AERIAL DRONE COMPETITION • REC FOUNDATION
Team One or more Students make up a Team. • A Team is made up of Pilot(s), Co-Pilot(s), Programmer(s) and Visual Observer(s) and other support members. • A Student may have more than one role on the Team, and can change roles at any time within their own Team. • Teams may be associated with schools, community/youth organizations, or a group of neighborhood Students. • Teams are either considered Middle School or High School. • High School Team: A Team is classified as a High School Team if any of its members are High School Students. • Middle School Team: A Team is classified as a Middle School, if none of its members are High School Students.
Team Representative A Student who represents a Team during Alliance Selection.
Teamwork Match A Match during the Teamwork Mission.
Visual Observer A Student on the Team who helps the Pilot navigate the course and places match loads into the loading zone. Violation The act of breaking a rule in the competition manual. Minor Violation - A Violation which does not result in a Disqualification. • Accidental, momentary, or otherwise non affecting Violations are usually non score affecting Violations. • Minor Violations usually result in a verbal warning from the Head Referee during the Match, which should serve to inform the Team that a rule is being violated before it escalates to a Major Violation. Major Violation - A Violation which results in a Disqualification. • Unless otherwise noted in a rule, all score affecting Violations are Major Violations. • Multiple Minor Violations within a Match or tournament may escalate to a Major Violation at the Head Referee’s discretion.
14 MISSION 2025 GRAVITY COMPETITION MANUAL V 1.0
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