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Rich Township Aerial Drone Competition Mission 2025: Gravity

Middle School, High School

Date
15-Mar-2025 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-ADC-24-6600
Program
Aerial Drone Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
24
Spots Open
50%+
Event Region
North Central
Max Registrations per Organization
6
Standard Registration Opens
5-Sep-2024 18:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
7-Mar-2025 18:00 EST
Payment Deadline
7-Mar-2025 18:00 EST
Price
$105.00

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General Info

Welcome to the Rich Township Aerial Drone Competition Tournament!

This competition is on March 15, 2025, and is open to High School and Middle School Aerial Drone Competition Teams.

Competition Preparation

This event is sure to be fast-paced and exciting. All teams should come prepared for the competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared:

1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so your team has ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found on the Documents tab. 

2. Pack for the event the day before, and remember to bring the following:

  • Drone and remote
  • Goggles/Safety Glasses
  • Spare parts & tools
  • Batteries and chargers
  • Programming cable
  • Power strip
  • Laptop computer
  • Competition Logbook

3. Remember that safety comes first.

  • NO flying outside of designated areas.
    • The first violation of this will remove you from judged awards.
    • The second violation will result in asking the team to leave.
  • Please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team or others nearby.

4. Each player and coach/mentor must have a completed and signed Participation and Consent Form. These can be completed online or physical copies can be completed and uploaded to the coach's Robot Events account for each team.  These need to be completed and/or uploaded before the event. Use this LINK for information on completing the Participant Release Form. 

Waiting List

If this event is full, please feel free to add your team to the Waiting List and then contact the Event Partner (Primary Contact on the General Info tab). You must be in the online waiting list through robot events to be added if a spot opens. If you are moved from the Waiting List to the Registered Teams List, please be prepared to pay for the event promptly on your robotevents.com account, or make arrangements with the Event Partner to pay directly at the tournament.

Walk-up Teams & Walk-Up Skills

Walk-up teams WILL NOT be permitted to compete, either in the tournament or to run Skills Only. There are no exceptions. If your team wishes to compete, they must register before the registration deadline.

 

To read more about the qualifying criteria, visit the REC Library: Qualifying Criteria.

Please note: This event is located in the North Central Region which includes:

 

USA: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin 

Canada: Manitoba, Ontario, Nunavut

Please note: Only teams that are a part of the North Central Region are eligible to earn invitations to Regional Championships from this event. If your team is from outside this region, you may attend the event and will be eligible to earn awards and post scores to the global skills rankings, but will not be eligible to qualify for a Regional Championship from this event.


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 15-Mar-2025

Venue/Location:
Rich TWP High School STEM Campus / Olympia Fields
3600 203rd Street
Olympia Fields, Illinois 60461
United States

Contact Information

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Agenda

Agenda - Subject to Change 

Doors Open /Team Check In and Inspections Begin

7:30 am

Piloting Skills Matches Begin

8:15 - 9:30am

Flight Team Meeting

9:30am

Teamwork Matches Begin

10:00am

Autonomous Flight Skills Matches Begin

10:00am

Lunch

12:00 - 12:30pm

Resume Teamwork and Autonomous Skills Matches       

12:30pm

End Matches (Teamwork and Skills)

2:30pm

Alliance Selection and Finals

2:30 - 4:00pm

Awards

4:00pm

Volunteer

If you are interested in volunteering for this event please contact Mike Wilson at [email protected] or Ontisar Freelain at [email protected]

Volunteers are always needed. Volunteers typically will receive a volunteer shirt and be fed for the day. We have many different needs from simply sitting at a table checking people in to being a ref or a judge.

No prior experience is needed. Judges and Referees will be training through online webinars. 

This website has a list of most roles with a brief description - 

 

 

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If the weather makes you late for the event or prevents you from attending, please immediately contact Ontisar Freelain by phone on the day of the event and by email before the event.

If the event is canceled due to weather or any other unforeseen circumstance, it will be posted here on this event website.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: If the event cannot be rescheduled, the Event Partner will refund the registration fees minus the REC processing fees.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event and then chooses to withdraw or not attend: Refunds may only be issued if the coach/mentor sends an email two weeks before the event. There will be no refunds for teams who withdraw two weeks prior to the event or do not attend the event. 

 

Date: 15-Mar-2025
Rich TWP High School STEM Campus / Olympia Fields
3600 203rd Street
Olympia Fields, Illinois 60461
United States

Travel Info

The address is 3600 203rd, Olymia Fields, IL 60461

Please check back closer to the event for exact directions on parking and entering the building.

 

Webcast

Here is the live stream link:

Check back closer to the date.

Food/Concessions

Concessions:: TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waitlist

4 teams are on the waitlist for this event.

Please login to add or remove teams from the waiting list.