Flitefest 2026?

[balsa basher]

With Furry field being sold, anyone know anything about a flitefest 2026?

 

[LitterBug]

I have it from a good source that it will still be at Furey Field.

 

[JFC24]

Any news about FF26? I’m gonna need a bit more lead time this year. 😬

 

[LitterBug]

Any news about FF26? I’m gonna need a bit more lead time this year. 😬

Not yet.... Most likely the same time near the end of June.

 

[Merv]

Any news about FF26? I’m gonna need a bit more lead time this year. 😬

If they follow the same pattern as in years past. Then, I'm guessing FF26 should be on June 18-21.

Disclaimer: Past experience is not an indicator of future dates.

 

[LitterBug]

The dates are a little less solid at the moment. All I know is there will be some annoncements coming.

 

[NickRehm]

August 2-9 in Dayton, Ohio this time around....?

 

[JFC24]

Very interesting. The proposed date is awesome.

 

[Merv]

Thanks for the heads up @NickRehm, great catch!

For the full announcement start at the 22:00 min mark.

 

[Merv]

My vote is for FF in June followed by DARPA in August.
One can hope for 2.

 

[Captain Mouser]

Where is this located? I’m kind of in a bind. I like electronics and computers. They’re fun stuffs to me. Like concerts, subwoofers, cars, that kinds of stuffs. But this hobby looks fun too. Outdoors and I can see from the videos the hobby is world wide. Everyone is into the hobby.

Do they pay an entrance fee to fly their airplanes at this event?

 

[Captain Mouser]

This is my second model Race wing I hope to make too. But the first one is the Airplane by Kendin Yap. That’s my airplane I want to make first. This model airplane actually flew 15 yards by hand throwing it. I measured it. So not bad. More ideally it flew with out the motors, 40 - 45 yards then stop. But not bad. I’ll put some engines on and see how it flies. That‘s a Rubik’s cube also. I solved it 7 times since taking it up again. Mixing it up, then trying it out. Again, not bad on the math guy.

 

[Merv]

Where is this located?...

Traditionally FF has be held at Malvern OH. Look up Flitefest.com for all the details.

...Do they pay an entrance fee to fly their airplanes at this event?

Last year the piolit pass cost $60 for the whole event.

 

[FT Dustin]

Announcement video dropped today.

 

[JFC24]

Glad it’s confirmed, we can’t wait.

 

[SlingShot]

Yeah. That's an interesting development. Dayton is only about an hour from Cincinnati.

 

[LitterBug]

shaves 1:40 off my drive from west columbus..... 😁

 

[SlingShot]

shaves 1:40 off my drive from west columbus..... 😁

Nice! I still have to fly from Mexico, but I lived in Cincinnati for 11 years and I like the idea of a visit there. I'm retired now, so it won't have a problem getting a Scout XL and a Triplane XL ready in addition to the usual Gremlin.

 

[spartacus502]

I'd love to hear from Flite Test about some logistics. Setup times for camping, any new rules about generators, electric bikes/scooters/etc., golf carts, cooking, that kind of thing. This is a big change and I hope the Flite Test team will be able to communicate with us leading up to the event. Thanks!

 

[Mr NCT]

The logistics of this for the FT team are going to be mind boggling! With the distance for them now being a 3 1/2 hr drive AND dealing with Uncle Sugar...... Needless to say it will be a tremendous amount of planning and coordinating.