Would be very cool with the night vapor as well, I believe pvc would be the
easiest to move around and change the course as we go, the fabric seems to
be more for visibility than protection, I could also provide plenty of
fabric however it will come 28x 40in sheets
On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 10:42 AM Richard and Leslie <
lehman-pearsall@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Guys,From Maxwell Davis
I think we should do some research on the $$ of making a gate and see what
the budget will allow. In addition, we can apply for an AMA grant to help
with the $$. I have a sewing machine and can sew simple stuff.
It would be a hoot to fly slow sticks through the banners too. I remember
that the AMA magazine showed an indoor contest where they flew night vapor
airplanes through a maze and it looked like fun.
What do you think?
Richard P.
On Sep 2, 2021, at 9:54 AM, Tom Speer <me@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:in the area south of the building at the end of our runway. There was some
We had some discussion last night about setting up a drone race course
question about what the obstacles should be made of and how large they
should be. AMA Air today has some info on the MultiGP International Open
that was just held, and when I went to the MultiGP site, I found some
information on race gates in their store.
think one could make them cheaper from local materials.
The store has three sizes of gates:
Mega sized, 12 ft x 12 ft
Chapter sized, 5 ft x 5 ft,
Micro sized, 48 inches x 40 inches
If one were to buy them from MultiGP, they'd be pretty pricey. But I
poles, on the outside with fabric banners forming the actual gates. That
The gates appear to be constructed of fiberglass rods, like folding tent
way a drone can hit the fabric and not be seriously damaged. The
fiberglass rods make it convenient to take down and store the race course.
However, since the course can stay up on our field, more substantial frames
from cheaper material (1/2" PVC or treated 2x2's?) could be used. The
frames could have feet instead of being stuck in the ground so they can be
moved around, or tipped on their side when not in use to keep them from
being blown about.
wide if they are 5 ft long. There may be a cheap fabric that could be
The cloth banners for the chapter sized gates look to be about a foot
used, such as Pellon 830. This is a non-woven polyester that looks like
dryer sheet material. It's currently on sale at Joann's for only $12.50
for a 45" wide by 10 yard long board of material! Say each upright banner
was cut to 61" x 15" to allow for hemming and pole pockets, and each arch
top banner was cut to 85" x 15", there would be enough fabric to make 10
gates. Or fewer gates with some hurdles. Graphics could be done with
markers or painted on.
think it could be affordable if a bunch of drone pilots wanted to get
I'm not proposing the club foot the bill for the drone course. But i
together to do it. I'd certainly be willing to help pitch in to help make
it, and I suspect other club members might as well. If we had a course at
our field, it could attract local drone pilots to join ORCA in addition to
the drone club in Kingston. And that could lead to younger members getting
interested in fixed wing flying as well as drones.
Cheers,
Tom
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