The poor thing was a bit worn out after the Dutch weekend but, with the help of the lot of kraft tape, it could still stand for an extra three days in Saint Paul. Reception was very favorable and the QR code link to the building instructions was flashed quite a few times. I am curious to see if and how many people will manage to get through it. If you ever do, I would love to hear about it!
NB: I just added some assembly pictures to the instruction page
A lot of curious pilots tried their hands on the fragile contraption and the whole thing was deemed fun and fresh by most.
The booth this year was composed of the traditional rear-projection screen as a desktop setup with joystick, the Raspberry Pi "gaming rig" setup up with a Honeycomb Echo controller and all the RGB lights I could fit in and around it, and the full scale A350 carboard cockpit just to be able to say that I flew it from Europe in my ckecked-in luggage!
Not sure it will be able to travel much more though, and I was very tempted to go for the recycling bin, but you never know.
GeoFS version 4.0 Beta was running on all three stations (yes, it runs on the Pi 5) and it appeared to perform smoothly over the course of the three days of the event (this year, the exhibit floor opened on Friday evening for a couple of hours).
Visitors could discover first hand, and among other updates, the new aircraft shading and night lighting, the fresh data set for maps and buildings, water reflection, extra sound effects and the addition of the Cessna 152 and DC-10.
On sunday, it was time to try and fit everything back into the suitcases...
...and, being no too far from Illinois, go on a pilgrimage to one of the
... then just drive back to MSP for an uneventful journey back home.
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