Mick West | Response to F-16 Pilot Chris Lehto's "De-Debunking" of GoFast and Gimbal @MickWest | Uploaded June 2021 | Updated October 2024, 49 minutes ago.
I disagree with Chris' analysis of my videos, and explain some of my objections here.
I first discuss the issue of focus in Go Fast, and show it's quite possible to have things at 5 miles and 10 miles in focus at the same time - including with a 2000mm 1°FOV zoom lens.
I don't delve too deeply into the accuracy of the RNG number. I think it's accurate because it's remarkably consistent all through the video. So I'd really need more evidence it's wrong. And the focus evidence does not hold up.
The majority of the video is on the overhead "god's eye" diagram of the Gimbal. I re-create it as an interactive diagram in GeoGebra, and show that it seem like Chris was using a too high rate or turn at 3.0, and the reality is more like 1.5-1.6, putting the minimum distance to the object MUCH further away. (The intersection shown is a likely minimum distance)
I'm open to corrections, and would be happy to talk to people, including Chris, about this.
Twitter:
Geogebra Interactive Diagram:
geogebra.org/classic/pxjp7p8u
Chris's videos:
youtube.com/watch?v=YYLKK6ZlCHc&t=737s
youtube.com/watch?v=Tyw4JA00AMc&t=779s
I disagree with Chris' analysis of my videos, and explain some of my objections here.
I first discuss the issue of focus in Go Fast, and show it's quite possible to have things at 5 miles and 10 miles in focus at the same time - including with a 2000mm 1°FOV zoom lens.
I don't delve too deeply into the accuracy of the RNG number. I think it's accurate because it's remarkably consistent all through the video. So I'd really need more evidence it's wrong. And the focus evidence does not hold up.
The majority of the video is on the overhead "god's eye" diagram of the Gimbal. I re-create it as an interactive diagram in GeoGebra, and show that it seem like Chris was using a too high rate or turn at 3.0, and the reality is more like 1.5-1.6, putting the minimum distance to the object MUCH further away. (The intersection shown is a likely minimum distance)
I'm open to corrections, and would be happy to talk to people, including Chris, about this.
Twitter:
Geogebra Interactive Diagram:
geogebra.org/classic/pxjp7p8u
Chris's videos:
youtube.com/watch?v=YYLKK6ZlCHc&t=737s
youtube.com/watch?v=Tyw4JA00AMc&t=779s
