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Pre-Conference BBQ, Thurs, 7/17
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Kraken
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I don't mind helping out before hand. I'm not sure exactly how early we could get there, but definitely probably by 2ish. We might be able to help with the registration part too.
I may (or may not, depending) need some help in stringing some lights by the back deck. I suspect I can't do it by myself (hurts to say that, it really does
) ... soooo yes, if a couple of you come over early, I'll probably have a couple of 'guy' things that need to be done. But outside of that, I think most of the advance work is done ... there's the normal 'run to the store and get ice and soda in the morning'. And then the road marking (which I'm looking forward to, don't know why - my inner graffiti artist?). So come early. You may have to just help with beer and wine tasting .
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dirkhh
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Well, I've been practicing on the way... with ZERO crashes
(admittedly, my car looks very lonely in this video, but I'm sure we can change that by Thursday...)
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Kraken
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I may (or may not, depending) need some help in stringing some lights by the back deck. I suspect I can't do it by myself (hurts to say that, it really does
Sounds good.
Flying in from Hawaii with Spleen. First, we couldn't book the factory tour due to adding a second line to production. And now, we are coming in too late for the pre-conference bbq. I'm jealous. Sounds like it's going to be one of the highlights for this year's TMC event even though it's unofficial. Maybe that's why it will be more fun? :wink:
Looking forward to the pics/stories!
roblab
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So somebody is planning to supercharge their drone with a defib? What a great idea!
Kind of looks like this will become an annual event - Tesla and SolarCity have been huge helps in getting this ready. And with the help coming in from everyone here, I can't imagine we can't do this every year. This year we'll have 100 people and I'll be able to gauge just how many more people the property can comfortably hold. I'm guessing around 200.
We already have an official Twitter hashtag, if you haven't picked it up in following the TeslaRoadTrip guys. Search twitter for #PartyAtPicnicCreek and you'll see pics on Thursday as the party is happening.
(The back story on 'Picnic Creek' ... I asked the original land owner why my particular piece of land was so heavily treed and my neighbors were not. He told me that the area had been a large farm, but his grandmother had begged his great-grandfather NOT clear my area, because it was where the family picnicked and had family get togethers. Two creeks, lots of rock outcroppings. So they called the spot Picnic Creek. And that's why I still have all my oaks and other trees everywhere. And the number of trees are part of why I fell in love with the place.)
dirkhh
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roblab
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my 58 Wh battery keeps it flying 30 minutes. My very rough calculations, and probably wrong, would say that the 85 kWh batt would fly it for over 700 hours.
There are also batteries in the remote and in the wifi repeater that don't last long. Don't think the quad battery is the limiting factor.
My other concern is how many of these remotes are on the same frequency as mine? Would be fun to have one remote do an auto start on about six drones and fly them who knows where. Ah, the possibilities! Could we get signal from the DJ and have the copters dance to the music?
Sorry. A little off topic.
Roblab,
Be careful on Thursday. There'll be another brown beauty heading up to Loomis from Napa early afternoon. My buddy from next door, in a white one, will be convoying with me.
See you up there!
Be careful on Thursday. There'll be another brown beauty heading up to Loomis from Napa early afternoon. My buddy from next door, in a white one, will be convoying with me.
See you up there!
dirkhh
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dirkhh
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At the Fremont charger. There are factory tours today, but of course only by appointment. :-(
Who told us that there were none this week???
Who told us that there were none this week???
