching, cheers!

[@gisall8205]

Great video. Something I'll Never try. I like my airplanes Too much.

[@danm3195]

That is very impressive.

[@motionsic]

Thanks!

[@tocarules]

"How high is that?" "2 feet". Oh. woop woop woop.

[@spencer1806]

Looked cool 😎

[@stuartyaxley6689]

You need to get some polishing compounds for that canopy.

[@cplcabs]

very awesome

[@motionsic]

Thanks!

[@Soldier53flyer]

Great flying 👌 👍

[@motionsic]

Thanks, cheers!

[@easttexan2933]

Well, I've been wondering when that technology was gonna make it to the RC world. Outstanding. Now I want to see the fully auto BB guns in the wings and some real dogfights lol.

[@motionsic]

We can't do that AMA chartered fields. Maybe possible at private fields in the great state of Texas...

[@1Infeqaul1]

Cool!

[@tonydarst8211]

Some receivers measure and report altitude via Telemetry, and there are modules that can measure airspeed using a pitot tube. Getting those two pieces of data into a HUD for the FPV is what I want to see!

[@motionsic]

That’s been on my mind a while, too. Working on it….

[@royjohnson2384]

Use drone technology. It will give you everything you need. Great flying!

[@kevelliott]

I'm 70 and I'm just as amazed!

[@CesarSantos-id7sw]

Amazing demonstration...I got lost just right after 2 turns...🎉

[@marconidi3128]

Wonderful video, you are so lucky to have such a large and beautiful flying field, unfortunately where I live in Italy there are none and I had to abandon the world of radio-controlled model aircraft. Furthermore, the current laws in my country have imposed too heavy limits and my models will remain in my garage forever...

[@motionsic]

Sorry to hear about Italy restricting liberty to enjoy RC flying😢. I used to live in an area close to an international airport, so there were no RC field within an hour driving distance from me either. So when I moved, I chose a location that is close to several RC fields.

[@jupiter1401]

Magnífico!

[@motionsic]

Obrigado!

[@Inazuma68]

Awesome

[@totalbodytoddy]

dude. amazing!

[@motionsic]

Thanks man!

[@dr.israpil]

Шикарное зрелище 👍🏼

[@motionsic]

Thank you!

[@MrKbtor2]

Very cool! I wonder if and when it will become standard with RTF kits.

[@vemonguy686]

Was this difficult to put together? This has always been a dream.

[@motionsic]

Not difficult for intermediate RC flyer/builder but will take some patience to follow instructions step by step. Need 4 major components: DJI Goggles Integra: www.dji.com/mobile/goggles-integra DJI O3 Air unit www.dji.com/mobile/o3-air-unit Motionsic BAG - BadAss Gimbal fpvdogfight.com/products/motionsic-b-a-g-badass-gimbal Tally-Ho 2 Head-tracker fpvdogfight.com/products/tally-ho-2-prebuilt-head-tracker Read this page on how to setup everything: fpvdogfight.com/blogs/news

[@anotherbloodytruckie455]

I had the idea of this a couple of years ago for an A10 Warthog armed with .22 calibre gatling gun. Unfortunatly, no funds never mind the illegality of the gun!

[@peterningelgen278]

Wow 😮 ...

[@spdaltid]

Outstanding. Now is it possible to get more head-up movement - I find myself when watching wanting to look further into the turn as it helps with visual height assessment and management. Also when pitching dynamically. Amazing though!

[@motionsic]

Thanks! The gimbal allows one to look up pass 90°. See here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnnKgHV_pLWjoLc

[@SyprasKill]

This has to be the coolest shit ever.

[@motionsic]

Haha, I agree! And a challenge to master😎

[@SyprasKill]

@@motionsic what would it roughly cost to get into this?

[@motionsic]

@@SyprasKill $1000 on top of existing RC plane/equipment. Here are the main components to add for reference: DJI Goggles Integra: www.dji.com/mobile/goggles-integra DJI O3 Air unit www.dji.com/mobile/o3-air-unit Motionsic BAG - BadAss Gimbal fpvdogfight.com/products/motionsic-b-a-g-badass-gimbal Tally-Ho 2 Head-tracker fpvdogfight.com/products/tally-ho-2-prebuilt-head-tracker

[@SyprasKill]

@@motionsic Wow thank you!

