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These Questions outline the clarifications we are hoping to receive regarding the conops. Questions are to be directed to the Competition Chief Judge, Mark Espenant (mark.espenant@gmail.com)

Task 1

  • For Task 1, does the 30km distance include the distance to reroute around the restricted airspace

    • Once the airspace is announced as restricted, is this the case for the remainder of the flight, or only until the next waypoint.

    • Do we know how many waypoints will be associated with the restricted airspace?

    • Do we need to reroute to another waypoint, or can we follow the edge of restricted areas?

  • Is there an altitude associated with the waypoints?

  • Can the barbies be loaded via a removable top section, or can the aircraft be temporary disassembly (provided there is a realistic entrance elsewhere) to load the barbies?

  • What will the barbies be wearing (could their outfits impact our seating designs)?

  • Is "Route tracking (from ‘on route’ to diversion)" just showing where the aircraft is with respect to the planned route, or autonomously flying the plane?

Task 2

  • For task 2, can the route be optimized such that multiple pickups are completed before drop-offs (think bus instead of taxi)

    • What is the maximum number of passengers per route? (more than 6?)

  • Can batteries be replaced on aircraft if we are not on the original take-off point?

  • Are the same landing pads being used for both tasks?

General Questions

  • What are the shape / dimensions of the landing pads. 32” size is mentioned, but it is not clear if this is a diameter, radius or some other (non circular) measure. (is there an amazon link we can reference?)

    • When landing, do we need to land directly on the pad, or can we land outside the pad and taxi on to complete the landing

  • What accommodation are included with registration

  • Can we drive stakes into the ground for our groundstation setup

  • Are points for various sections all or nothing (e.g. part marks for realism or semi-autonomous flight capabilities)

    • For autonomy points - can we do manual landing, but autonomous pad selection for partial points

  • Do we need to take off from the landing pads as well (can we expect any sort of runway)

  • Examples of a landing zone’s appearance? Are there random landing pads strewn about with obstacles around them?

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