The partner proposal
Make a new festival landmark possible.
A grounded airship. A shared panoramic journey. Here is how we test the experience, shape the partnership, and work toward a costed festival pilot.
Flight 001 / Partner proposal
Start small.
Make it real.
8–12
Guests in the first screen-room study.
Recorded imagery first. Test the feeling of flight before committing to a full-scale pavilion.
01
Feel it.
An 8–12 guest screen-room study. Test shared flight, comfort, and access using approved recorded imagery.
02
Cost it.
A production partner prices the structure, show, crew, and site. Live aerial capture has its own feasibility and approvals.
03
Host it.
One agreed festival pilot. Measure completed journeys, interruptions, guest response, and the actual cost.
Explore the full-scale capacity model
These are planning scenarios, separate from the guest study. Occupancy and uptime are applied independently. A boarding is not necessarily a unique visitor; allowable capacity needs engineering and venue approval.
| Scenario | Guests / cycle | Cycle | Occupancy | Uptime | Boardings / hour | 3-day total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 150 | 12 min | 80% | 70% | 420 | 15,120 |
| Planning case | 175 | 10 min | 85% | 70% | 625 | 22,491 |
| Upper scenario | 200 | 8 min | 90% | 70% | 945 | 34,020 |
Boardings = guests per cycle × (60 ÷ cycle minutes) × occupancy × uptime × operating hours. Planning case: 175 × 6 × 0.85 × 0.70 × 12 × 3 = 22,491 boardings. The cycle includes boarding, show, exit, and reset.
A host. A production lead.
A first conversation.
Start with a 20-minute fit review. Agree the study scope, spending ceiling, and evidence that earns the next phase.
Create the first flightCurrent evidence: concept artwork, an interactive browser demo, and a planning model. The browser festival is simulated. Physical construction, demand, economics, and aerial operations remain to be validated.
For Partners
An artwork. A destination.
A new destination for the art program. Shape the commission with the host, then measure guest response and the case for bringing it back.
01
A landmark on the field
An illuminated airship silhouette creates a proposed meeting point and destination. Sightlines and queue placement would be agreed with the festival.
02
A moment worth sharing
A distinctive setting for guest photos and commissioned content. Sharing and reach would be measured during the pilot, with permission for any identifiable guest imagery.
03
Yours to brand
Potential hull livery, cabin content, and a sponsored flight log, subject to curatorial direction, rights, and a written partner agreement.
The math at target capacity Illustrative
- boardings / hour · planning case
- 625
- boardings / 12-hour day
- 7,497
- boardings / 3-day festival
- 22,491
- assumed operating uptime
- 70%
Illustrative planning case: 175 guests per 10-minute total cycle × 85% occupancy × 70% uptime × 12 hours × 3 days = 22,491 boardings. Hourly value rounded. Not unique guests or measured demand; subject to engineering and venue approval.
Shape a partner role
Proposed inventory
Hull livery, cabin content, flight naming, a sponsored flight log, and commissioned photo or video. Creative direction, usage rights, and any exclusivity need festival approval and a written agreement.
Measure the result
Completed journeys, queue conversion, dwell time, and agreed partner outcomes. Guest imagery and any leads require permission. Review the pilot report before committing to another event.
The visual proposal, with a separate pilot and feasibility brief.
Operations
Built for the site.
A site plan, a priced build, and an agreed operating envelope. These are the design commitments, engineering targets, and open questions for feasibility.
