AERIAL DRONE COMPETITION • REC FOUNDATION
Coder A Student on the Team who is responsible for creating the code that allows the Drone to fly autonomously.
Co-Pilot A member of the Flight Team who stands in the Pilot station, and who may assist the Pilot and/or operate the Drone during the Match. Cleared A Drone is considered to have successfully Cleared an Arch Gate, Keyhole Gate, or Tunnel when all parts of the Drone have completely passed through it in the designated direction. Disqualification A penalty applied to a Team for a Major Violation. A Team that receives a Disqualification in a Teamwork Qualification Match receives zero points for the Match. When a team receives a Disqualification in a Teamwork Elimination Match, the entire Alliance is Disqualified and receives zero points for the Match. A Team that receives a Disqualification in an Autonomous Skills Match or Piloting Skills Match will receive a score of zero for that Match.
At the Head Referee’s discretion, repeated Violations and/or Disqualifications for a single Team may lead to its Disqualification for the entire tournament.
Drone A machine designed to perform one or more tasks autonomously or under the control of a Flight Team Member. For Mission 2026: Time Warp, the following Drones are permitted: the CoDrone EDU, CoDrone EDU JROTC Edition, and the Parrot Mambo. Event Partner The volunteer tournament coordinator who serves as an overall manager for the volunteers, venue, event materials, and all other event considerations. Event Partners serve as the official liaison between the RECF, the event volunteers, and the event attendees.
Event Staff Any Volunteer that helps an Event Partner run an event.
Flight Clearance Inspection The process of confirming that Teams and equipment are in compliance with regulations in the Competition Manual. Flight Team Member A Student who is a Pilot, Co-Pilot, Coder, or Visual Observer at the field during a Match. Only Students on the Team are allowed to be Flight Team Members.
MISSION 2026 TIME WARP COMPETITION MANUAL V 1.0 15
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