Flite Fest 2016 World Record
- Thread starter DharanFlyer
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Ditto!!! I'm in and so is my boy. I'll be using my taranis and he will have his DX6i. Planes to be determined later.
shermanhartman
Balsa Splinter Generator
So a 3m glider is out?
No Habu?
Not even a 1/4 scale cub?!?
Spoil sport
Hahaha seeing someone trying to fly a 3m glider in a group of 100+ airplanes avoiding midair collisions would be hilarious.
DharanFlyer
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So a 3m glider is out?
No Habu?
Not even a 1/4 scale cub?!?
Spoil sport
So on these notes I was pondering -
Should we split up the groups into "flights" of similar air frames? For example if we do have a group of people with Radian for example *cough* Afterhours *cough* they could launch first and get to altitude and hold. Following that the more endurance based aircraft launch, and then finally the group of lower endurance (Arrows/Quads etc) launch.
Creates some separation of traffic and not 100+ planes are attempting to all enter the airspace at the same time. Additionally we could then spread out a little down the flight line to lower the chance of mid-air collisions.
Final benefit could be a "flight leader" for each group that would coordinate with the "admiral" so that the groups could be organized and communicated with easier than one person on a loud speaker to 100+ pilots. Maybe go for groups of 20-30 pilots each?
shermanhartman
Balsa Splinter Generator
I think thats our best bet. Different altitude groups and use the whole flight line. Also, remember, the stipulation is RC aircraft. So heli and multirotor people are included.
So gliders & high endurance planes launch first and go to high altitude. Then the regular planes go up at a moderate altitude. And then heli and multirotor people go at a low altitude.
If we really want to get organized, we can have groups based on plane types and sizes. The groups with larger planes could go far away from the flight line, and then groups with small/micro planes would stay above the flight line.
DharanFlyer
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Agreed.
Almost 4 flight levels:
Level 4 (Highest) - Gliders
Level 3 - Large / Endurance
Level 2 - UMX / Small Endurance
Level 1 (Lowest) - Multirotors / Heli
Only thing is that adds a lot of complication and requires coordination. Even if not everyone is exactly were they are suppose to be if the majority are then that at least would be better than a open melee. Those could be our four flights so they launch in unison. Once the previous flight is up and in the pattern then the next flight launches.
shermanhartman
Balsa Splinter Generator
I like that. Its simple. And it could be organized via the announcement system. Everyone is assigned to their level and told when to take off.
What about FPV? I kinda feel like we should avoid having anyone doing FPV just to keep the RF spectrum as clean as possible.
DharanFlyer
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My thoughts as well. Maybe have FT or Rotor Riot on it and up so they can film, but the general participant should not be.
In regards to the RF is there any other things that could be implemented to "clear up" some space? Phones off, etc.
In regards to the RF is there any other things that could be implemented to "clear up" some space? Phones off, etc.
shermanhartman
Balsa Splinter Generator
Cellphones operate at 900mhz/1.9ghz most of the time, so they probably wouldn't make much of a difference but it couldn't hurt.
We could also ask the Fureys to turn off their wifi and people to turn off any wifi on their phones and wifi enabled devices (computers, cameras etc).
We could also have some people go old fashioned and go to 72mhz radios and free up the 2.4 a bit. Anyone who has it could use 433mhz systems also.
I think people should avoid using DSM2 if they can. Even during regular flying, people were having issues with DSM2 dropping out, and i was occasionally having issues with DSMX (which caused 2 crashes for myself)
Someone could contact Alex Greve (does he go by IBCrazy here?) and ask for his suggestions.
We could also ask the Fureys to turn off their wifi and people to turn off any wifi on their phones and wifi enabled devices (computers, cameras etc).
We could also have some people go old fashioned and go to 72mhz radios and free up the 2.4 a bit. Anyone who has it could use 433mhz systems also.
I think people should avoid using DSM2 if they can. Even during regular flying, people were having issues with DSM2 dropping out, and i was occasionally having issues with DSMX (which caused 2 crashes for myself)
Someone could contact Alex Greve (does he go by IBCrazy here?) and ask for his suggestions.
DharanFlyer
Active member
Glad to have you Mike! Was hopping we would get the FTCC involved.
Baby Baron for this as well?
DharanFlyer
Active member
Thanks Dan.
Speaking of RF interference, folks should steer well clear of that oil well. Don't know if there is some kind of transmitter on it, but quite a few planes have gone down near it due to loss of signal.
I would check on the heli/multirotor option. I think in the video they said it had to be planes. Now it could be that way because that's how it was worded on the application. But we need to know before people commit to that option.
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