AERIAL DRONE COMPETITION • REC FOUNDATION
<D6> One Drone at the Field. Teams are allowed to bring as many Drones to a competition as they would like, but only one (1) may be brought from the pit to the field for each Match.
<D4> Drones must be running current firmware. CoDrone EDUs must be running the Firmware approved by Robolink. The most current list of approved versions can be found at Robolink. The Parrot Mambo does not offer Firmware updates. <D5> Decorations are allowed. Teams are permitted to decorate their Drones as long as all rules in this competition manual are followed. Decorations that present a safety hazard or prohibit sustained flights are not allowed. Decorations must be in the spirit of an educational competition.
Preflight Checklist
Firmware
Section 9
Safety Rules
<S1> Teams may only fly their drone in a designated Flight Zone. Teams may not fly their Drones in any area that is not designated as a Flight Zone and must adhere to the specific rules of that Flight Zone (e.g., where to stand when Piloting the Drone and when it is okay to retrieve the Drone). All other areas, including but not limited to parking lots, fields, hallways, etc., are no-fly zones before, during, and after the event. Violations may result in a Team being disqualified from the event and the Team will be required to remove the Drone from the venue.
<S2> Complete a Pre Flight Checklist before every match. Teams are required to inspect their drone and controller using a Pre Flight Checklist before every match.
<S3> Stay in the Pilot station or Visual Observer stations and out of the field during a Match. Once a Drone is placed in a legal starting position at the beginning of a Match, Pilots and Visual Observers must stay in their Pilot station or Visual Observer station until the referee gives the all clear. Flight Team Members should not break the plane of the field perimeter other than during the interaction allowed by rule <G7> or <TM11>. <S4> Stay in control of your Drone. Drones should remain within the Flight Zone. If a referee determines that there is an immediate safety issue (e.g., Team isn’t in control of the Drone, or the Drone is too close to the audience), grounding will be commanded.
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