Flite Fest '25 ideas

LitterBug

Techno Nut
Moderator
PS: Anyone remember the sailplane guy who was flying 400' above a combat last year, then spiked the ground when prompted? I hope he got a prize for that.
I do! I was going to do a similar approach on my third combat last year only to have a mechanical failure put me into and make it impossible to recover from a high speed dive. Less than one minute in and lawn dart central. D'OH!
 

MZ250Ben

Active member
I do! I was going to do a similar approach on my third combat last year only to have a mechanical failure put me into and make it impossible to recover from a high speed dive. Less than one minute in and lawn dart central. D'OH!
Mechanical Failure is my favorite ambiguous term. I had one of those at fest last year that would better have been described as the "tail falling off," but I'm not one to show off with technical jargon. ;)
 

LitterBug

Techno Nut
Moderator
Mechanical Failure is my favorite ambiguous term. I had one of those at fest last year that would better have been described as the "tail falling off," but I'm not one to show off with technical jargon. ;)
Yes, pretty much the same. Horizontal stab and elevator fell off! 🤣
 

LitterBug

Techno Nut
Moderator
So what are the best ideas here? I'm a fan of keeping a Limbo Bar out there and having a Barn for storming at the ready. What else did everyone love?
A few Ideas gathered from this thread:
Limbo bar
Night combat!
A Barnstorm event, with a barn to barnstorm!
FT EZ Combat
3D printed flyer Combat
Top Speed contest
Longest flight

See how many RemoteID units we can get running at the same time
 

LitterBug

Techno Nut
Moderator
I know flying over the crowd is a no-no, but how about a slow flyer "crop duster" to spray mist on people? It does get really hot at fest! 🤣
Maybe I'll have to hitch a sprayer to a trailer behind my Traxxas Slash and drive around fpv.

I have a pump-up garden sprayer that has only been used for water the last 30-ish years. I take it to FF and use it for washing hands, hosing off, cooling down all the time. It's even better when filled with ice water! I also have a 5 gallon water jug out on a table for anyone to refill their water bottles.
 

Houndpup Rc

Legendary member
I saw a few hits this year which resulted in massive amounts of confetti. One in particular was a perfect storm of four planes arriving at the same point in space at the same time from various directions including head on collision.
Ooooh, I wish I saw that!