[@AntoniusBlack01]

Another banger! I always get super excited to get an alert saying you're releasing a video! Amazing precision flying my good man and loved the in flight narration

[@motionsic]

Thanks for the encouragement! You make some great videos your own with pro set ups. Wish we are closer and can fly together!

[@jameslawson5116]

You land like a Navy Pilot!

[@motionsic]

Haha, true😆

[@imikewillrockyou]

That looks like too much fun! I would put a clear canopy on the bird even if it isn't completely accurate to the historical design. I'd also install a bubble level and true it to the bird. Also if you install the camera a little higher you might have better view over the nose when landing.

[@motionsic]

Thanks for the suggestion. I try to put camera at scale pilot eye position so as to experience the same challenges real pilots would face flying in the real warbird.

[@imikewillrockyou]

@@motionsic Okay I get that. What you're doing looks very authentic, really amazing.

[@jayjay53313]

​@@imikewillrockyouget yourself the F-16V, it comes with bubble canopy and it's accurate. You'll need bingo fuel warning because it's jet powered thirsty for fuel.

[@imikewillrockyou]

@@jayjay53313 That would be a lot of fun. However I'm not that good of an RC pilot, typically overhead wing style planes that correct themselves if I let go of the stick. But i can take off an land those, so maybe with more practice the F-16!

[@jayjay53313]

@@imikewillrockyou I bet it would be much easier to fly if RC upgraded to HOTAS like how we would fly DCS on PC using flight combat stick and throttle instead of the current remote control

[@rhenus2625]

cool 🙂

[@uwehof3151]

Just discovered your channel. I am fascinated! Never seen anything so excellent. I started with nitro helis (without nitro, pure methanol, less smoke 😉). That was over 25 years ago... Even then I thought about video from the cockpit, a dream. But over the years I've had too many hobbies (cars, MTB, skis, repairing engines, drones because of vid, ..., building motorhomes) and ultimately a job and family. Time is getting short! I will watch your videos. Maybe it will answer my questions about telemetry! A look at the landing gear would have made landing easier. Continued success and happy landings with grease 😂🤣😂!

[@motionsic]

I have not used telemetry yet, but flight controllers like INAV and Ardupilot has OSD (on screen display like speed, altitude, heading, voltage, etc.

[@uwehof3151]

@@motionsic thx for the quick response! Always touch the ground w the tires 😉👍🏼 ...only!

[@tontosilver6578]

Soon... future pilots doesn't need to be in the cockpit. It will be autonomous using the FPV headset on the ground while flying the plane 👍🏻

[@wyattsdad8561]

Jesus this was making me nervous 😂

[@Bitterrootbackroads]

I got a few circles out of my .049 Cox trainer on strings before it crashed. I knew there were free flight and Radio Controlled planes but they were decades & dollars beyond me at the time. As an adult thinking about getting into RC while playing with the kids little RC toy truck, the thought of a plane that goes left with left stick when it’s going away from you, but goes the other way if it’s coming towards you, I could see from the truck experience I would crash some planes before figuring out that “orientation” problem. The thought of actively piloting an RC plane from the cockpit was in my head 40 years ago but a VCR camera if you could transmit from it to a cathode ray tv screen would never get off the ground. And virtual reality googles, Ha-Ha! Interesting to see the technology improvements, but the self awareness of the situation I see is still less than perfect. Looking to the future again, I wonder if the solution will some day be a physical simulator you sit in, being spun on a rotating centrifuge accelerating, slowing, and pivoting the operator to provide the exact same G forces one would be exposed to if you were actually in the plane. Of course technology of that kind implies there would be operating virtual controls & flight instruments to go by, as well as the G forces on your body, and of course 360 degree 3-D views surrounding you. The only difference from really flying is that you don’t go anywhere, and you open simulator & walk away from a crash. Might cost more than a real plane?

[@motionsic]

You are right on the last line. It would cost more than a real plane. That’s why neither NASA nor military have one😎

[@christer8964]

I have a friend that do camera on RC cars, on the channel Weekend Driver. Wonder if head-tracking would work there. They run two channels, so I guess you need a separate transmitter and controller you hook up the head tracking on.

[@motionsic]

That’s one way to do it. Or get Radiolink RC6GS or RC8X transmitters. They come ready to accept 2 & 3 channels from head tracker.

[@raymonefugit5692]

spitfires are hard to land on a hard surface without bouncing . I much prefer the grass

[@motionsic]

I agree! Though the fact it’s hard to make a greaser on hard surface makes it all the more rewarding to get one🙂