What is a competition like?
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Leila Firestone
These questions and answers are originally from REC Foundation's FAQ page.
Students participate in 4 missions at an Aerial Drone Competition:
- Piloting Teamwork Mission: An exciting challenge presented in the form of a game that changes each year. Two teams form an alliance and work together. Teams fly around the field to score as many points as possible during a 90 second match.
- Autonomous Flight Mission: One team competes against the clock to score as many points as possible. Students will program their drones to score points entirely autonomously.
- Piloting Skills Mission: One team competes against the clock to score as many points as possible in a 1-minute match. Students will pilot their drones to score points.
- Communication Mission: Students will showcase their workforce development skills through teamwork, critical thinking, project management, and communication skills that will assist in preparing them to become the next generation of innovators and problem solvers. Teams will be interviewed by judges and submit their Competition Logbook for evaluation.
Competitions typically take place on Saturdays and run from approximately 8am - 4pm.
