Regarding the Rules
Please refer to the Rules document for Team Requirements and additional information. Check the rules document carefully as items and approaches that were legal in past years may not be legal for this contest year. Only the contents of this year’s Rules package along with the current FAQ and Q&A documents hold bearing on the requirements and/or allowances for the current contest year.
It is the responsibility of the teams to know and follow all provided rules, the FAQ, and all contest day briefings.
AIAA Student Membership
All team members must have a valid AIAA Student Membership. Membership numbers of all team members must be submitted with the team rosters during the initial proposal round. You may join at any time by going to the AIAA Student Membership website. Membership numbers are provided instantly upon payment of membership fees.
Sportsmanship
All teams and students participating in DBF are expected to uphold the highest standards of sportsmanship during the competition and abide by the AIAA Code of Ethics. Attempts to intentionally violate the rules or negatively impact the performance of other teams will not be tolerated. Penalties for violations will be decided by the Contest Administration and may range from a warning to a loss of flight score up to disqualification from the current and future competitions.
Communications
This website is the primary location for all contest information, schedules, rules and contest documentation, forms and links to required sites. The primary method of communication between AIAA and the DBF Organizing Committee and all teams will be by email.
AIAA and the DBF Organizing Committee will utilize social media as an additional means of communicating with the teams during the contest weekend only. This will NOT be a means of communicating rules, FAQs, protests, etc., but only used in case of emergencies, weather delays, or contest weekend schedule updates. Additional information will be included in a contest site/schedule email to be sent out to the registered teams prior to the fly-off.
