Congrats to the winners! Yay!
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Now, given the ... um ... autocratic nature of the jury, I think there should be a separate People's Choice Award poll, this time with multiple different choices. It would carry no official weight, of course, beyond public recognition and maybe a five-dollar store credit and a Parallax calendar to the winner.
Whaddya say, Matt? A morsel of consolation for the disenfranchized Forumista masses?
Upon solemn re-consideration, I think ELEV8 is a stellar name!!! Especially since I get to embrace my own ELEV8 as soon as it arrives!! (Matt, your memory is impeccable!!)
In the tradition of any pilot, I will proudly stencil a name of my choosing (Air Scribbler?) onto the airframe I fly!!
There should be a separate People's Choice Award poll, this time with multiple different choices. It would carry no official weight, of course, beyond public recognition and maybe a five-dollar store credit and a Parallax calendar to the winner.
Whaddya say, Matt? A morsel of consolation for the disenfranchized Forumista masses?
-Phil
I will put up one of the Pings with the new mounting bracket I won from the "Give us New Product Ideas Contest" as a prize to help settle the disquiet among the faithful disenfranchised!!
As a contributor of numerous absolutely stellar entries, I'm afraid shall have to recuse myself, due to a conflict of interest.
But let's do this: anyone who did not contribute an entry, pick your five favorite entries and post them here. Matt can then put the five receiving the most mentions by 5 p.m. PDT today into a poll for the People's Choice Award.
Okay, that works. One more mod: select up to five different entries, none of them your own. It doesn't have to be five if there weren't five that you liked.
My experiences on the Parallax forum have taught me that I don't play well with others. I hate losing! (A Briggs-Myers profile once suggested I'd make a great dictator.) The only consolation is that I already own KK and MultiWii flight controllers. But I sure would like a Hoverfly, too.
OK, so we'll let the disenfranchised masses submit their list of up to five favorites (none of their own) until 5PM PT.
Phil and I will tally this to a final 5 and from that and submit to Matt.
Matt will make a new poll with the 5 selections.
People will vote for the "ONE"
The winning name will get the special consolation prize package and the support and deserved admiration of the common folk?
I found my spare Ping))) while on a deadly dull budget call, so that part of the People's Prize Extravaganza is ready to go!!
Upon solemn re-consideration, I think ELEV8 is a stellar name!!! Especially since I get to embrace my own ELEV8 as soon as it arrives!! (Matt, your memory is impeccable!!)
When the judging of this comp "went public" I chuckled because I was sure OpenFly would get voted in, because of that internet phenomenon of "all voice but no responsibility". And poor Ken would have to live with the result of our musings
Anyway, ELEV8 sounds fine. I also liked CogAir, SpinCopter and PropCopter too. But don't worry about me - marketing guys always hate my naming ideas anyway.
One thing tho'. Don't confine it to the word Quad because there are Tri's, Hexas, Octas and no doubt other versions possible. Even a Quad has an X and + formation.
Comments
"Chewey set a course for ELVE8"
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Now, given the ... um ... autocratic nature of the jury, I think there should be a separate People's Choice Award poll, this time with multiple different choices. It would carry no official weight, of course, beyond public recognition and maybe a five-dollar store credit and a Parallax calendar to the winner.
Whaddya say, Matt? A morsel of consolation for the disenfranchized Forumista masses?
-Phil
Upon solemn re-consideration, I think ELEV8 is a stellar name!!! Especially since I get to embrace my own ELEV8 as soon as it arrives!! (Matt, your memory is impeccable!!)
In the tradition of any pilot, I will proudly stencil a name of my choosing (Air Scribbler?) onto the airframe I fly!!
Long live the Revolution!!!!
One of my favorite experimental aircraft is the RV-8, ELEV8 is sorta similar, I like it.
C.W.
I will put up one of the Pings with the new mounting bracket I won from the "Give us New Product Ideas Contest" as a prize to help settle the disquiet among the faithful disenfranchised!!
Let the PEOPLE speak!!!!
