I am not to much of a fan of the flag. I agree these will be much more visible then the LEDs. The LEDs were a good thought just not bright enough. How about teams the teams that have started vertically in the past couple of years such as 67. Now if they were planning on this again, they are going to come up with a device to let the flag swivel so when the robot become horizontal the flag will still be vertical, or this can even stop a team from starting their robot like that. I think this is sad because i love robots that start like that. I think FIRST needs to totally rethink how they identify a alliance color. The LED's were a great idea just not bright enough, I think personally they need to stay with some kind of light, there are so many options out there, just need some research. I hate to say it but the best things we have had were the rotating lights. Yes they were big and bulky and sometimes the color lens would fall off but they were bright and it was easy to identify the alliance. Yes i def think we can do better then those but we need to stick with the lights.
My $.50 cents
Sorry 2 cents is getting to cheap for me
Note: If i mentioned anything that goes against the rules this year please correct me, i have been to busy to read fully through the Manuel i have only skimmed it