{"id":20307,"date":"2019-07-20T04:41:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T08:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/technical-problems-force-state-fair-drone-show-to-cancel-for-second-week\/"},"modified":"2019-07-20T04:41:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T08:41:58","slug":"technical-problems-force-state-fair-drone-show-to-cancel-for-second-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/?p=20307","title":{"rendered":"Technical Problems Force State Fair Drone Show To Cancel For Second Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13)<\/strong> \u2014 It\u2019s going to be a disappointing weekend for drone fans at the California State Fair. <\/p>\n

For the second weekend in a row, a first-of-its-kind drone show was canceled. As people walked into Cal Expo Friday at the fair, they immediately saw a sign warning there would not be a drone show.<\/p>\n

In past years the fair has ended its Friday and Saturday nights with a firework show, but this year they chose to try something different.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to bring the drones here as an example of new technology that\u2019s going on,\u201d said Cal Expo Deputy General Manager Margaret Mohr.<\/p>\n

READ ALSO:<\/strong> California State Fair Drone Show Canceled, Again; Fireworks Display Back On Friday, Saturday<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s an aerial show using 80 colorfully lit drones flying high over the fairgrounds in choreographed formations. The custom-designed performance with music and narration was supposed to tell the story of California.<\/p>\n

But now for the second weekend in a row, the drone shows were canceled. So what went wrong?<\/p>\n

Mohr said the new technology had some glitches.<\/p>\n

Cal Expo hired the Great Lakes Drone Company to run the show. They say a software malfunction is causing controllers to lose communication with the drones, which could make them unexpectedly fall from the sky.<\/p>\n

CEO Matt Quinn said, \u201cIf I can\u2019t guarantee things are going to work 100%, we\u2019re not going to do it. It\u2019s a horrible situation to be in, but it\u2019s the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some state fair fans are disappointed they won\u2019t see the drone, but the cancelation was actually a relief for others who prefer the traditional fireworks show which was brought back.<\/p>\n

READ:<\/strong> California State Fair And SMUD Collect More Than 10 Thousand Pounds Of Food On Monday<\/a><\/p>\n

It was a state fair effort to try out new technology \u2014 not yet ready for takeoff.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s drone shows have been canceled across the country until they can get replacement parts from overseas.<\/p>\n

Cal Expo would not release the cost of the drone show, or how much the replacement fireworks cost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) \u2014 It\u2019s going to be a disappointing weekend for drone fans at the California State Fair.
\nFor the second weekend in a row, a first-of-its-kind drone show was canceled. As people walked into Cal Expo Friday at the fair, they immediately saw a sign warning there would not be a drone show.<\/p>\n

In past years the fair has ended its Friday and Saturday nights with a firework show, but this year they chose to try something different.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to bring the drones here as an example of new technology that\u2019s going on,\u201d said Cal Expo Deputy General Manager Margaret Mohr.<\/p>\n

READ ALSO: California State Fair Drone Show Canceled, Again; Fireworks Display Back On Friday, Saturday<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an aerial show using 80 colorfully lit drones flying high over the fairgrounds in choreographed formations. The custom-designed performance with music and narration was supposed to tell the story of California.<\/p>\n

But now for the second weekend in a row, the drone shows were canceled. So what went wrong?<\/p>\n

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