But here's the deal - if Ken saw how much time I've spent on this, I would have to work nights/weekends just to break even -
You all decide amongst yourselves - give me your top 5 choices, I'll make another poll and come up with a *cool* prize :-)
(shhhh - don't tell Ken)
Phil and mindrobots - you guys head this up, k?
-Matt
But let's do this: anyone who did not contribute an entry, pick your five favorite entries and post them here. Matt can then put the five receiving the most mentions by 5 p.m. PDT today into a poll for the People's Choice Award.
How's that?
-Phil
Next contest: who is gonna be the first to put it on his/her license plate?
Here's the rule: - you can't nominate your own suggestion.
To quote you: "How's that?"
-Matt
Are we on 'til 5, then, Matt?
-Phil
Ha! But realize that some of us can't ever play, much less win!
However, it is fun to pass out awards -
-Matt
OBC
Phil and I will tally this to a final 5 and from that and submit to Matt.
Matt will make a new poll with the 5 selections.
People will vote for the "ONE"
The winning name will get the special consolation prize package and the support and deserved admiration of the common folk?
I found my spare Ping))) while on a deadly dull budget call, so that part of the People's Prize Extravaganza is ready to go!!
Embrace? That could prove to be painful.
1. OpenFly (just because)
2. Cog Air
3. Dragonfly
4. Icarus
5. Hover Prop
-Phil
When the judging of this comp "went public" I chuckled because I was sure OpenFly would get voted in, because of that internet phenomenon of "all voice but no responsibility". And poor Ken would have to live with the result of our musings
Flip
Octocore Quadcopter
QuadFlyer
Kolibri
Air Rover
Propel-Air
Super Happy Fun Copter
Whirlybird Quad
Whirlybird quartic
Whirlybird biquadratic
Whirlybird^4
Whirlybird cubed
The Quad
Propeller Quadcopter
Propeller QuatroCopter
Propeller TetraCopter
Propeller X4 Copter
TetraProp
TetraProp-o-Rotor
PropTetraRotor
Heli-Propeller
The Air Rover Quadcopter
The Propeller Air Rover Quadcopter
The Propeller Quad-ro-copter
Sky Flyer Quadcopter
Sky Controller Quadcopter
Propeller P8X32A UAV Quad-Bladed helicopter
Quatrecopter
Where the Four Winds Dwell
Freedom Flies
HoverProp
Quasair
Propeller X Copter
Propeller Quarter Copter
Propeller HoverQuad Copter
Propeller HoverQuad Chopper
Propeller Quad Chopper
Propeller X Chopper
Propeller Hover Chopper
Propeller Quatro Chopper
Propeller Quarter Chopper
Propeller Hover Quad Copter
Propeller Hover Quad Chopper
Propeller X Quad Copter
Propeller X Quad Chopper
Cog Air
Quadriceptor
Propeller Quatro Spinner
Quadrisoar
4SPIN
SPIN4
Quadralair
ParaQuad
Propeller Octal-Quad Copter/Chopper
Propeller 8X4 Copter/Chopper
Propeller Octaquad Copter/Chopper
Propeller Cog Copter/Chopper
Xspinner
4Prop
Cyclone 4
SkyDevil
Prop-Stream
FunnelX4
Bob-
The Propter
The PropCopter
The PropelCopter
The Propellerter
The Invader
Cartesian Ace
Hummingbird
Parallax Wulf
Wulf
DragonFly
Hoverfly con Carne
Air Quad
8 cog 4 prop
8 cogs for prop
Spinfun
The Parallopter
Flight P8X32A
Quadpeller
P4X8X32A
P4X8X32A Copter
Flight P4X8X32A
