Going Live shares your real-time location with the crew so people nearby can roll out and link up. Because this involves real location data and real in-person meetups, here is exactly how it works.
What we collect and show
When you go live, your device's GPS coordinates are recorded for that one session. On the live map, everyone sees a fuzzed pin — rounded to roughly a kilometer — not your exact position. The full-precision coordinate is only ever used to power the one-tap "Directions" link, which sends another member to a mapping app when they deliberately choose to navigate to you. We do not keep a history of your past live locations after a session ends or expires.
Who can see it
The entire Live page requires being logged in — it is not visible to the open internet or to search engines. Within that, any logged-in member can see any active session; there is currently no way to restrict a live session to specific friends or crews, so only go live with a location and activity you are comfortable sharing with the whole community.
How long it lasts
You choose a duration of 1 to 6 hours when you go live. A session cannot run longer than 6 hours, it disappears automatically the moment it expires, and you can end it manually at any time with one tap. If your browser or device loses connection or closes unexpectedly, your session simply expires on its own at the time you originally set — it does not keep broadcasting.
Who can go live
Going Live requires an account, same as posting anywhere else on the site — general membership is 13+. Because this feature broadcasts your real-time location to other members for the purpose of meeting in person, we strongly encourage anyone under 18 to only go live with a parent or guardian's knowledge, and to choose a public spot (a track, a bash park, a hobby shop) rather than a home address.
Meeting up safely
A pin on our map is not an invitation onto private property, and it is not a guarantee that a spot is legal, safe, or open to the public — see our RC Safety & Liability page. Meet in daylight where possible, tell someone where you are going, and use your own judgment before meeting anyone you only know from the internet. RC Crash Crew is not present at, and is not responsible for, anything that happens at a meetup arranged through Live.
Ending a session or deleting your history
You can end a live session immediately from the site at any time. Deleting your account removes any location data tied to your past sessions along with the rest of your private data — see our Privacy Policy.