General Info

Congratulations to all the Award Winners of the 2023 Aerial Drone Competition Championship: Opportunity in Mississippi!

Tournament Champions

5735X – Flying Unicorns, Mississippi

88888A – Dove Rockets, Oklahoma

Tournament Finalists

82228B – Farmington High, New Mexico

82228A – Farmington High, New Mexico

High School Awards

Excellence Award – 2035A – Patriot Pack, Mississippi

Flight Operations Award – 2022B – Camdenton Lakers 2, Missouri

Programming Award – 88888A – Dove Rockets, Oklahoma

Inspire Award – 20022A – Ridgeland AFJROTC, Mississippi

Judges Award – 15152A - APCS Teal, Louisiana

Autonomous Flight Champion – 14012A - Soaring Eagles 1, Florida

Autonomous Flight 2nd Place – 1777B – Dumbledore’s Army, Utah

Autonomous Flight 3rd Place – 15152A – APCS Teal, Louisiana

Middle School Awards

Excellence Award – 15152C – APCS Green, Louisiana

Flight Operations Award – 72221D – Bison Bros, Oklahoma

Programming Award – 15152D – APCS Jr High, Louisiana

Inspire Award – 52023F – Amo el Queso, Louisiana

Judges Award – 52023E – The Flying Dutchmen, Louisiana

Autonomous Flight Champion – 15152C – APCS Green, Louisiana

Autonomous Flight - 2nd Place – 14012B – Soaring Eagles 2, Florida

Autonomous Flight - 3rd Place – 15152D – APCS Jr High, Louisiana

Coach of the Year: Angeleah Simmons

Volunteer of the Year: Jennifer McGeehee

Premiere Sponsor: Mississippi Army National Guard

Welcome to the 2023 Aerial Drone Competition Championship: Opportunity in Mississippi!

We are excited to have you. Please check our page frequently for updates to the schedule.

Please read below for the steps in getting your team setup to compete. All teams not paid in full will not be allowed to participate.

• Teams will be able to register for ONE (1) Championship event.  Choose carefully, once registered, teams will NOT be allowed to change to another location.

• Teams that register for an Aerial Drone Championship, on or before February 28, 2023, will have four weeks to register and pay by credit card, check or PO for the Championship event.

• Teams that register on or after March 1, 2023, will have two weeks to register and pay by credit card, check or PO for the Championship event.

• Teams that do not pay by the above deadlines, may be moved to the waiting list of the event at the event partner’s discretion.

Mandatory: All participants must have a Participant Release Form on file. It is the responsibility of the Team’s Primary Contact to make sure this occurs. A link to the instructions on how to submit a Participant Release Form is found here.

Competition Logbook: Competition Logbook: A digital Competition Logbook (or scanned copy of a written notebook) must be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents by 5:00 pm CST on Monday, April 17, 2023 if you want it considered for judging. The notebook is only shared with event staff, including the Event Partner, Judge Advisor, and Judges, and may include the REC Foundation Support Team. Details on this process are given in the Judge Guide Addendum.

Inspection: Inspection will occur at the beginning of the tournament. Please be prepared and ensure that your robot will pass inspection BEFORE the competition by reviewing the Inspection Checklist.

Deadlines: Please pay close attention to the timeline and check back often for any changes.

• April 18-Digital Competition Logbooks Due

Interviews: Registered teams will be interviewed in person at the event.

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks