Why is "know your channel" the most important rule when flying together?
Takeaway
Know your channel before you plug in.
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03 · Know your channel · fig. 1
One channel = one pilot
R1
5658 MHz
Mia
R2
5695 MHz
R3
5732 MHz
Karl
R4
5769 MHz
R5
5806 MHz
R6
5843 MHz
Oskar
R7
5880 MHz
R8
5917 MHz
Liis
37 MHz
Raceband analog video 5.8 GHz
4 pilots? Spread out: never two on one channel, never right next to each other.
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03 · Know your channel · fig. 2
Two drones, one channel
1
Karl is flying on R3
He sees his own camera.
2
Mia plugs in on R3
Karl now sees Mia’s workbench…
3
Karl is blind
…at 100 km/h. Crash.
The pilot who gets hurt is not the one who made the mistake.
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03 · Know your channel · fig. 3
The power-up ritual
Every time. Before every battery.
1
Register
Book your channel on the screen
2
Wait
Someone else on it? Wait your turn
3
Shout
“Plugging in on R3!”
R3!
4
Plug in
25 mW. Never more, practice or race
5
Check
Pilots in the air: “video still clean?”
6
Fly
Now go. Enjoy it.
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03 · Know your channel · fig. 4
Quiet and fair
25 mW. Always.
In practice and in a race.
Pit mode
still reaches the pits
< 1 mW
Our limit
plenty for any track
25 mW
More
drowns everyone else
never
What about DJI?
Digital video plays by different rules.
analog: one channel each
DJI: much wider
Wider signal, and the goggles transmit too. We don’t race DJI. At practice, book it on the screen and keep your distance.
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Safety · flying together
Flying together
A drone in the air is fast and has sharp props. Everyone around you needs to know what you’re doing.
Book your channel
On the reservation screen, before you plug in. Someone on your channel? Wait your turn.
25 mW, always
Video power never higher, in practice and in races.
taking off!
Say it out loud
“Plugging in!” “Taking off!” “Landing!” “Crash!”
Never over people
Stay in the pilot area. Never fly over or towards anyone.
More in the guide Know your channel.
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Remember
Know your channel before you plug in.
When two drones share a video channel, the pilot already in the air goes blind, so "know your channel" is the one rule that protects other people's drones, not just your own.
1
Book your channel on the screen. Taken? Wait your turn.
2
Say it out loud: “Plugging in on R3!”
3
25 mW: always, in practice and in races.
4
Before you take off, ask: “Video still clean?”
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