SELEM 2025 Sign-up Thread (SELEM 18)

[buffo]

We're all getting older. And I have to admit that it feels weird being the same age as "old people" now.

Sorry for the delay in updating the sign-up thread. I posed it right before heading off to the UKLEM (which was a blast!), but on the way home I got stuck in the Philadelphia airport and had to spend the night there because of flight cancellations. When I finally flew out the next morning I had just enough time to run home, swap my bags, and zoom back to the airport to catch a flight to Texas for work. Ugh. Got back on Friday and was completely spent, which is why the thread has only just now been updated.

Chris: I will be bringing my VR rig as well, along with my DJI FPV. I have a couple sets of the yellow plastic discs we used to use to mark out a drone course back in Newton, so I'll bring those as well. I feel pretty confident that the field where David Kumpula launched his Paramotor rig will be large enough for us to set up a small drone course for some good-natured racing.

According to the DJI website, their digital flight control and video systems will function with up to 8 separate pilots operating in the same space, so if anyone else has a drone they'd like to bring, please feel free. If we end up with more than 8 pilots, we can always take turns. Also, the limit of 8 simultaneous pilots only applies to the DJI digital video system. The older analog video systems have lots more channels, so if anyone is still flying one of those rigs, they shouldn't have any problems. Granted, I've never actually tested analog and digital video feeds together, so there's a chance that there could be some interference, but with nearly 40 channels to choose from (on the analog side) I don't think it will be a major issue.

Adam

[JohnYayas]

I am not going to make it to SELEM but thought I would mention that I ran into Newlin at Costco, of all places, the other day. We chatted a bit about the upcoming SELEM before going our separate ways to buy bulk items. Nice seeing you Newlin!

[buffo]

Ah yes - Costco. The store where you can duck in for a minute to buy one thing, and end up spending $100. (I spend way too much money at Costco.)

Sorry you won't be able to join us at SELEM, Gary. Admittedly, the new venue is quite a bit further than Newton was, but it's soooo much better. Maybe next year.

Adam

[hitekvoop]

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See you in AUGUST!!!!

[rodman1369]

Lenny Henzel passed away December 14th.
He introduced me to Quickshow at TEXLEM in San Antonio and SELEM .
Sadness.
We should remember him at SELEM this year.

[buffo]

Good point, Rodney. I was very glad that Len was able to return to SELEM in 2023 so he could see the new venue and re-connect with everyone again, but it was clear that his health was declining.

Len was a wonderful, kindhearted soul who was always ready and willing to help new people. His loss will be felt for a long time indeed.

Adam

[Shadow]

When I heard the announcement my heart sank. Jayrob died too a few years back. Two good men

[buffo]

Unfortunately, our little community here on PhotonLexicon has lost several people in the last few years. Ed Keefe, Mark Edgar, and Len Henzel all spring to mind, but I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting.

Death is a strange thing. It's almost an abstract concept at first, because when you are young, death is something that happens to other people that are completely outside your experience. But one of the surest signs of aging that I'm aware of is when death suddenly becomes very personal when someone from your family or your peer group passes away. And the older you get, the more frequently this starts happening.

Adam

[swamidog]

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[Lazerjock]

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About bloody time!!!