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Two Soldiers learning to think, and fly, as one (www.theredstonerocket.com)

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“Video games help a lot,” Fano said with a laugh. “If you’re a gamer, adapting to the controller isn’t that much harder. But it still takes a lot of effort and practice.”

The two used commercially available simulators such as Liftoff FPV, Uncrashed and FPV Kamikaze to build muscle memory. The simulations replicate what drone pilots see through their goggles: a first-person view that rolls and rotates with the aircraft, complete with signal strength indicators and crosshairs.

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Actually here's maybe an even simpler way to explain it:

You have complete control of thrust with a proper transmitter. There's no movement unless you tell it to move.

You're sharing that control with a game controller. And the controller perpetually has its foot on the gas