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We are a small team of developers, enthusiastic about new technologies. We are currently developing a product called "Fly Like a Bird", which is a Full HD, head tracking, FPV+Oculus Rift solution. Live now on Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/267372731/fly-like-a-bird/


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Fly Like a Bird Team commented on Fly Like a Bird Team's blog post FPV + Oculus Rift Kickstarter
"@Jerry Giant

Yes, the DJI LightBridge certainly is an interesting tx/rx. It does some things we don't and we do some things that it doesn't.

I'm afraid I don't quite follow all of the points you raise, but here is my best attempt at some…"
Jan 30, 2015
Fly Like a Bird Team commented on Fly Like a Bird Team's blog post FPV + Oculus Rift Kickstarter
"@Dave Smith

Cool, that's good to hear :) . Unfortunately, our solution will still require some form of computer on the receiving side. However, the ground station software does support Linux, so, as I mentioned in the other comment I just posted,…"
Jan 29, 2015
Fly Like a Bird Team commented on Fly Like a Bird Team's blog post FPV + Oculus Rift Kickstarter
"@Matthias Badaire
1: Yes, that is correct. We chose to go for 2D in our first Kit for several reasons. They include cost, complexity and doubtful benefit. We haven't had a chance to try a 3D FPV rig ourselves, unfortunately, but we are aware that…"
Jan 29, 2015
Fly Like a Bird Team commented on Fly Like a Bird Team's blog post FPV + Oculus Rift Kickstarter
"Ok, thanks, now we have something we can discuss :) .

You might be surprised by how much latency is in common FPV setups today.

For example, this video concludes that the Gopro hooked up through a traditional analogue vtx/vrx setup, has a latency…"
Jan 29, 2015
Fly Like a Bird Team commented on Fly Like a Bird Team's blog post FPV + Oculus Rift Kickstarter
"That is impressively unconstructive, Mike T. Can you phrase that as a convincing argument that can contradict the material we have provided?"
Jan 29, 2015
Fly Like a Bird Team commented on Fly Like a Bird Team's blog post FPV + Oculus Rift Kickstarter
"Thanks Superwalloon, I appreciate your point of view and I'm sorry you were mislead by the title (sadly, it is hard to write titles which are short enough catch people's attention and yet contain enough information to avoid any misunderstanding).I…"
Jan 29, 2015
Fly Like a Bird Team commented on Fly Like a Bird Team's blog post FPV + Oculus Rift Kickstarter
"Thanks for your comment, Johnatan!

Yeah, it would be great if we had an open hardware board we can use in place of the Pi (or if the Pi was more open), but, unfortunately, the Beaglebone Black doesn't have a hardware video encoder, or a comparable…"
Jan 29, 2015
Fly Like a Bird Team posted a blog post
FPV + Oculus Rift Kickstarter
Hey all, keen on Full HD, head tracking FPV with a wide FOV?We are currently working on a project for a Raspberry Pi + Oculus Rift based FPV solution. Here are some of the advantages:Full HD video feedHead tracking built in from day oneWide FOV on…
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Jan 28, 2015

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