General Info

Southeast Region

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

• Teams who are from the Southeast Region and earn a qualifying award at this event will be invited to the Southeast Regional Championship - in Lexington, South Carolina on April 11-12, 2025.

• The award(s) that qualify for an invitation to the above regional championship will be found on the awards tab by December 1, 2024.  

•  Additional invitations may be issued by January 12th based on the number of teams and events in the region.  

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

Please note: If you are a team 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 you are not eligible to earn invitations to regional championships from this event.

This Aerial Drone Event is a Blended event, so all teams are welcome!  We are hosting this event to give this opportunity to teams to experience excitement of the Aerial Drone Competition. We hope you join us! 

Reminders:

• All participants are expected to complete the Participant Release Form uploaded on Robot Events. This just needs to be completed once each season and will cover all Aerial Drone Competiition events for the season. 
• Safety glasses are required.
• Competition Logbooks (digital copy) must be submitted via Robotevents.com on or before February 1, 2025 for judging. 

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: Remote Engineering Notebooks