four legged chopper
FreeBird
FreeBird Quadcopter
The Flying Dodo
A bird of a different feather
Parallax CHROME
The Air-Scribbler
Penta-Prop
Parallax Quadcopter
Spin Quadcopter
SpinCopter
Parallax-Hoverfly Quadcopter
Parallax Foxbat
Phoxbat (Parallax Hoverfly Open eXperimenter Basic Airframe Technology)
Spin-a-Four
Spider
Paraquad
MultiCoreCopter
VTOL 8-Core-leone
FREDDIE
P8X32A
Parallair
uC-Flyer
I can't believe it's not butterfly
OpenFly
Q.U.A.D. A.I.R
SpinQuad
PropQuad
P3 (Parallax Propeller with Propellers)
SpinCopter
QuadSpinner
HeliPROPterQuadPROPter
Orbit Collector
APtitude
Free Four
Free Four Flyer
Parallax Ascensor
Ascensor Quadcopter
Ascensor
Multicopter
Chips of Four
Jail Red Copter
Red Jail Copter
Wire Chips Copter
Four of One Copter
Copter of Treats
WiFilesscopter
Propeller-Air
Raceline Copter
Red Jail 4 Copter
Jail Red 4 Copter
Propeller Copter
Cardinal
Prudence (Wisdom)
Justice
Fortitude
Temperance
The Forerunner
OpenFlyer
KenCopter
ELEV8
Parallax VTOL platform
micro-VTOL
Parallax VTOL UAV
Parallax UAV
Parallax UAV platform
Parallax "Multi-Function" Quad-Copter
Parallax "Multi-Functional" Quad-Copter
Parallax "Multi-Purpose" Quad-Copter
Open R/C UAV
Yellow light of fear --> YLF
YLF-4
Hal Jordan -->HJ UAV
P4 or P-4
U4 or U-4
Q4
X-22b
propsoarus
propsaurus
IcarUS
Psyche
Daedalus
Propdragon
Prop O Soar
Propeller UP
WhirlyNird
P8X32A UAV
Fly&Spi
4OS Quadrocopter
4OS Quadracopter
4OS Quadcopter
4P QuadroCopter
4P UAV
Parallax Quadrocopter
Parallax Quadracopter
Propeller Quadrocopter
Propeller Quadracopter
Tetrapeller
The DweebWhacker
PropCop
QuadPropter
QPropter
HeliPropter
QuadsiPropter
QuasiPropter
The Spin Spinner
The S.S Quadcopter
Leonardo
Da Vinci
IDEA
FLOAT
SOAR
QUARK
THE Aerial Master
Quadinaros
For-Play X2
The UpLift
X-Fly
Super Prop Open Flyer
Raptor
P4
Propper
HoverUSA
Hover US
Prop's HoverUSA
Propper Chopper
Hover Prop
Spinning Prop
Archimedes
The Prop Arc
Arcing Prop
Spinning Arc
Power Arc
Quad Arc
Prop Goes The Weasel
Prop Invader P8X32A Quadcopter
The Ken-O-Matic
Propter Copter
Propter Hoc
Propter Hawk
SkyProp
PropsRus
Propsforus
Quadacity
Quatrefoil
spin-up
spin-a-colada
-Phil
My submissions:
1. QuadPropter
2 SOAR
3. Cog Air
4. Prop O Soar
5. Dragonfly
-Matt
(what's that Ken? I'm not a people yet? Stay late? Key to my shackles won't be available 'til morning? hmmm...gonna be a long, lonely weekend :-/ )
-Matt
-Matt
-Phil
Anyway, ELEV8 sounds fine. I also liked CogAir, SpinCopter and PropCopter too. But don't worry about me - marketing guys always hate my naming ideas anyway.
One thing tho'. Don't confine it to the word Quad because there are Tri's, Hexas, Octas and no doubt other versions possible. Even a Quad has an X and + formation.
-Phil
- HoverProp
- IcarUS
- Air Rover
- Dragonfly
- OpenFly (had to)
Well, that went over like a lead balloon! Matt, if looks as if "The People" have left the building. I'll forgo my nominations, if you'll forgo yours.
Have a great weekend!
-Phil
Oh, wait a minute! We've got a last-minute entry! Now what?
1. Orbit Collector (just because)
2. OpenFly
3. Cog Air
4. Icarus
5. Dragonfly
OBC
-Phil