I looked no further after I find offensive advertising. Usually Woot is comical. I didn’t find this so. Crossed the line.
OH GD DMMT, CHUCK! The buzzing wasn’t from a ghost drone! It was from YOUR drone, you dumb***! Welp,
Had to look that up myself, its a wifi/blutooth extender for the phone
Hey everyone!
The vendor sent us an email this morning with answers to some of your questions! They say:
"The goggles in fact act as a control box (g-box) to bridge between the phone and the drone for the VR model. The system works slightly differently depending on iOS or Android but the functionality is basically the same. On the Aerial model a separate g-box is included since it does not come with goggles.
The goggles do not need to be worn to fly the drone, but they must be powered on and synched to the phone and drone. Sometimes operators choose to wear them around their neck so they are ready for use but not held in the hand.
Range is very dependent upon the signals present and conditions in the operating environment. Typical range would be ½ mile or more. Legally, the drone must remain clearly in view of the operator at all times. Areas with significant 2.4 GHz communication could be less."
Hope this helps! I’ll pass on any additional questions and get more answers as needed.
I have owned an eHang Ghost 1.0 and a 2.0, but NOT the VR version, and never had one of their proprietary cameras. I ended up selling the 1.0 and giving away the 2.0. With those disclosures, here are a few thoughts:
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You control this via your phone or the goggles; no joysticks. I found a lot of lag time, and very poor control precision, so lots of crashes/fear of crashes unless you are in a very wide open area. That’s why I did not stick with these.
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eHang makes a joystick traditional RC controller, but it could not be used at the same time as live video streaming on the models I had. I don’t know how the VR version handles this.
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The G-box establishes A: a bluetooth link to your phone, and B: a link to the copter. But it can be tricky to bind everything, and it does cause a little lag.
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The tap on a point on the map to fly there is a neat feature, and eHang was one of the first to implement this. Several other manufacturers now also offer this.
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Although not the same as the gimbal on this model, the gimbals on my eHang copters worked really well.
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DO NOT TRY TO FLY IN VR, WITH THE GOGGLES ON, UNTIL YOU ARE REALLY GOOD AT FLYING IT IN REGULAR MODE. This goes for ANY copter you buy.
Do you have to wear the goggles
no but the wifi range decreases by 10 fold, with the goggles the wifi connects to the goggles and then the long range antennas come into effect. You don’t have to wear them but it is better to be linked to them.
It is a good started drone package, 1 year no questions repair.
3dr solo’s are a very good buy right now and they will work with the AEE Technology Action Cam S71
So I have to buy either the iOS or Android model? This is irritating since I use an iPhone but all my tablets are Androids. Seems like they could have built in functionality for both like everyone else does. Or do they?
Thank you everyone for this info. Very interesting how they set it up. Not having traditional joysticks is a deal-breaker for me.
Sounds like a great deal, there isn’t a single review giving it less than 5 stars.
I dig it. I’ve got about 12 flights under my belt and for a newbie, this is just what I wanted/needed.
I have the iOS version and you can literally fly this thing from your phone via multiple controls, and by fly from your phone I mean you can gesture what you want it what to do and it will do it. It’s really pretty cool.
I’ve had the experience where the phone and the VR goggles disconnected, and the drone assented back to its original spot like it was supposed to; and I’ve had the experience where I summoned it back, and when it got caught up in unexpected wind, I easily re-established control and brought her back in without her flying into a tree.
I’ve gone as high as 380’ and as far as about 3,000’, no problem.
The video is pretty good, as are the pictures.
The ability to view videos from the goggles is pretty cool, albeit cumbersome.
No regrets here.