"DLG/F3K World Airgames Show class 2020" - ideas wished for by Erik Dahl Christensen
Dear friends,
This spring I got the assignment from Tomas Bartowsky, to try to create an "DLG/F3K World Air Games Show class" for the 2020 World Air Games in Turkey, and therefor I seek you help ��.
F3K is a great soaring class, with action and performance.
The show class is NOT intended to replace F3K as we know it.
The DLG-showclass is intended to show some action filled, TV/internet and spectator friendly showflying with F3K / DLG gliders with a competition aspect.
Think parallel to parachuting: Originally competition was about making figures and manouvres while making a free fall - controlling your body in free fall. Or making a precision landing. OR ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg048e-NMAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUkYhn8lVJo
For show they have invented a new class/activity where the action is close to the ground with manouvres, touching the water and making a precision landing. I'm not judging the competitions aspect of those activities, but close to the ground in the middle of a city IS spectator friendly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk1g2O1CUq8
Each DLG-show class task may not take too long time.
The tasks has to be flown close by to be watched by spectators and be able to be caught by cameras.
The tasks can also include some sort of telemetry, to show data on screen (?)
Some of the technology must excist within the drone racing community?
I can imagine a competition with action filled tasks. Like a DLG tri/quadro/pent-athlon ...
Before and at the F3K competition in Uetze, Germany, I gathered the following ideas. I would very much like you comments, changes and new ideas that differs.
Here they come (they can almost all be flown within a stadium!)
a) Launch hight ((Athletic skills))
perhaps: best of 5 launches , either alone or 5 pilots launching simultanously.
the best 1-2 of 4-5-6 continues to semifinals and finals ...
Telemetry of launch hight to be shown on screen
b) Turnaround ((Action))
3 min window, 6x30 seconds, 10th of seconds
telemetry?
time shown on screen
c) Speed - alone ((Performance)) - like F3B ish
4x75 m
2x100 m
6-8x75-100 m (speed <=> distance?)
The bases can be shown on screens, to make the spectators see how close the plane crosse the bases.
d) Distance ((Action - a)) - 4-6 pilots
i) as many laps of 50-75 m in 2 min working time
ii) As many laps of 50-75 m in 2 min working time. The pilot may launch again during the 2 min
The bases can be shown on screens, to make the spectators see how close the plane crosse the bases.
e) Triangle ((Action)) - Red bull-ish pylons - 4 pilots
i) # of completed laps
ii) most laps in 2-3 minutes. The pilot may launc again during the 2-3 minutes
"Speedway" pionts: 4-3-2-1 points / 3-2-1-0 points / 2-1-0-0 points -> ?
Telemetry/data?
Cameras on each of the 3 bases can show if and how close the plane turns. If you cut or hit => ?? (out, launch again, ...)
Think show, action, close by. Think "F3K - Short track speed skiing relay"!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8Pt8j9mbqU
I will be truely happy for all of you ideas and inputs. I have not yet solutions for everything I have sugested above. But solutions do hopefully come when we have ideas and get practical problems from the ideas��
I will follow this thread closely, read inputs and try to extract ideas, but I may not be very active.
You are most welcome to reply in german.
Yours sincerely
Erik Dahl Christensen
Denmark
Dear friends,
This spring I got the assignment from Tomas Bartowsky, to try to create an "DLG/F3K World Air Games Show class" for the 2020 World Air Games in Turkey, and therefor I seek you help ��.
F3K is a great soaring class, with action and performance.
The show class is NOT intended to replace F3K as we know it.
The DLG-showclass is intended to show some action filled, TV/internet and spectator friendly showflying with F3K / DLG gliders with a competition aspect.
Think parallel to parachuting: Originally competition was about making figures and manouvres while making a free fall - controlling your body in free fall. Or making a precision landing. OR ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg048e-NMAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUkYhn8lVJo
For show they have invented a new class/activity where the action is close to the ground with manouvres, touching the water and making a precision landing. I'm not judging the competitions aspect of those activities, but close to the ground in the middle of a city IS spectator friendly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk1g2O1CUq8
Each DLG-show class task may not take too long time.
The tasks has to be flown close by to be watched by spectators and be able to be caught by cameras.
The tasks can also include some sort of telemetry, to show data on screen (?)
Some of the technology must excist within the drone racing community?
I can imagine a competition with action filled tasks. Like a DLG tri/quadro/pent-athlon ...
Before and at the F3K competition in Uetze, Germany, I gathered the following ideas. I would very much like you comments, changes and new ideas that differs.
Here they come (they can almost all be flown within a stadium!)
a) Launch hight ((Athletic skills))
perhaps: best of 5 launches , either alone or 5 pilots launching simultanously.
the best 1-2 of 4-5-6 continues to semifinals and finals ...
Telemetry of launch hight to be shown on screen
b) Turnaround ((Action))
3 min window, 6x30 seconds, 10th of seconds
telemetry?
time shown on screen
c) Speed - alone ((Performance)) - like F3B ish
4x75 m
2x100 m
6-8x75-100 m (speed <=> distance?)
The bases can be shown on screens, to make the spectators see how close the plane crosse the bases.
d) Distance ((Action - a)) - 4-6 pilots
i) as many laps of 50-75 m in 2 min working time
ii) As many laps of 50-75 m in 2 min working time. The pilot may launch again during the 2 min
The bases can be shown on screens, to make the spectators see how close the plane crosse the bases.
e) Triangle ((Action)) - Red bull-ish pylons - 4 pilots
i) # of completed laps
ii) most laps in 2-3 minutes. The pilot may launc again during the 2-3 minutes
"Speedway" pionts: 4-3-2-1 points / 3-2-1-0 points / 2-1-0-0 points -> ?
Telemetry/data?
Cameras on each of the 3 bases can show if and how close the plane turns. If you cut or hit => ?? (out, launch again, ...)
Think show, action, close by. Think "F3K - Short track speed skiing relay"!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8Pt8j9mbqU
I will be truely happy for all of you ideas and inputs. I have not yet solutions for everything I have sugested above. But solutions do hopefully come when we have ideas and get practical problems from the ideas��
I will follow this thread closely, read inputs and try to extract ideas, but I may not be very active.
You are most welcome to reply in german.
Yours sincerely
Erik Dahl Christensen
Denmark
