Tench745
Master member
This year was my first ever Flite Fest and I'm still deciding what I think about it.
There were many enjoyable aspects to it and a few, occasionally large, negatives. I think it's our job as a community to summarize both what was good and what needs improvement going forward. I'm starting this thread for that reason, so hop on in and let everyone know what you thought, good, bad, or indifferent!
One particularly large drawback I saw was radio interference/noise. The quad guys wouldn't fly on the East end of the field for fear of signal loss, my Cafe Racer went down from a signal loss, I heard tell of a crashed radian, and I heard that it was happening across brands; Spektrum, Tactic, Graupner, etc. I believe it may be related to the cell towers to the east and south of the field.
The only other major complaint I had was the poor dissemination of information. There was a schedule, but that went out the window with the rain and no one told anyone (well, no one told me anyway). The combats happened semi-randomly compared to the schedule and were often not announced with enough time to get a plane from your campsite and return if you were parked way out. The text alerts helped, but also were often sent last minute.
So what were your experiences? Chime in, I'd love to hear what everyone else thought.
There were many enjoyable aspects to it and a few, occasionally large, negatives. I think it's our job as a community to summarize both what was good and what needs improvement going forward. I'm starting this thread for that reason, so hop on in and let everyone know what you thought, good, bad, or indifferent!
One particularly large drawback I saw was radio interference/noise. The quad guys wouldn't fly on the East end of the field for fear of signal loss, my Cafe Racer went down from a signal loss, I heard tell of a crashed radian, and I heard that it was happening across brands; Spektrum, Tactic, Graupner, etc. I believe it may be related to the cell towers to the east and south of the field.
The only other major complaint I had was the poor dissemination of information. There was a schedule, but that went out the window with the rain and no one told anyone (well, no one told me anyway). The combats happened semi-randomly compared to the schedule and were often not announced with enough time to get a plane from your campsite and return if you were parked way out. The text alerts helped, but also were often sent last minute.
So what were your experiences? Chime in, I'd love to hear what everyone else thought.