ORIGINAL: scotty302
I saw the list of categories and wonder if this would apply to an organization rather than one individual especially with the distances that they cover with each milestone. Could make a mention on a posting and see if there is any takers for the U-1.a.2 class, there might be a slight interest. Otherwise, they're just fpv addicts like myself and do this just to fuel the addiction. At the very least, the OSD telemetry would have to be verified by the FAI governing body before they would consider any attempts under their listed categories for making the record attempts.
The other item that comes to mind, when coming to FPV and the AMA is the conflict of rules in regards to line of sight limitations, which most of the pilots are flying well outside the boundaries of unless they have the chase team in place.
I personally would like to see some of those names filling some of the records, especially for bragging rights after what some of them had to endure. 5.5 hours trying to fly thermals out to the 100Km mark and back required bathroom breaks and the use of a copilot.
scotty,
I was confused by the wording that appeared to only apply to an organization rather than an individual so I asked the FAI;
Le 17.08.2012 19:19, Phelps, Frank a écrit :
Submitted by Mr. Phelps,Frank - Other
Object: FAI Sporting Code Section 12
Message: The 2001 FAI Sporting Code Section 12 – Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAV) Class U defines UAVs as;
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) - an aerodyne with a means of propulsion, that does not carry a human, which is designed for scientific research, commercial, governmental, or military purposes.
Can a private individual submit a record claim applying for a record ratification or does the claim need to be associated with a research lab or government/military organization?
A short time ago I received the following from the FAI:
Good morning,
An individual can present a record claim as far as the rules are follow.
Information are published on http://www.fai.org/how-to-set-a-record as
well as in the Sporting code concerned (SC 12).
Best regards
Christine Rousson
I'm surprised that an FPV equipment manufacturer has not picked up on this to use for advertizing. To be able to advertise that their equipment was used to set world records would be a great selling point. Of course internationally the organization is the FAI, in the U.S. nationally it's the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) as the governing organization however I checked and they follow the FAI sporting code. Every country has it's own organization for local claims.
Regards
Frank