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I fought in Ukraine and here's why FPV drones kind of suck

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182 points _tk_ | 4 comments | 26 Jun 25 10:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.95s | source
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echoangle ◴[26 Jun 25 10:56 UTC] No.44386122[source]▶
> They are controlled by an operator wearing virtual-reality goggles

They aren't really using VR headsets, right? The FPV goggles I know are just a screen showing the camera image without any virtual reality.

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1. wkat4242 ◴[26 Jun 25 11:12 UTC] No.44386206[source]▶
Yeah I'd much rather use an xreal air or something. You can still see if someone (or an enemy drone) comes to kill you. AR is much better for this.
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2. palata ◴[26 Jun 25 11:15 UTC] No.44386222[source]▶
Probably you want the pilot to be 100% focused on the piloting. Someone else can look around and try to keep the pilot safe.

Also it's not like the pilot has to be exposed.

3. originalvichy ◴[26 Jun 25 12:54 UTC] No.44386971[source]▶
They hide in bunkers and have other infantrycwith them if that’s not the case.
4. Ancapistani ◴[26 Jun 25 16:33 UTC] No.44388963[source]▶
No, the latency is too high.

There are dedicated devices for this - much lighter, external battery (same as the drones use), etc. I use a Skyzone 04X.