Flite Fest '25 ideas

[LitterBug]

I agree with @Captain Video, I thought it was called Mud Fest 17

The amazing thing is that it was a dust bowl by the end of the weekend!

 

[Piotrsko]

Trending is wetter hotter summer, so perhaps a mud sauna with a dust bath later?

And a general rule: has to fly twice, once after the win. (Avoids plonking the landing with spontaneous disassembly and launching into the monster tornado thermal to win)

 

[MZ250Ben]

How about a "Free" Market day or time where we can offer up our surplus supplies to those newer to the hobby? I was trying to give away as much as I could last year, I even traded a Spektrum transmitter for 2 bags of ice. Some folks can't carry too much home if they flew in, so it would help them to unload any leftovers. I was gifted a fully-built plane 2 years ago for this reason. Either way, there will be a "free for all" table in front of my campsite this year, look for it if you need piano wire, dowels, glue guns (I must have 6 and I only use the one), skewers, servos, servo horns (by the millions) connectors, balsa scraps/chunks, a couple receivers, 6 channel DSM transmitter, etc.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

How about a "Free" Market day or time where we can offer up our surplus supplies to those newer to the hobby? I was trying to give away as much as I could last year, I even traded a Spektrum transmitter for 2 bags of ice. Some folks can't carry too much home if they flew in, so it would help them to unload any leftovers. I was gifted a fully-built plane 2 years ago for this reason. Either way, there will be a "free for all" table in front of my campsite this year, look for it if you need piano wire, dowels, glue guns (I must have 6 and I only use the one), skewers, servos, servo horns (by the millions) connectors, balsa scraps/chunks, a couple receivers, 6 channel DSM transmitter, etc.

Wow! you have a lot of riches!

 

[LitterBug]

I could stand to unload a few things. Some I was just going to put in combat.....

 

[MZ250Ben]

Wow! you have a lot riches!

My wife calls it "junk."

 

[Houndpup Rc]

My wife calls it "junk."

One mans "Junk" is another mans treasure. lol

 

[Mr Man]

One mans "Junk" is another mans treasure. lol

Very True! Like foam.

 

[MZ250Ben]

Ok last idea until my next one: An All-Balsa combat. I would be first at the flight line. Some of these kids have never even seen a balsa plane explode like dandelion meeting a weed-eater. I have some old 1/2A airframes in the garage that deserve such a noble end....

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Ok last idea until my next one: An All-Balsa combat. I would be first at the flight line. Some of these kids have never even seen a balsa plane explode like dandelion meeting a weed-eater. I have some old 1/2A airframes in the garage that deserve such a noble end....

Video for those who can't come!

 

[LitterBug]

Foamboard Battle Bots!!!!

Oh wait, That is combat! LOL

 

[AIRFORGE]

Ok last idea until my next one: An All-Balsa combat. I would be first at the flight line. Some of these kids have never even seen a balsa plane explode like dandelion meeting a weed-eater. I have some old 1/2A airframes in the garage that deserve such a noble end....

This is the manufacturing process for making toothpicks. Fact.

 

[LitterBug]

We are down to about TWO months away. It always sneaks up on me faster than I am ready for. I believe @Captain Video has a Barn setup for barnstorming ready.

 

[kingfieldbill]

does anyone know if a radar gun would work (safely) for gauging plane speed? if it did it would be fun to see if FT could invite local PD to send someone over for speed runs. participants could make small donations to the department/charity. it would be good outreach.

would plane need to be flying directly at the officer for it to work? if so that would kind of make it hard to be done safely. i don't think i'd want to stand in the field with planes coming at me at high speed. at least not on purpose.

 

[MZ250Ben]

does anyone know if a radar gun would work (safely) for gauging plane speed? if it did it would be fun to see if FT could invite local PD to send someone over for speed runs. participants could make small donations to the department/charity. it would be good outreach.

would plane need to be flying directly at the officer for it to work? if so that would kind of make it hard to be done safely. i don't think i'd want to stand in the field with planes coming at me at high speed. at least not on purpose.

I'm pretty sure a radar gun or three will be there, they are easy to buy these days. I'd love to see a speed competition, I think it can be done safely.

 

[Mr Man]

I'm pretty sure a radar gun or three will be there, they are easy to buy these days. I'd love to see a speed competition, I think it can be done safely.

Yup, FT has used one in the past.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Yup, FT has used one in the past.

Yeah with good pilots......Not sure I would trust everyone at FF lol.
I know for the over 100mph under $100 video they had it on a stand or something.....Maybe they still have that

 

[Houndpup Rc]

I'm pretty sure a radar gun or three will be there, they are easy to buy these days. I'd love to see a speed competition, I think it can be done safely.

I would like to do that someday! Maybe I will do a challenge for that...

 

[LitterBug]

Less than two weeks! Time to start packing!

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Less than two weeks! Time to start packing!

Wish I was going......