Thinking about getting fpv googles. Some questions.

[Rustydiver]

Thinking about getting some fpv googles got a budget about £200/250.

Are fat shark any good I see they do a few kits in that range?
I';m a glasses wearer will I struggle to see?

Is it best to connect to a small camera rather Han go pro?

My son wants to get a tv screen, do I listen to him?

[Friskle]

i have the Predator V2 goggles, do like them, nice and clear, i dont quite need glasses all the time yet, but do require reading glasses, but i have no problem with the predators.

[Rustydiver]

I need glasses all the time I';ve got an astigmatism. Funny shape eye balls.

[Rustydiver]

Another question
Reading some websites they reckon 5.8ghz needs a radio ham license to use it. Yay or nay.

[kilby]

No ham licence required in the uk though the legal max power is 20mW.

A ham license doesn';t although permitting you higher power (apparently) does no permit you to make it airborne

[Ben]

As Kilby says, a ham licence doesn';t allow you to broadcast from the air, you';d need to be ground based.

A larger, say 600mw, VTx isn';t actually legal to use, but there';s not much done about people using them...

[stickboy]

The resolution is pretty much the same with all of them so I';d assume the cheaper ones are only different for not offering diversity and all the other perks. I use the skyzone diversity goggles and still get static here and there so not sure I';d feel safe with a single antenna.

As far as cams, I definitely recommend a GoPro or similar quality. I';ve used the little Fatshark cam with the sd card slot but the quality is not comparable. Plus having the ability to change aspect ratio to fit your goggles screen gives you a better view. I think most the goggles out there are 4:3 so if you';re using 16:9 you';re cutting off the tops and bottoms of the view.

And you';re son may be onto something. Monitors are nice to have something so others can look over your shoulder. And being able to switch from line of sight to fpv flying is the best in my opinion.

[kilby]

What you really need to do is to try the goggles and there is really no substitute.

Fatshark are the mist common brand but Skyzone seem to be good and their new ones are apparently much improved.

Fatshark do diopter inserts so check if their values would suit your requirements.

I have been told that you can wear the skyzone ones with glasses but that can only be counted as 3rd hand info.

One if the important things is the field of view, I have tried the fatshark Base model (25° FOV) but feel the image us too small and looks like a smallish TV on the other side of the room and 32° to 35° is a decent balance.

Some people really like the Monitor based headsets as they are very immersive.

[flybywire]

As far as I am concerned, goggles are king.  I';ve had my Attitude';s for a few years, and they are pretty good, not sure if the v2';s are any better?  I can';t use a screen, tried it, was awful, even with a shade on, it was a real faff.  The goggles eliminate any distracting light from outside, in all but the brightest sunlight, it';s the closest you';ll get to real immersive flying.
When HD downlinks are more affordable, that';s when I';ll upgrade, although I hear the Dominator HD';s are decent.  BTW, I find the Hero 3 Black VGA output is pretty good, with nominal delay, but you wouldn';t really use it for a 250.