Steve_in_NJ
Member
I fly quads, and have joined my local old-school model airplane club. My first quad is set up for AP; not built for the rough-and-tumble of FPV racing. I joined the club because I wanted to have a place to go where I didn't have to wonder if I was going to get booted out by some authority or another, or worse.
Recently I brought up the idea of setting up an FPV course on part of the club's 22 acre field. This is a privately owned space surrounded by more acres of woods - fabulous. Not terribly interesting in terms of aerial photography (just grass and woods), but a fantastic spot to set up a course. The club is wary of multirotors in general, but is open to the idea. The field is in Morris County.
The catch (if you choose to call it that) is that you need to be a member of the club ($), and to be a member of the club, you need to be an AMA member ($). The AMA membership gets you liability insurance in case there's an unfortunate incident of some sort, among other things. The club dues pay to maintain the field and the dirt road that goes through it in a semi-parklike condition.
The club is very intent on complying with AMA guideelines, but having said that there is still room for FPV racing. Anyone watching the races that's not wearing goggles is by default a spotter. Besides, flying 6 feet off the ground around a set course doesn't really lend itself to disapearing over the horizon!
So, who's interested? If you want to see the field, check out this video I shot...
Trying out RAMAC's new flying field (5 min 5 sec)
Recently I brought up the idea of setting up an FPV course on part of the club's 22 acre field. This is a privately owned space surrounded by more acres of woods - fabulous. Not terribly interesting in terms of aerial photography (just grass and woods), but a fantastic spot to set up a course. The club is wary of multirotors in general, but is open to the idea. The field is in Morris County.
The catch (if you choose to call it that) is that you need to be a member of the club ($), and to be a member of the club, you need to be an AMA member ($). The AMA membership gets you liability insurance in case there's an unfortunate incident of some sort, among other things. The club dues pay to maintain the field and the dirt road that goes through it in a semi-parklike condition.
The club is very intent on complying with AMA guideelines, but having said that there is still room for FPV racing. Anyone watching the races that's not wearing goggles is by default a spotter. Besides, flying 6 feet off the ground around a set course doesn't really lend itself to disapearing over the horizon!
So, who's interested? If you want to see the field, check out this video I shot...
Trying out RAMAC's new flying field (5 min 5 sec)
