General Info

Welcome to the Critical Ops Aerial Drone Competition in Northeast Ohio! 

Here are a few logistical notes:

• Magnificat High School is located at 20770 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River, Ohio 44116. 
• Safety Glasses are required.
• Digital Competition Logbooks or scanned copies of physical logbooks need to be uploaded on Robot Events by December 9 by 5pm. 
• We will try to get some food trucks and concessions on-site.  

If you have further questions, please reach out to Scott Ross via [email protected].  We will contact you with further information as we get closer to the event. Happy flying!

Competition Preparation Tips

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. Use this LINK for information on completing the Participant Release Form. 

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.

North Central Region

• 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.

• Teams who are from the North Central Region and earn a qualifying award at this event will be invited to the North Central Regional Championship. 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.

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging