Who'll be first..

to make it work.... or is it a bad idea?
http://afterguard.co/

This looks to be built on top of the RECON JET 'HUD' which is shipping now for $599.

I see no net advantage to this in soaring and I have no interest to try it. But some digital natives might find it indispensable.

That said, I would be eager to try a full immersion synthetic vision VR application in a sailplane. Something based on Occulus Rift or similar that would make the fuselage completely disappear and let me see above, below and behind. Not sure how one would control the point of view because using head motion (like TrackIR) would not work very well in turbulence. Eye tracking might work. I would want to practice on the ground with a simulation of the actual terrain before going into the air. At some point in my future, I expect to turn the sailplane into a flower planter, then buy a nice recliner and VR rig with what I save from the fossil fuel budget.

That said, I do not volunteer to be the first lemming to jump off the cliff.. I can think of a few people to nominate for that honor, but I expect that they will step forward on the own.

Will we see another soaring pilot win the Darwin Award?

If you want the fuselage to disappear, try sky diving!


"son_of_flubber" wrote in message
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This looks to be built on top of the RECON JET 'HUD' which is shipping now
for $599.

I see no net advantage to this in soaring and I have no interest to try it.
But some digital natives might find it indispensable.

That said, I would be eager to try a full immersion synthetic vision VR
application in a sailplane. Something based on Occulus Rift or similar that
would make the fuselage completely disappear and let me see above, below and
behind. Not sure how one would control the point of view because using head
motion (like TrackIR) would not work very well in turbulence. Eye tracking
might work. I would want to practice on the ground with a simulation of the
actual terrain before going into the air. At some point in my future, I
expect to turn the sailplane into a flower planter, then buy a nice recliner
and VR rig with what I save from the fossil fuel budget.

That said, I do not volunteer to be the first lemming to jump off the cliff.
I can think of a few people to nominate for that honor, but I expect that
they will step forward on the own.

Will we see another soaring pilot win the Darwin Award?

On Saturday, April 5, 2014 7:27:17 PM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
If you want the fuselage to disappear, try sky diving!


In a wing suit! But seriously, skydiving is out. There is too great a chance of getting hit by a meteorite.

....Or, in New Mexico, landing on a cactus or cow pie...! (Came close to
both.)


"son_of_flubber" wrote in message
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On Saturday, April 5, 2014 7:27:17 PM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
If you want the fuselage to disappear, try sky diving!


In a wing suit! But seriously, skydiving is out. There is too great a
chance of getting hit by a meteorite.

On Saturday, April 5, 2014 9:15:25 AM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote:
I would be eager to try a full immersion synthetic vision VR application in a sailplane. Something based on Occulus Rift or similar that would make the fuselage completely disappear and let me see above, below and behind.

Coming eventually to a ridiculously overpriced tow vehicle near you:

http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/9/559...t-hood-concept

On Saturday, April 5, 2014 9:15:25 AM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote:
I would be eager to try a full immersion synthetic vision VR application in a sailplane. Something based on Occulus Rift or similar that would make the fuselage completely disappear and let me see above, below and behind.

Honestly? Do you really want to see and be seen like this?

:-)

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/p/pottytruck.htm

On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 11:39:21 AM UTC-4, Steve Leonard wrote:
On Saturday, April 5, 2014 9:15:25 AM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote:

I would be eager to try a full immersion synthetic vision VR application in a sailplane. Something based on Occulus Rift or similar that would make the fuselage completely disappear and let me see above, below and behind.



Honestly? Do you really want to see and be seen like this?



:-)



http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/p/pottytruck.htm


With synthetic vision, it would surely be possible to render other people's glider's invisible or partly transparent, and you could render the pilot TSA style.

I'd prefer to see other people's gliders opaque and true to size, unless they were on a converging heading, in that case bright, flashing and bigger would be better.

VR goggles will one day give a glider pilot the vision of a hawk.

I think what you really need is a fly-by-wire system which allows you to fly
using only your two thumbs and a parachute which feels like a sofa. ;-0


"son_of_flubber" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 11:39:21 AM UTC-4, Steve Leonard wrote:
On Saturday, April 5, 2014 9:15:25 AM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote:

I would be eager to try a full immersion synthetic vision VR
application in a sailplane. Something based on Occulus Rift or similar
that would make the fuselage completely disappear and let me see above,
below and behind.



Honestly? Do you really want to see and be seen like this?



:-)



http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/p/pottytruck.htm


With synthetic vision, it would surely be possible to render other
people's glider's invisible or partly transparent, and you could render
the pilot TSA style.

I'd prefer to see other people's gliders opaque and true to size, unless
they were on a converging heading, in that case bright, flashing and
bigger would be better.

VR goggles will one day give a glider pilot the vision of a hawk.