Reno Top Gun Drone Series 3 - The Jester Challenge
Remaining: 50
📌 Event Details
Season: 2026-2027 Season
Code: ADC20265814
Timezone: UTC
Event Dates: 02/06/2027 - 02/06/2027
Registration: 10/01/2026 - 12/18/2026
📍 Location
Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. 2nd St
Reno, Nevada 89595
Eligible Grade Levels: High School, Middle School
📋 General Information
Welcome to the Reno Top Gun Drone Series 3 - The Jester Challenge!
This is an open qualifying tournament for all high school and middle school teams.
Teams per school limit is 4.
Minimum number of members per team is 3, unless you only have one team to enter.
Log books must be digital and the link pasted in the appropriate place on the team's home page. Logbooks will be pulled for judging at 5:00 pm, 29 January.
⚠️ Emergency Info
Weather call will be made 1-2 days prior to the competition - no news is good news. If the event will be rescheduled, an email will be sent to coaches using the address linked to their team registration.🧳 Travel Information
Reno has a wide range of reasonably priced lodging accommodations, please reach out to scott.caldwell@washoeschools.net if you have any questions.🗓️ Agenda
This is a tentative agenda = subject to change prior to the event.
7:00 am: Pit Area open; Team check in & Inspections (3) Skills fields open for practice (3 min sessions only). Flight test areas open all day
8:00 am: Team check in, inspections and practice closed.
8:10 am: Pilot & Safety Briefing
8:20 am: (4) Skills fields open for Piloting Only; Interviews open
9:30 am: Piloting only closed. Pilot, Autonomous and Teamwork open
12:00 pm: - 12:30 pm: Lunch break
12:30 pm: Interviews, autonomous and teamwork continue
4:00 pm: Teamwork matches complete; Interviews complete
4:15 pm: Alliance Selections
4:30 pm: Finals begin
5:00 pm: Finals complete
5:15 pm Awards
⚙️ Judging Format
Logbook links will be pulled from the RECF event registration page on the 29th of January. Any logbook links not present by that date will result in those teams not being eligible for any judged awards. Teams will conduct a face to face interview during the competition with judges. Any teams not conducting the team interview will be ineligible for any judged awards.🏆 Awards
All Around Champion (1 award)
All Around Champion Middle School (if at least 10 MS teams are competing) (1 Award)
Skills Champion (1 Award)
Skills Champion Middle School (if at least 10 MS teams are competing) (1 Award)
Skills Second Place (1 Award)
Skills Third Place (1 Award)
Teamwork Champions (2 awards)
Teamwork Second Place (2 Awards)
Teamwork Third Place (2 Awards)
Communications Mission Champion (1 Award)
Airmanship Award (1 Award)
Coding Award (1 Award)
Judges Award (1 Award)