Just to add further insult to injury Derby Worlds WILL be on over weekend 1st - 2nd October 2016.
Just to add further insult to injury Derby Worlds WILL be on over weekend 1st - 2nd October 2016.
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Don't worry Paul. Our weekend stands.
Neil
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Ouch! First no David M and now this news ...
Gordon Bennett that is the second big clash to occur next year! Choosing Doncaster 2016 on basis of above Our Weekend Stands posting.
Oh FFS - typical, means we will probably lose a few. Spoke to Rob on Saturday and wouldn't want to lose our slot at the Derby show, maybe we can work something out with a couple of folks alternating Saturday and Sunday. We are all resourceful chaps so I am sure we can work something out.
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Doncaster and Derby are roughly one hour apart when one is driving. If anyone's on public transport Doncaster to Derby train services run hourly on weekend days.
The Skylink bus service from Derby station direct to Donington Racing Circuit runs every 20 minutes Saturday and half hourly on Sunday. It leaves from and drops you back straight outside the station.
Alternating between events. Great idea even though Doncaster is rapidly becoming our Flagship Event as the UK contingent of the Aerodrome IMHO.
I have to be at EMA in the Sunday afternoon so could do a morning till 2.30 slot, infact would love to if there is a place available .
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Chris are you going to Robs this weekend? We can have a meeting to hammer out possibilities etc if you are.
Must dash for now chaps, rehearsal night for Panto. Oh yes it is.....
(Remember Andy Panto Wife/Real Wife, for singing with/for dancing with......
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Needs must. We will think very seriously about becoming alternators too next year between Doncaster <-> Derby when I get home on Thursday.
Missus now aware of clash and does not mind if we alternate. Gather this means only one table for us at Derby on both days next year so less staffing or presence required?
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I wonder if this could be an opportunity - set up to identical tables at each venue, have one side playing from Derby, one side from Doncaster and play via videolnk, skype etc. I've never heard of anything like this being done at a show (which might indicate the practicality of the suggestion) but if it did work it would be awesome
Biggest hurdle is likely to be the level of connectivity at the museum. It didn't strike me as somewhere with ultra high speed broadband. That issue aside, the rest is definitely feasible.
- Neil.
Doncaster would get priority from me, but if needed to cover the Worlds, I suppose I could be persuaded to give up 1 day.
I'm told I'm pretty easily persuaded to do stuff (unless it has Sails!)
This reminds me too of how off the end of the runways at East Midlands Airport the ILS can cause bad connectivity. Donington Racing Circuit OK if Runway 27 in use but if 09 in use instead this could occur.
Mobile phone signals also bad in same areas as these are also affected by the ILS. Even when weather is severe clear but so I gather the way around this problem is to use wi-fi.
Might be a bit much as we would have to trial run it with links at both ends to see what is feasible.
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If We were running a table at Derby Worlds the minimum requirement would be 3. Lets get Doncaster 2016 off the ground and see how many members we have then we could ask for volunteers or perhaps those who would rather do the Worlds and not come to Doncaster. But like I said lets get Doncaster 2016 off the ground first.
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Just as an addition already contact show organisers to find out if there is any wifi access in the main show/display hall.
Neil
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There is - there was a sign on the wall giving the password to their Wi-Fi service
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"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
I agree that we should treat Doncaster 2016 with priority as it is our Flagship event. The more I think about Skype link idea the more it appeals to me if we can somehow get this to work.
There is always a first time for everything. Plus if we do use it not only does public see game but also what the Aerodrome as a community is capable of when we need to band together and be resourceful.
My laptop can use wi-fi and has webcam facility. Bed time for me now interesting day ahead FT getting heads up about Vulcan XH558 in our training airspace areas October 10th and 11th tomorrow
I dont think the AIr Museum has wi-fi (yet) - I will speak to Tracy and find out.
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There wasn't any in evidence when we were there. Couldn't detect any signals on the appropriate frequencies that I couldn't account for.
- Neil.
I have never heard of South Yorks Air Museum having a free wi-fi facility and the Wife and I know the place quite well.
Not knowing Donington Racing Circuit had a free facility is different because I am not a petrol head. So other than telepathy I wonder how else we could create a live link Doncaster <-> Derby?
Someone would have to go to Doncaster, who has a wi-fi broadband USB stick, and pay for the access to the internet.
4G wireless hotspot would be the way to go, 3G at a push. 3GB of data should be enough if something that compresses the video feed enough is used. I need to check current prices (on mobile right now), but last time I looked that was about Ł20. So not cheap compared to regular broadband, but not bank breaking. And if you use it for one game a day, more than enough.
- Neil.
Ł20/day or per hour?
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3GB over a 3 month period.
http://store.three.co.uk/view/search...e_mbb_payg_sim
- Neil.
How much time would 3gb give us? Could we cover 6 hours of gaming on both days with it?
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It should do, but as I said earlier, it will depend on the actual application used. Skype is horribly inefficient. There are alternatives which do much better video compression.
If I get a chance I'll do some tests and see what average data rates are like. Will have to wait until I'm back from hacking dinosaurs though...
- Neil.
There is good 4G at Doncaster, Amy and I both used it (sparingly, only 500mb/month on our tarrif).
How much it costs on a dongle I wouldn't know.
Ok chaps this seems to be a general discussion thread for Doncaster 2016/Derby Worlds 2016 and will remain so. After the new year I will open a purely Doncaster 2016 Event Organisation thread. As such the priority for organising will be Doncaster 2016, Derby Worlds 2016 will evolve separately from this and if the two can be brought together (ie skype or other link) then that will be left to others to accomplish.
Neil
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Looking at participants, ie members attending, the total number of gaming tables will be worked out by dividing those attending by 9. (We need 36 for 4 tables).
1 games organiser and 8 (minimum) participants.
On 2015 numbers that still gives us 3 tables, 9 game slots plus the Ace of Aces and the finale game. The only change will be that the finale will be Sunday AM and the 3 game slots for Sunday PM.
So please everyone who attended spread the word. We know Derby Worlds is the same weekend but if people can attend for 1 day then we should encourage them to do so.
For those who wish to put on games get working on them.
Neil
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Would love to run my two seater game again..... but nothing with Spads, I don't think, lol
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Excited already ! ~ easily done!
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Do we want Sails again at Doncaster?
I do not mind organising the games again if we do
More Sails !!!
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
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Yep its a life on the ocean wave for me for 1 game at least.
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Coming down is the hardest thing
At least one game fewer than that, for me.........................
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