First flight video with Google Glass

Jeff K

Jeff K

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I got my glass last week...video'ed a practice VOR-A into KYJM to minimums which was interesting (besides the fact I didn't drop the gear at the FAF).

Anyone else have one here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkZ4iqJzF28 (make sure to view in HD)
 
Nice! Audio a bit hard to understand in different places, but I think you have a great start.

With iPad's causing a revolution of chart solutions and creating the EFB market, I wonder if we'll see Google Glass (And similar products) becoming a personalized HUD solution.
 
Nice, I like that there's no prop artifacts. It's hard to watch though with the jerky head movements all the time, also it seems to lack contrast range, you really need to have lights on the panel because it's just a dark slab for 99% of the video. Perhaps under the hood to actually record the approach it would be ok.

The question I have is what are you seeing in the glass while you are looking through them? That's what I would be interested in seeing.
 
Video quality is better then I'd expect. I guess that makes this easier.
 
What I uploaded was raw video... no enhancements or stabilization. When recording you don't see anything nor is anything obstructing your view. The HUD is offset above your field of vision.

The jerky head motion is following my head motions... I've filmed before with a handheld camera and glass is remarkably stable as long you don't move your head.

I'm still not decided if the HUD will be a game changer, but from a first person perspective, to analyze a flight segment, I'm seeing some opportunity. I tried the compass while in flight and it seemed to work OK.
 
Jeff K said:
What I uploaded was raw video... no enhancements or stabilization. When recording you don't see anything nor is anything obstructing your view. The HUD is offset above your field of vision.

The jerky head motion is following my head motions... I've filmed before with a handheld camera and glass is remarkably stable as long you don't move your head.

I'm still not decided if the HUD will be a game changer, but from a first person perspective, to analyze a flight segment, I'm seeing some opportunity. I tried the compass while in flight and it seemed to work OK.
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It's the HUD I'd like to see in the video.
 
I wonder if someday we'll have... "Okay Glass, change comm 1 to one-twenty-seven point two five" as part of our lexicon and connected panel options.
 
Henning said:
It's the HUD I'd like to see in the video.
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I'll keep posting as I try things. One big negative is it breaks the seal on your headphones. My ANR started to motorboat so I had to turn it off.
 
AggieMike88 said:
I wonder if someday we'll have... "Okay Glass, change comm 1 to one-twenty-seven point two five" as part of our lexicon and connected panel options.
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I was able to decode some speech to text while in flight (not consistently). Aztec isn't a particularly quiet airplane so that surprised me. The audio you are hearing is also native... I wasn't wired in, just picking me up speaking.
 
AggieMike88 said:
I wonder if someday we'll have... "Okay Glass, change comm 1 to one-twenty-seven point two five" as part of our lexicon and connected panel options.
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Wouldn't need Glass for that, just voice recognition software in the radio. What could be interesting there is that ATCs voice could automatically set the frequency when they hand you off. It could be fully automatic but I would prefer it to go into standby with a toggle required for me to switch. However from my experience with VRS, it's got a long way to go before it's ready for prime time.:rofl:
 
Jeff K said:
The jerky head motion is following my head motions... I've filmed before with a handheld camera and glass is remarkably stable as long you don't move your head.
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I guess it won't be very good for porn then. ;)
 
Henning said:
Wouldn't need Glass for that, just voice recognition software in the radio. What could be interesting there is that ATCs voice could automatically set the frequency when they hand you off. It could be fully automatic but I would prefer it to go into standby with a toggle required for me to switch. However from my experience with VRS, it's got a long way to go before it's ready for prime time.:rofl:
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We already have that - it's called CPDLC and we've been using it in Europe in 777 for about the last four years now. It really cuts down on actual spoken radio traffic.
 
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It's going to be interesting to see if it moves beyond the hype.
 
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