Look at what has been delivered today! The first batch of brand-new Balloon Live Sensors has been in production over the past weeks and the devices are now ready for real life testing. We are looking very much forward getting it out to pilots and testers. Later this year, in November, we plan a first official sale of the devices. Many events in 2021 have already declared their interest to run their competition with the new sensor and the Balloon Live app. Stay tuned for more details on the sale.
Balloon Live is proud to announce the Balloon Live Contest. This is a decentralised balloon competition that allows participating pilots from different countries to compete against each other in challenging and interesting task settings while flying in their area and country. For the start of the 2020 edition, the flying area is limited to the territories of the following 4 countries: Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Pilots from all countries can participate.
4-6 tasksheets will be available to fly over a longer period. Only one scoring flight is possible per task sheet and per pilot. Some task sheets may allow for multiple attempts.
Check out the details and register for this global competition: balloonlive.org/balloon-live-contest/
The past months have not been inactive. The Balloon Live team was working hard on getting the sensor box ready. Based on the existing Flytec Sensbox, Marc Andre has redesigned it's logic board, firmware and the design of the box itself, to make it the standardised GPS acquisition for balloon events working with Balloon Live app in the future. Production of the first series of sensors is scheduled in the coming weeks, with a release planned during this summer. Stay tuned for more information about the features and availability.