1. 2016 National Wing Design Competition
Russellville High School Aerospace
Team Valkyrie

2. Airport
“Small airport...south side...just follow airport signs. Buses will have path through gate. Should be fairly easy to find. If you Google Earth...you will see layout. Again, we are on South side near terminal.”
-Tim Smith

3. Mission
• Each team will be allowed a maximum of 4 flight attempts (two attempts for each of the two primary payloads selected the day of the competition). Teams may not use more than 2 attempts for any one payload.
• The aircraft must complete a successful landing at the end of a mission to receive a Flight Score. A successful landing is outlined in the general mission specifications below.
• The engine may run only when the aircraft is on the runway, in flight, or in the designated engine run-up area and under certified AMA member supervision.
• Maximum flight crew is the pilot and one observer.
• The aircraft must be loaded, fueled, and ready when called to fly.
• Each team must provide two volunteers to serve 30-minute rotations as flight course spotters. Volunteers may be students or non-students.
• The upwind turn will be made after the upwind spotter signals the observer by raising his or her hand. The downwind turn will be made after the downwind spotter signals the observer. Upwind and downwind spotters will be positioned 500 ft from the starting line. Aircraft must be straight and level when passing the turn marker before initiating a turn.
• Aircraft must pass the start/finish line in the air. Then they may land immediately or go around at the pilot’s discretion.
• Aircraft must land on the runway. Aircraft may "run-off" the runway during roll-out. Aircraft may not “bounce” off the runway.
• Aircraft obtaining “significant” damage during landing will not receive a score for that flight. Damage that is “significant” would prevent the aircraft from taking off again without repairs. Final determination of “significant” damage is at the discretion of the Flight Line Judge.
• Flight altitude must be sufficient for safe terrain clearance and low enough to maintain good visual contact with the aircraft. Decisions on safe flight altitude will be at the discretion of the Flight Line Judge.

4. Forecast Weather and NOTAMS
05/012 - NAV ILS RWY 05 LOC/GP U/S. 13 MAY 13: UNTIL 13 MAY 19: CREATED: 12 MAY 19:
05/011 - OBST TOWER LGT (ASR ) N W (2.7NM SE SME) FT (306.1FT AGL) OUT OF SERVICE. 12 MAY 18: UNTIL 27 MAY 17: CREATED: 12 MAY 18:
05/009 - OBST TOWER LGT (ASR ) N W (6.0NM SSE SME) FT (424.9FT AGL) OUT OF SERVICE. 12 MAY 00: UNTIL 27 MAY 00: CREATED: 12 MAY 00:
FDC 6/ IAP LAKE CUMBERLAND RGNL, SOMERSET, KY. ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 5, ORIG-C... CHANGE: ALL REFERENCES OF LONDON (LOZ) VORTAC TO LONDON (LOZ) VOR/DME. THIS IS ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 5, ORIG-D. 26 APR 13: UNTIL PERM. CREATED: 26 APR 13:
Saturday 05/14 59 | 39 °F
Saturday 20 % Precip. / 0 in. Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High 59F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Saturday Night 0 % Precip. / 0 in. Partly cloudy skies. Low 39F. NW winds at 10 to 15 mph, decreasing to less than 5 mph

5. UAS Competition
Each UAV pilot will start with a score of 100 points. 5 points will be deducted on each occurrence if any of the following happens…
 UAV touches the ground after initial takeoff prior to finishing the event
 UAV touches a gate
 UAV flies above the pylon on the 2nd section of the course
 UAV dose not stay within the vertical plane of the tall gate that its flying over. Think of the field goal
in football without the vertical components on each end
 UAV is operated in an unsafe manor
 UAV operator loses control of aircraft
Bonus points of 5 points each will be awarded for each bonus event that pilots are able to complete. Each pilot will be timed from the moment the UAV leaves the ground until their event is over and the UAV subsequently lands.
In the event of a tie, the pilot or team that completed the course in the least amount of time will be considered the winner.
NASEI-UAV-Flight-Challenge.pdf

6. UAS Bonus Points
We will provide the opportunity for additional bonus points through real world scenarios.
The first opportunity to gain bonus points will be to remotely (via a camera installed on the UAV) identify an object that will be hidden from the sight of the pilot. The camera can be pointed towards the floor while the pilot hovers over a disclosed area where the images can be obtained. Some UAV’s have real-time video output, while others have the capability to take pictures that are saved to the UAV’s memory card. The competitor can either show the judge the real-time image, or bring an electronic copy of the image to the judge shortly after the event is over for scoring.
The second opportunity for bonus points can be obtained by carrying a payload from 1 location on the course to another location on the course. The pictures below show what the payload will look like and its rough dimensions. Each school signing up to compete will be sent one of these payload so they may practice acquiring and releasing it from their UAV. We will leave it up to the teams to determine how they plan on performing this task!