As a guy who grew up in the era where home console video gaming became a thing... I have always been accustomed to "inverted axis". Pulling back/down brings you up, whether it be a flying game, or a shooters sights. Has this issue become a problem with any of you in your journey into flying drones?
From Video Games To Drones...
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Strange. I always have to change the game settings after my son plays. I guess I'm showing my age, from the old arcade flight sims...No not really.
Have you looked into changing the controller's mode settings? Read this Article to see if it offers you help
That’s a fun shift, going from video games to drones, feels kinda similar, actually. Like in Geometry Dash APK, it’s all about timing and control.
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Johnmcl7
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There was a recent study looking into inverted controls and believes it's based on the way your brain thinks not what you were originally used to:
www.rockpapershotgun.com
Coming from a game controller the main issue I had with the DJI controls is strafe being on the left stick rather than the right although I found it easier to keep with the default controls and learn to use the drone that way.
Study into inverted versus uninverted controls suggests we can stop having pointless arguments about it
You're probably wrong about why you prefer inverted or non-inverted game controls, a new cognitive research study has claimed.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
Coming from a game controller the main issue I had with the DJI controls is strafe being on the left stick rather than the right although I found it easier to keep with the default controls and learn to use the drone that way.
It sounds logical - once you get used to one pattern, your brain simply adapts.There was a recent study looking into inverted controls and believes it's based on the way your brain thinks not what you were originally used to:
Study into inverted versus uninverted controls suggests we can stop having pointless arguments about it
You're probably wrong about why you prefer inverted or non-inverted game controls, a new cognitive research study has claimed.
Coming from a game controller the main issue I had with the DJI controls is strafe being on the left stick rather than the right although I found it easier to keep with the default controls and learn to use the drone that way.
Rchawks
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So true! My wife and I play Backgammon. We usually play 2 out of three, but sometimes we have what we call a pity game when one of us win both games and the other wants to keep playing for just one more. So, we decided to switch seats and colors for this game even using the opposite hand to roll the dice. We were shocked at how difficult it was to do this simple thing and how it gets you out of your comfort zone. Very surprising.
Johnmcl7
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No, that's been the conventional thinking but the study suggests that it's an inherent trait so some people seemed to be wired for non-inverted and some for inverted rather what you were used to first. They suggest trying the opposite way for a bit since it may work better for you although I've never managed to get past being really clumsy with non-inverted controls.
People who play video games and move straight to drones, end up with more than enough experience, than those who never bothered with video games.Its crazy fun for us and not that hard to fly these things.It may actually be a problem if you can't handle the OEM sticks, as they are tall and pinch on top, unlike the short and wide sticks consoles have.Have a much better grip there, but it's not going to be a problem for most of us.
Yeah, the crossover is real. If you’ve logged hours on a controller, drones feel pretty natural right away. The only real adjustment is the stick shape and height, but most people adapt after a few flights
Took me a while to get used to the OEM ones, but I'm still struggling sometimes.I did buy some custom ones for my Air2s N1 controller that looked and felt like a console stick (short and wide).Can't find the same ones for my new RC2 for Mavic 4 pro.So I guess I'm back to basics lol.
Rchawks
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I’d seen in a thread years ago about leaving the control sticks off and flying thumbs only. I did try this method and couldn't make it work for me. I’ve been flying model planes since my 20’s, always in mode 2 and always with the sticks. The only video games I've really played was Street fighter and the Real Flight Simulator for planes.
Droning on and on...
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With RC the left stick up/down behavior goes all the way back to that being an actual throttle on the gas-powered fixed-wing model plane. It was natural for "up" to be more power and "down" less. In a real plane the "throttle" control works roughly the same, but is not a stick like on an RC controller.
The pitch stick movement on the right stick mimics the pitch control of a the stick in a stick controlled real airplane (very rare these days, vintage, everything has a yoke). Push forward, aircraft pitches forward/down.
Since a drone doesn't have wings, the flight dynamics are different, more like a helicopter in terms of how attitude affects movement. Video games were usually flying planes, so the control dynamics matched that flight behavior.
The pitch stick movement on the right stick mimics the pitch control of a the stick in a stick controlled real airplane (very rare these days, vintage, everything has a yoke). Push forward, aircraft pitches forward/down.
Since a drone doesn't have wings, the flight dynamics are different, more like a helicopter in terms of how attitude affects movement. Video games were usually flying planes, so the control dynamics matched that flight behavior.
Rchawks
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