Flight Endurance
Description
Participants analyze flight principles with a rubber band-powered model aircraft.
Seth Tandon, Gig Harbor HS, 2023 1st Place
Event Resources
EVENT EXAMPLES
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Event Deadlines
January 11, 2024
Students will need their Participant ID number, and password, from their advisor.
Students submit designs, and photos of test built planes, saved as 1 multi-page pdf file.
Students also upload a flight test video to any platform, and submit the URL.
NOTE: This is a check-off event for January! Students must submit design sketches and photos, and a flight test video, to show they are working on the event, but will not receive judge feedback.
March 2024
Students will submit portfolio, and sign up for a judging time, on Wednesday evening.
Students will bring plane to judging time.
Students will also go offsite to fly planes for judging.
Washington TSA Rules
To compete, students must belong to an affiliated TSA chapter, register for competition by December 15, 2023, and pay the $30 competition fee. Participants must also meet the January 11 event deadlines (see above) to “qualify” for the Washington TSA State Conference in March.
To compete at the WTSA State Conference, students must have been registered in December, met the Jan. 11 deadline, and then register in February for the State Conference ($420/$500 per student package price (4 or 2 students per room)).
At the state level, 3 individuals per chapter may compete.
Additional Information
Event Coordinator:
Event Manager: Spencer Martin, spencer.martin@sunnysideschools.org