- FootprintFlat grass or hardstand pad for the moored ship and observation ring, plus a queue and egress apron sized for timed boarding groups.Engineering target
- HeightFull-size airship envelope over a single-story ring - tall enough to read across the grounds, engineered as a moored structure, never airborne.Engineering target
- Power & connectivityScreen ring, projection, audio, and climate load fed from festival power or dedicated generation; redundant wireless links carry the live camera-fleet feed.To be validated
- Load-in / load-outBuilt ahead of gates on the standard production calendar and struck after close - modeled on large-format festival structure builds.To be validated
- StaffingBoarding and queue crew, deck hosts, a flight-operations seat for the camera fleet and show feed, and safety coverage on every operating hour.To be validated
- Ingress, egress & queueStep-free ground-level boarding with no stairs or harnesses; timed entry in flight-sized groups keeps the queue footprint predictable.Design commitment
- Weather & windWind, lightning, heat, and rain can close the entire installation. Recorded footage is a feed fallback only while the cabin remains within agreed operating limits; engineers and the venue define monitoring, evacuation, and shutdown procedures.To be validated
- Emergency & accessibilityStandard venue egress compliance and accessible boarding by design; provisions finalized in engineering and venue safety review.Engineering target
- Permits, insurance & aerial opsStructure permitting, insurance, and tethered-camera-fleet approvals scoped with the venue, safety counsel, and aviation review during feasibility.To be validated
What the capacity numbers assume
The planning case uses 175 guests per 10-minute total cycle, 85% occupancy, and 70% uptime: about 625 boardings per hour, 7,497 per 12-hour day, and 22,491 across three days. A boarding is not necessarily a unique guest. These are model outputs, not verified demand or an approved occupancy. The scenario table above exposes the range and every input.
Festival-funded
The festival engages the installation as marquee infrastructure - a flagship attraction in the site plan, priced as a production line item.
Sponsor-funded
A title sponsor underwrites the build in exchange for the naming, livery, and content inventory below - the festival hosts, the brand flies it.
Revenue share / ticketed upgrade
Boarding runs as a reserved-upgrade experience with revenue shared across the festival, production partner, and project.
Indicative budgets are supplied after a fit assessment - structure first, numbers second.
Where the project stands
Honest status- Built
- The complete visual world and guest journey; the interactive flight prototype on the Experience page; the concept deck.
- Modeled
- Throughput and capacity targets, the boarding cycle, the weather operating model, and the camera-fleet-to-cabin feed architecture.
- Next
- Feasibility engineering with a founding festival and production partners: structure, power, permitting, and a costed build plan.
What “founding partner” means here
A major outdoor music festival on open grounds, plus the production and sponsor partners to build with. The founding festival contributes site knowledge, operational integration, and co-funded feasibility engineering; in return it gets a proposed role in the debut, a voice in the final spec, and the debut of a landmark only it has. Any exclusivity requires agreement. The decision path and timeline are set together at the first briefing.
The pilot and feasibility brief is open — no form required
Straight answers
The questions producers ask first.
01Does it actually fly?
The guest pavilion stays on the ground. Screens, sound, and light create the sensation of flight. This removes passenger flight from the concept, but the structure, crowd operation, and any aerial camera system still require their own engineering and approvals.
02Is the footage on the screens real?
On this website the view is a computer-generated demonstration, not a live camera feed. The physical concept proposes approved aerial capture, with licensed recorded content for the first study and for feed interruptions. A flat camera feed alone does not make a seamless 360-degree view; capture, stitching, stabilization, and latency must be tested together.
03How many guests can board?
150–200 guests is a full-scale design target, not an approved occupancy. The initial screen-room study is proposed for 8–12 guests. Full-scale planning scenarios appear above with cycle time, occupancy, and downtime stated separately.
04Is it accessible?
Step-free boarding, room for mobility aids, seating, a stable floor, and a low-motion option are design goals. Large moving images can cause discomfort even in a stationary room. Guest testing and accessibility review must shape the final experience.
05What about heat, wind, and rain?
Wind, lightning, heat, and rain can affect both the structure and aerial cameras. Recorded imagery handles a lost feed only when the cabin remains safe to operate. Site-specific operating limits, monitoring, cooling, evacuation, and shutdown procedures must be agreed with the venue and engineers.
06What stage is the project at?
The concept artwork and interactive browser demo exist. The next proposal is a small guest study and costed feasibility work, followed by a decision on a festival pilot. No physical installation, live aerial system, or commercial returns are being presented as proven.
Make the first flight possible