General Info

Welcome to the DILLARD PANTHERS KNIGHT FLIGHT Aerial Drone Competition Tournament!

This competition is on December 15, 2024, and is open to High School and Middle School Aerial Drone Competition Teams.

Note: Digital Notebooks

• Teams will upload links to their logbooks documents via RobotEvents.com. 
• Once a Digital Competition Logbook link is uploaded via RobotEvents, teams may still update their Competition Logbook on an ongoing basis, even on event day. Competition Logbook content is expected to change over time, which is part of the Process.

WiFi will not be provided by the school. 

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 Southeast Region which includes:

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

Only teams that are a part of the Southeast 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: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks