General Info

This event is in the Southeast Region which includes: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

• Schools interested in starting teams are encouraged to reach out to the RSM for this area for information: [email protected]

Lexington HS is hosting the Flying Wildcats Spring Aerial Drone Tournament of this season!  We look forward to working with your teams and volunteers to help prepare them for a successful start to Mission 2025. It is encouraged that each team provide at least one adult volunteer to train/practice for future events (lunch will be provided for all volunteers). Please email the name of your volunteers along with their contact phone number and email to Ana (Nicole) Daichendt at [email protected]

• Doors will open for registration at 8:00 am on Saturday. 
• Only registered teams and mentors should be in the pit area during the event, while spectators should remain in the gym to watch the competition. 
• Only team members, official volunteers, and referees should be on the competition floor.
• Teams will have the opportunity to participate in all Missions.
• Referees and Judges will receive training materials at least 2 weeks before the tournament.

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 and other competition documents 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.The Participant Release Forms are available under the Documents tab for this event.

Competition Documents

Be sure to look at the documents located in the Documents tab of the event posting. Included are the inspection forms and judging rubrics. 

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.

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks