Glastocam!

[Crazyfool01]

17 minutes ago, watsonjm said:

Very much this.  Apparently there might be drones with the fireworks this year but I'd guess they'll over site adjacent fields or car parks 

Could easily take off from any point in pyramid field if they chose to corden off a bit 

[giantkatestacks]

39 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Could easily take off from any point in pyramid field if they chose to corden off a bit 

surely it isnt the take off but the danger of them crashing down?

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

1 hour ago, incident said:

May be more awkward to find a dead area on the festival site.

 

Oh I dunno. I reckon the Pyramid when Coldplay are on would be perfect 😉

[Crazyfool01]

8 minutes ago, giantkatestacks said:

surely it isnt the take off but the danger of them crashing down?

just need to do it before those damn seagulls descend and take them out 

[watsonjm]

56 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Could easily take off from any point in pyramid field if they chose to corden off a bit 

Would say that'd be too close to potential viewers and therefore a crash risk.  Somewhere out beyond park farm has been mooted. 

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, watsonjm said:

Would say that'd be too close to potential viewers and therefore a crash risk.  Somewhere out beyond park farm has been mooted. 

fair enough ... ive no idea how prone they are to crashes when operated by professionals 

[watsonjm]

1 minute ago, Crazyfool01 said:

fair enough ... ive no idea how prone they are to crashes when operated by professionals 

 

All programmed, wind is the biggest issue but I guess its a risk reward thing.  Even if a low chance if one does come down heavy it will do some damage.  

 

Personally hate the bloody things but that's cause they often take funds away from Fireworks which I love.

[pauladam]

1 hour ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Could easily take off from any point in pyramid field if they chose to corden off a bit 

I guess there's a huge cordoned off area right in front of Pyramid (as there always is) ahead of things starting properly

[Crazyfool01]

5 minutes ago, watsonjm said:

 

All programmed, wind is the biggest issue but I guess its a risk reward thing.  Even if a low chance if one does come down heavy it will do some damage.  

 

Personally hate the bloody things but that's cause they often take funds away from Fireworks which I love.

never seen a show tbh so would be interesting for me ... might take away the issues from how busy the park is though ... depends if theres both or not  ? cant see any sign of any firewood piles on the webcam as yet ? 

[pauladam]

In other news - has anyone reported the arrival of the cider bus? - I know its usually obscured by trees, but sometimes we do get a glimpse of it pulling up (or being put into place - unsure if it moves under its own power?)

[dotdash79]

6 minutes ago, pauladam said:

In other news - has anyone reported the arrival of the cider bus? - I know its usually obscured by trees, but sometimes we do get a glimpse of it pulling up (or being put into place - unsure if it moves under its own power?)

Isn’t that on the Monday of festival week?

[incident]

7 minutes ago, pauladam said:

In other news - has anyone reported the arrival of the cider bus? - I know its usually obscured by trees, but sometimes we do get a glimpse of it pulling up (or being put into place - unsure if it moves under its own power?)

 

Unless they get special dispensation, it wouldn't arrive on site until Saturday at the absolute earliest. Probably Sunday or Monday.

[Ayrshire Chris]

Welcome to the land of the summer people

[toohottoocold]

Loads of MEWPs in Arcadia. 

[Crazyfool01]

This leftfield ? or vodaphone ?

 

 

[Garrypp]

17 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

This leftfield ? or vodaphone ?

 

 

i had to double take on that too. It's vodafone with the Leftfield flag this side of the camera

[djp]

5 hours ago, watsonjm said:

Unlikely to be drones.  To do a half decent show you need hundreds which take up alot of space.  Also not sure on the rules around flying over crowds. 

 

Love the idea of turning the field into a night club so hope its this rather than project on the stage 

i think its projection mapping, heres a boring video to show what they did before

 

 

[westholtschic]

1 hour ago, pauladam said:

In other news - has anyone reported the arrival of the cider bus? - I know its usually obscured by trees, but sometimes we do get a glimpse of it pulling up (or being put into place - unsure if it moves under its own power?)

Usually we see it go past our campsite and on site on the Monday 

[Staberinde]

11 hours ago, EavisAintDead said:

 

This is my route that I do a few times a week, a bit longer but the views where the orange X is are nearly as good as the ones from the Tor and always quiet

PS. Say hi if you see anyone marching up with an orange dog with a ball on a string in it's mouth

I had a great walk as suggested by you through Borrs wood today with my son and dog.
Only had my phone cam but I stitched three zoomed in shots together for an alternative view of the site.

Thanks for the tip EAD

[glimmers_of_hope]

2 hours ago, djp said:

i think its projection mapping, heres a boring video to show what they did before

 

 

love this - actually found it really interesting.  Just shows the level of work and effort for just one 5 minute element!

[Staberinde]

On the way back I stopped quickly and took another pic from the top of the hill just east of Pilton. The camara is facing north and slightly to the west

[Staberinde]

IF there were to have a drone show, I would imagine they would all be taking off from a fenced off area in the vicinity above the tipi fields, maybe to the west of Strummerville or even the festival side of WV - away from the trees
This would allow the whole of the festival to see the show much the same as the fireworks.
I doubt they would take off from some cordoned off area for example in front of the Pyramid stage.
The drones are all programmed to land immediately if the stray, even if means crash landing straight down if they begin to stray outside the designated airspace.
These shows can be seen for miles away in the dark.

[Julesdude]

Another beauty of a sunset sky. What's the tent to the right of Woodsies with the flags? Is it a Woodsies Bar?

[Ayrshire Chris]

Pyramid has its night light on

[Alvoram]

Usually when there's a drone show planned, permission is sought from the CAA, so that it can be included in NOTAMs... That's how all of the 'secret' drone shoes I've attended have been leaked in advance. 

So I went to check drone assist, and the NOTAMs and temporary FRZs are already in place for Glastonbury.

Notams specify fireworks to 500ft, lasers, and search lights, nothing unusual. 

There's a temporary FRZ in place, meaning nobody should be flying anything above the site without special clearance. (I am no expert, but I think that clearance would be mentioned in the NOTAMs if it had been sought. It has... I'm just blind) 

And there's jammers in place, so unless they're disabled, nobody is flying any drones above. Guess they're disabling it. 

No mention of a drone show whatsoever. There's time yet, but so far nothing, and it is getting a little late in the day. 

 

 

 

 

EDIT

Nevermind I'm a blind bat....

Drone show it is 🙂





Completely missed the ickle lickle circle in the middle. lol

 

Edited June 19, 2024 by Alvoram