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top eight guarenteed, nine through twelve are waitlisted in order as per comp requirements. Technically we can pick anyone on the waitlist to sub in, however, the order I wrote above is the order I think we should intend to sub them in unless more information comes to light at that time. When we give comp organizers the list we give them the first eight in no particular order and then we give them the final four in no particular order.
Nathan, Hardy, and Yuchen work very well together for ardupilot stuff. Hardy and Yuchen need comp experience, been on the team a while, and Nathan can guide with his knowledge well. Nathan and Yuchen required as well trained advanced license pilots. While Hardy isn’t a pilot he’s a dedicated lead without any comp experience.
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