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OMG, that just put me in tears of laughter.
Ace film.
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Motion sickness and vertigo are something I’ve never suffered with, but being ex-merchant navy I certainly saw many folk who were. However the brain is a remarkable thing and it can soon compensate for the conflicting signals if you give it a chance.
I sailed with one chap who’d never been on any kind of boat before. He was turning green even as we were making our way down the Solent toward the Channel. However two days into the voyage, as we were mid Atlantic, we hit some rough weather but it no longer phased him. I think he convinced himself that there were only two ways he was going to defeat the unpleasant sensation, either jump overboard and swim home or ride it through.
The difference between actual motion sickness and the queasiness some feel under the goggles is that you have control of the horizon in the goggles, more so when you fly in Acro mode because you’re not fighting with the auto level in Angle and Horizon mode.
When you go under the goggles for the first time definitely be seated and as comfortable as you can be. I’ve seen a fair few people fall down with their first experience of FPV, not because of the fainting sensation associated with motion sickness but because they’ve tried stepping back or forward and missed their footing.
@SirGunner. I’d definitely hold off if you are unsure until you’re in a position to meet up with Karl and Dean. That way you’ll be able to try two different types of goggles, and possibly they’ll be able to rig up a buddy connection between their transmitters so you can fly yourself without the worry of dirt napping, as they’ll be able to take control while you compose yourself.
If you like the experience then you can decide to invest in a full transmitter and decent goggles instead of going the RTF route. A good transmitter and good goggles are sound investments, especially the multiprotocol transmitters, as they will last you years and allow you to bind with many models from different manufacturers. You could quite possibly see yourself wanting to get into fixed wing or heli’s, or both, and again this same transmitter will work with them.
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Thank you for the great info/advice Nidge 
I will definitely be sat on my arse when trying for the first time. I have tried standing in VR Goggles and its really disorientating 
I assume it will be a similar feeling in FPV Goggles too? I’m not unsure if I will enjoy FPV or not, I know I will like it. Its more if I will constantly be feeling ill or not?
I would love to wait and meet up with the Coventry Massive but don’t think that’ll be possible for quite a while yet 
I’m leaning towards just biting the bullet and getting some half decent Goggles and Transmitter 
I suppose worst case I can always sell them on.
OK so which Goggles and Transmitter?
I’ve got one of those as well as my SkyZone goggles.
I should use it more, it’s just that my SkyZones are more portable if I’m not flying out of the back of my car.
Cheers
Steve 
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You could also just stick one of our goggles on and let one of us fly while you spectate but this might actually cause sickness as you’re not actually in control so one you’re not occupied with trying to control the drone alas occupying your brain and not actually thinking about the motion and two if you’re in control you know when movement is going to happen so it takes away the sickness feeling.
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Goggles are very hard to recommend as they are very subjective. We all have different shaped heads and what might be comfortable for one person may not be the same for someone else. I personally can’t use box goggles as I’m very long sighted and I can’t get a sharp image with them. Some bi-display goggles don’t work for me either as they don’t have enough IPD adjustment and it can be hard work to not see a double image, a bit like trying to use badly collimated binoculars.
The transmitter one is easy though. The Radiomaster TX16S. It’s a great performer and a lot of radio for relatively little money. There is a steep learning curve, especially if you’ve never used a programmable radio, but there are hundreds of good tutorials on YouTube dealing with the very basics through to the very advanced use.
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Also with the TX16S as you progress you can whack a Crossfire module in the back of it 
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Or a Ghost module 
Next question, PC or Mac 
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yeah sorry, any external module Tracer
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OK next (probably stupid) question. Are there any model shops where you can try on goggles for fit etc? I have a pin head so will probably need child size
So is my MA2 Deano
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Taranis X9 Lite S Transmitter any good?
@Nidge will be your guy on that one. I’ve never used one.
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I use the ever faithful workhorse Taranis X9D+
It’s not the latest and greatest but it works well, Any TX that accepts external modules and runs Open-TX is all you need.
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PS I have a TBS Crossfire module in the back
I’m exclusively Crossfire. 
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I think the Taranis 9X Lite S is based on your model Steve but probably slightly less features I guess being a Lite version