Airfield

What?

The airfield is the designated place to start and fly your flying objects.

Events

• Model rockets for kids launches

Saturday ~ 1100h (if wind allows)

• Model rocket launches

Sunday ~ 1500-1700h (if wind allows)

• Another Blimp launch

Sunday ~ 1400-1500

and maybe later

Where is the airfield?

Finally, a solution:

• the small airfield is directly at the entrance (gate 2). Use it for demos and with smaller stuff.
  • No FPV.
  • No Racing.
  • No fixed wing aircraft.
  • The small airfield may vanish when more visitors arrive.

• the main airfield will be in the north-west outside of gate 9 (N6) for bigger, faster or more dangerous stuff (model rockets, FPV racing, fixed wing).
  • You can reach the airfield via gate 9 (N6) in he north-east of the camp.
  • From gate 9, follow the tracks until you come to a road - the meadow to the right is the airfield. Follow the signs to the start point - the grass is lower there.
  • there is high grass on the meadow - see picture - unclear if something can be done about it.
  • Be careful with the horses and do not start nearby.

Flugfeld auf campmap.mazdermind.de (map is unofficial and sometimes not reliable)

• Official airfield will be the field in the north (~ 100m north of the camp site). FPV can be flown only there - there will be RFC 2322 compatible frequency management.
• the small field on the campsite (east of heaven) will be available for everyone that does not need frequency management

Airfield North Of Camp

Airfield East Of Camp

• this field is only temporary
• be careful with the cars

Airfield FAQ

• I need something special.... / I want to help... / I have a question.

Dial 3584 (FLUG)

• Can I fly anywhere else?

Not on the campsite. Rule of thumb: Do not fly over the heads of other people.

• Under what conditions can I fly at the airfield?

Generally: if you have an electrically powered object with less than 5kg, then yes. If the object is heavier or powered by a combustion engine, or generally does not fall into the legal definition of "model aircraft", then you will need a special permission ("Aufstiegsgenehmigung").

Also take note that federal regulation requires that all aircraft that are flown need a proper insurance, regardless of their size, power and operating altitude. A standard private liability insurance ("Privathaftpflicht") is usually not covering damage caused by remote controlled aircraft. The insurance through a membership in a model aircraft association is the preferred procedure.

• Can I fly FPV at the camp?

FPV flying is subject to german law; the exact conditions for FPV flying are subject of discussions, but in general you will need a second person (a spotter) that has the flying object in sight at all times and is able to take control at any time. The safe variant would be a buddy-box system.

In any case you will need to coordinate your use of analog video frequencies. Only transmitters in the 2.4Ghz and 5.8Ghz range are legal with an amateur radio license. There are very few channels available; some channels do overlap. We are working to organize a channel reservation system at the designated flying field.

Do not, under any circumstances, switch your FPV transmitter on without first checking with your receiver that the channel is unused, even if you have a frequency reserved!

Please enter your name and frequencies into the table below.

• Can I fly with an analog remote control? (35Mhz, 433Mhz)

You will need to coordinate with other analog users. Please enter yourself into the list below. We will try to set a method of sage frequency distribution. Be aware that the camp is not exactly a radio emission free zone.

FPV frequencies

• Legal frequencies in the 5.8GHz range are only from 5725 MHz to 5875 MHz @25mW max. That corresponds to the BOSCAM A and B bands (channels 1-8), and some channels from the F-Band (Airwave).

• As neighbouring channels do overlap in practice, we will probably be only able to fit 4 simultaneous 5.8GHz band FPV flyers in the air, current proposal is this:

Nr.	Channel A-Band	Channel B-Band	Channel F-Band
1	A2 (5845 MHz)	B7 (5847 MHz)	F6 (5840 MHz)
2	A4 (5805 MHz)	B5 (5809 MHz)	F4 (5800 MHz)
3	A6 (5765 MHz)	B3 (5771 MHz)	F2 (5760 MHz)
4	A8 (5725 MHz)	B1 (5733 MHz)	-

• Boscam E Band has no legal channel in Germany (e.g. the popular RC305). Additionally, channels E1 and E5 will overlap with the above frequencies.

Frequency List

If you plan on flying anything, you can enter yourself into the list. In case you plan to use analog frequencies, be sure to make an entry. You do not need to specify channels, just frequency bands (except when you're unable to change them).

Who	DECT/GSM	What?	FPV frequencies	RC frequencies (dig/analog)	Telemetrie	Comment
Enno	3223	mini hex	5.8Ghz	2.4GHz		Like this.
Enno, Volker	?	7m blimp		2.4GHz		only when there is no wind
User:Raketenclub	NOGO	Rockets (P1)			maybe xbee for telemetrie	only when there is no or light wind
x4FF3	?	Blackout MiniH Quad	Channel A6 5765MHz	2.4GHz		as often as i can!
JayArr	?	Flip260	Ch4 5800 Mhz	2.4GHz		any racers here?
balrog	?	crap wooden tricopter	0.9GHz band	433MHz w/ freq hopping
DataWorm	?	MikroKopter (quad)	5.8GHz band	2.4GHz		flying time < 2h/day, often in the evening
User:swaio	?	Bumblebee (500 Quad)	(5.8GHz)	2.4GHz Spektrum	433Mhz 3DR	flying time < 2h/day
User:q3k	4Q3K	The Electric Pope (250 quad)		2.4GHz w/ freq hopping	telemetry at 2.4GHz, predefined channel	no fpv, but can still race (poorly) :)
User:faheus	ICMP	S550	maybe 5.8GHz Video Downlink	FrSky 2.4GHz		searching for guys who will show me some manual ;)
User:Nooitaf	?	TBS Gemini + Tarot 200	5.8GHz	2.4GHz Futaba		race noob xD
User:TobiX	8624	SK450 (Hobbyking)		2.4GHz FlySky
User:phicoh		Blade MCPX-BL		2.4 GHz Spectrum
User:christi		UAVP-NG 0.24 (quad)	5860MHz	2.4 GHz
User:Rorist	2337	Nighthawk 250 quad	CH8F1 5725 MHz	2.4 GHz HK6S w/ freq hopping		learning fpv
User:Kai		220 Quad	(2.4 Ghz WLAN)	2.4 GHz Spektrum DSM2		platform tests for fpv someday
_luc	4281	DJI Firewheel Hexa	5.8 GHz F1 (non-critical)	2.4 GHz
User:ploynog	Village:C3D2	Flying Wing		2.4 GHz (Spektrum)		LEDs for night flight
User:NeverFinished		various quads...	5860MHz	2.4 Ghz FrSky		brought fpv race gates
User:Lux	5899	250 h-quad, flying wing		2.4 Ghz FrSky		some flying, trying gps flight on the wing
User:T4b_		hubsan micro-h fpv race mod, TBS Gemini		2.4 GHz S-FHSS		noobing around with fpv racing
User:d0b		A few flyduino quads		2.4 GHz DSMX (Spektrum), 5,8GHz Fatshark FPV