jpreou wrote:I can't see Airline pilots wearing a helmet long haul; no chance.
Please link to the videos you reference. Keen to see in action.
That is still in the works, the Military will be getting Helmets first it has a mapping of the Planet and is very, very good for IFR conditions. With the Helmet the Pilot and crew can see all aircraft and their vectors in all weather anywhere. The new radios have unlimited range in the Solar System. It is a light Helmet that heats/cools the pilot, if they were to crash the Helmet has communications with any Airport Worldwide. It uses a battery that does not require recharging. You could also use it in DCS or FSX or later versions. It has that type of capability, like VR. It also has HOLO FIELD so a pilot or crewman can view the outside of the aircraft in flight which is cool. For FSX and DCS the HOLOFIELD can show an entire cockpit. It is a much higher resolution than 1080, next generation telecommunications will use HOLOFIELD. For an overlay in a real aircraft you can see everything including aircraft taxiing. It also knows if a bird is likely to strike the aircraft and direct the pilot to climb. At sea ships can be seen clearly in total white out and the pilot can see the ship moving and pitching. So for Helicopter Pilots and rescue pilots it is extremely good, for SAR the Helmet would know the location of missing people very quickly so long as they have the tracking chip on a belt or a cell phone. Without a tracking chip a person can be located very quickly with its display. The problem with this equipment is idiots in a certain Countries Government. Once that problem is gone New Zealand's technology and Human Kinds technology will accelerate.
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