Competition Rules and Procedures

1. During the competition, fallen drones can re-fly to continue the game. If they cannot re-fly, the corresponding participating team can use the right to replace a spare drone only once per game. If the spare drone falls again and cannot re-fly, they must wait for the end of the current game.

2. Each match only has 1 round, lasting from 1 to 3 minutes. The clock will not stop during a single round except for pauses announced by the referee. 

3. Checkpoints 

- If the drone has fallen or been knocked down, the drone must be placed back to the checkpoint (landing 1/ landing 2) to start again. There is no penalties for restarts.

- A checkpoint is only counted if the drone lands securely. If the drone touches the checkpoint but then tips over, the attempt is invalid and no time will be recorded.

- Drones must land on every checkpoint to complete the course. Skipping checkpoints are prohibited

- A drone must complete all the obstacles before the checkpoints, skipping any obstacles are prohibited. 

- If a drone restarts from a checkpoint, it must re-attempt all obstacles that follow, even if they were completed before the restart.

- If a drone falls, the referee will be responsible for retrieving the drone, the contestants are not allowed on the map. The competition timer will not pause during the retrieval.

4. Tasks

All obstacles in the map must be completed sequentially (Must complete the first before the next -  refer to the layout diagram and the video above) in order for the time to be recorded. Skipping any obstacles is not allowed in this competition. The course below is only for reference, actual sequence of the course will be altered during competition.

The Course:

Vertical Hoops: First the drone must fly through 1 to 2 hoops.

Horizontal & Vertical Poles: The drone must perform the following maneuvers:

1. Execute one complete horizontal loop around the vertical bar.

2. Proceed to the final horizontal pole and complete one full vertical loop around it

Checkpoint: The drone must land on the checkpoint as part of the course.

Horizontal Hoops: There will be 1 to 2 hoops that the holes are facing upwards. The drone must fly upward or downward through the hoop(s)

Poles: Obstacle that consists of 1 to 3 poles, and the drone is required to loop around each and every pole shown below. The drone can start from any side, with the condition that the drone must finally loop around each and every pole.

Example on how the drone can complete the task

5. Scoring Rules (Refer to the score sheet in the final page)

• Winner will be decided with the highest score.

In the event of a tie in the final course time, the following procedure will be used to determine the winner:

1. Fastest Time.

2. Least Number of Retries.

   
   

6. The following situations are considered serious violations, resulting in an immediate loss and settlement of the current scores of a contestant:

(1) Using equipment or devices that do not follow competition rules or have not been approved by the referee.

(2) Unauthorized usage of wireless equipment during the competition by a non-competing team.

(3) Disobeying commands and causing consequences.

(4) Using methods of bribery in order to achieve better results.