This is from another thread that was too important to get hijacked.
Wayne Sagar said:
"I had about 1/3 of the equation setup there for 3 or 4 years running... broadband in a hangar near the ramp.... unfortunately, that *is* only about half of it...
The closest to being able to do it IMHO would be Bill Pearce and John Parker with Blue Thunder.. HE's got real time telemetry being sent, John's on the field with a bb connection.. they'd be almost 2/3 of the way there.. software and hardware to make the wireless connect between the pits and hangar would be the next.. ok.. maybe that's more like 1/2 the needs...
You're right though, it'd dooable but dot org would have to be either behind it or approve it because, technically, it would be a live broadcast of the event.. verboten by da rules I think...
Dunno how many would watch it anyway, web traffic always tails off quite a bit *during* the races... most fans are there, not looking at their puters...
Might be a way to get a few nerds who would not otherwise watch tho.."
The real-time telemetry is new and I'm not sure how many data points will be sent. Other race teams have this too. If we send the feed to the pits, there should be no reason why we can't send it to the hangar too. The signal just need to go another 1000 feet or so. I just don't know if we can "add" video feed to the set up.
Parker and I have talked about cockpit video and it is something that he wants to do. We will be giving it a shot at the record runs in Marysville, CA. It won't be real-time but it will be up on the Blue Thunder site once I figure out how to do it, and once I get the free time.
Who you calling a nerd? I'm there and I still watch video after the fact. I think we all would love to have this.
Anyway, I'm sure it will happen soon.... somewhere.
Wayne Sagar said:
"I had about 1/3 of the equation setup there for 3 or 4 years running... broadband in a hangar near the ramp.... unfortunately, that *is* only about half of it...
The closest to being able to do it IMHO would be Bill Pearce and John Parker with Blue Thunder.. HE's got real time telemetry being sent, John's on the field with a bb connection.. they'd be almost 2/3 of the way there.. software and hardware to make the wireless connect between the pits and hangar would be the next.. ok.. maybe that's more like 1/2 the needs...
You're right though, it'd dooable but dot org would have to be either behind it or approve it because, technically, it would be a live broadcast of the event.. verboten by da rules I think...
Dunno how many would watch it anyway, web traffic always tails off quite a bit *during* the races... most fans are there, not looking at their puters...
Might be a way to get a few nerds who would not otherwise watch tho.."
The real-time telemetry is new and I'm not sure how many data points will be sent. Other race teams have this too. If we send the feed to the pits, there should be no reason why we can't send it to the hangar too. The signal just need to go another 1000 feet or so. I just don't know if we can "add" video feed to the set up.
Parker and I have talked about cockpit video and it is something that he wants to do. We will be giving it a shot at the record runs in Marysville, CA. It won't be real-time but it will be up on the Blue Thunder site once I figure out how to do it, and once I get the free time.
Who you calling a nerd? I'm there and I still watch video after the fact. I think we all would love to have this.
Anyway, I'm sure it will happen soon.... somewhere.
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