VENUE
This race will take place at Columbia High School
Anyone flying out of control and recklessly will be removed from the event.
REGISTRATION
Pilots should register and check in no later than 24 hours before the race on MultiGP. You will need to check in to obtain your video frequency for the day. Please come with your video frequency setup before you arrive onsite. Pilots must be able to change video frequencies during the mains portion of the race day.
PILOT QUALIFICATIONS
CHS Drone Club members, Visiting Schools need to coordinate with the Race Director / Club Advisor.
Spectators are welcome
ADDRESS
Columbia High School
962 Luther Rd
East Greenbush, NY 12061
RACE FORMAT
QUALIFYING
Five or more rounds (depending on participation) of 2-minute heats, no practice rounds. At the end of 2 minutes, pilots that are still in the air may finish their current lap. Your first lap will begin when you cross the timing gate. We will mix it up and run fasted lap, top 3 consecutive or some other variation to keep it fun.
MAINS
Every pilot will be seeded into mains.
We will use a variety of formats through out the season.
Points based double eliminatino, Most laps overall. The goal is to have fun.
RACE START
Pilots will be asked to give a thumbs-up if they have a clear video signal and are ready to start. Once all pilots are ready the start countdown will begin. Pilots are permitted to start motors prior to the race start but may not leave the launch stand until after the starting signal. Racers leaving the ground prior to the race start will be penalized 1 lap for that round unless they failed to complete a full lap. A restart will be called if a mid-air collision involves more than one drone crashing out before the start gate.
RACE END
The timing system will call the end of race for each pilot. In non-timed heads up racing such as mains, when the leader of the race crosses onto their last lap everyone crosses onto their last lap the next time they fly thru the start/finish gate. Promptly land in the designated landing area after you have completed the race.
MALFUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT
In the event of equipment problems each pilot will receive a two minute “mercy minute” period to fix their equipment. Please inform the race director if you need some time to make adjustments.
GATES & FLAGS
Pilots are not permitted to miss gates or flags. If a gate or flag is missed the pilot must turn around and successfully navigate the obstacle before continuing. Any lap where a gate or flag is missed will not be counted. It is up to the race directors discretion if a gate or flag is damaged during the heat if a re-run will occur. Any pilots crashed out before the re-run is called will not be allowed to re-run. Pilots can not enter a gate from the rear of the gate. Any pilot who enters a gate from the rear of the gate will be disqualified for that round.
SCORING
Scoring will be done via VTX based timing system. Pilots may challenge lap counts with personal DVR. In “buzzer beater” situations the timing system will be the decider and no challenges will be allowed.
EQUIPMENT RESTRICTIONS
See Equipent requirements from Season guide
https://www.dronesinschool.com/
VIDEO/CONTROL TRANSMITTER
Video transmitters must be 40 channel, operate on the 5.8ghz spectrum, and are limited in power to 25mw. Polarized antennas are suggested. We will use the frequency profile (R1, R3, R5, R7). Transmitters that broadcast out of their set frequency and power level will not be allowed to be used. It is up to the pilot to know how their video transmitter works and how to change frequencies on it. Crossfire must be set to “race mode”.
HDZERO is ALLOWED and encouraged. Please record your DVR.
DJI / Walksnail is ALLOWED. 25mw limit. You must distance yourself from analog pilots. DJI pilots MUST record their own DVR on an SD card and produce it if needed. If a DVR review is not possible your round will not count. More on this as we go through the season. Be aware that we will do everything possible to make DJI work at Full Tilt but depending on your setup we can not guarantee you will be able to fly all heats or fly with other pilots.
SAFETY
SAFETY INSPECTION
Aircraft will be subject to a safety inspection before being allowed to fly. If a fire is called during a race all pilots should land immediately and the heat will be re-run.
FLIGHT LINE
Pilots will not be permitted to cross the flightline while aircraft are in the air. Pilots must wait until all aircraft have landed prior to retrieving a downed aircraft. This includes during practice. When retrieving an aircraft power it down as soon as it is retrieved.
FAILSAFE
Failsafes must be configured to stop the aircraft's motors in the event of a lost signal. Failsafes will be tested as part of the safety inspection.
PIT AREA
No flying in the pit area is permitted. Do not power up in the pit area. If you need to test equipment between heats inform the race director before doing so
PILOT AREA
All pilots must fly from the pilot area. Chairs marked with frequency numbers are provided if pilots wish to use them. Only spotters and pilots are allowed in the pilot area during a race.
FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT
Pilots who intentionally power up in the pits, change their video transmission power, or do anything to interfere with another pilots video or control frequencies will be disqualified.
RACE SCHEDULE
The first round will start 30 minutes after the event start time to allow time for setup, safety inspections, pilot briefings.. Breaks will be provided between rounds as necessary. Each heat will start 2 minutes after the completion of the previous heat in the same round. Please have your equipment ready to go!
SETUP/TEARDOWN
All pilots are expected to help with either setup or teardown. Setup will begin 30 minutes before the scheduled event time.
