Electronic Noticeboard
Briefing of tonights flight 07/08/2024 PM is cancelled
Token and Test BLA
Dear pilots,
Please note that in order to have a valid entry on the General Briefing, the following must be done:
-Paid token for the competition on Watchmefly.
-Flown the practice flight virtually to see if everything is working properly. You have to make the declarations of the goals as well as use the loggermark.
Thank you in advance for taking this into account.
Regards,
Jonas Maes
Section I and II, British Nationals 2024
Dear Pilots,
Attached you can find Section I and II of the rules.
Regards,
Jonas Maes
Instructional video - BalloonLive App
Dear pilots,
Andrew Robertson has made a very clear instructional video on how the BalloonLive App works.
For those who are not - or less - experienced with BLA here, I advise you to take a look at this one.
You can find the video via this link: https://youtu.be/vdNrcm0B2Fo
Regards,
Jonas Maes
Flight Report Forms - Digital via Watchmefly.net
Dear pilots,
We will use the digital FRF during this competition.
The advantage of this is that the scorers will receive your FRF sooner, and therefore results can be calculated and published faster.
For those who are not familiar yet with this digital FRF, please take some time to look how everything works.
You can find an instruction video on https://watchmefly.net/blog/20210408-new-features.php or check the tutorial videos on https://watchmefly.net/blog/20210408-new-features.php
Kind regards,
Jonas Maes
Balloon Live app and sensor - Test recording and operation recommendations
Dear Pilots,
To best prepare for any technology hiccups to be solved before we start the event, I would like to ask you to carefully read and follow these 3 important steps:
CHECK
Please check the following:
- the latest version of the Balloon Live app is installed (v2034)
- the Balloon Live Sensor has the latest firmware version (v4.19)
For further information and latest updates, please visit balloonlive.org
TEST AND TRAIN
To test the Balloon Live app with a BLS connected, you will have to log in with your WatchMeFly-account. Then select the British Nationals 2024- event to load the competition and flight data.
One practice flight has been defined and is ready to be used for testing. To test that everything is running smoothly, start at least one flight recording and let the app record for a minimum of 5-10 minutes (the longer, the better). While recording this flight, please do also test dropping markers and declaring goals. Watch especially for a good reactivity of the system. Maybe you can also include a waiting time between the selection of the marker/goal number and the final drop. This creates a realistic situation and will help eliminate potential problems. Don’t hesitate to repeat the recording. You can record multiple practice flights.
Once you stopped the flight, you can find your flight data on WatchMeFly.net for download.
Until the General Briefing we will check if all pilots have done such a test recording.
GET READY
Finally, please download and read the new "BLA and BLS Operation recommendations", available for download on https://balloonlive.org/downloads/
If you have any problem, please check the FAQ on balloonlive.org or ultimately contact support@balloonlive.org.
Kind regards,
Jonas Maes
Example TDS
Dear pilots,
Attached you can find an example of a Task Data Sheet which will be used during this competition.
This example shows you how the tasks will be communicated during the briefing.
Kind regards,
Jonas Maes
Rules British Nationals - AXMER 2024
Dear Pilots,
Attached you can find the AXMER 2024 we will use during the British Nationals 2024.
Kind regards,
Jonas Maes