Highland Prep West Drone Qualifier

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πŸ“Œ Event Details

Season: 2026-2027 Season

Code: PRO20264418

Timezone: UTC

Event Dates: 01/23/2027 - 01/23/2027

Registration: 12/19/2026 - 01/16/2027

πŸ’³ Payment Deadline: 01/16/2027

πŸ“ Location

Highland Prep West

12235 W Van Buren St

Avondale, AZ 85323

πŸ—ΊοΈ View on Google Maps

Eligible Grade Levels: High School

πŸ“‹ General Information

January 23, 2027

Highland Prep West will host an Aerial Drone Competition on Saturday January 23, 2027. This will be a qualifying event for the Regional Championship. Regional information will be announced once it has been determined.

Arrival and Parking

  • Doors open: 7:45 a.m.
  • Team entrance and parking: Park in the East parking lot and enter thru the gym doors to the East.
  • Inspection begins: 8:00 a.m.
  • Competition begins: No later than 9:00 a.m.

⚠️ Emergency Info

Please stay tuned to RECFEvents.org. Teams will be notified on or before Friday Jan 22 in the event the event in cancelled.

🧳 Travel Information

Highland Prep West

12235 W Van Buren St

Avondale, AZ 85323

 

Teams should enter through the gym doors.

πŸ—“οΈ Agenda

8:00 AM

Doors Open, Team Check-in begins

8:30 AM

Inspection Begins

8:45 AM

 

9:30 AM

Piloting Skills Matches Begin

 

Flight Team Meeting

10:00 AM

Qualification Matches Begin

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM

Qualification Matches Continue

2:00 PM (est)

Qualification Matches End

2:00 - 3:00PM

Finals Alliance Selections

3:00 PM

Finals and Awards

 

 

 

βš™οΈ Judging Format

In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews will be judged in-person the day of the event. All notebook submissions will be physical submitted the day of the event.

In Person Team Interviews:  Team judged interviews will be conducted in-person at the Event. Every team gets an interview!  Prepare your team by looking over these: Sample Questions.  All teams will be asked the same (3-5) questions for the initial interview. Interviews will last no more than 12 minutes giving every team equal access to the judges

πŸ† Awards

πŸ’΅ Refund Policy

If the Event Partner cancels/postpones the event: 

  • A refund of $80.00 per paid team will be issued should the event be cancelled.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: 

  • No refund will be issued.