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Originally Posted by Andrew Schuetze
So my call to action is to any self-described quality team to post a white paper, reference to a white paper or reply to this thread or creat another with what mentoring resources you have, what on-site equipment you have and what kinds of shop support and then what kinds of things you do before the build season begins to maximize success on the field and in the CA judging. Key in that discussion is how the mentors interact with the students. i.e. Paul writes that 80% of the CAD work is performed by students but 100% is reviewed by himself. What other critical design elements are 100% reviewed by a key volunteer or group of mentors. How is code tested? Are students required to submit wiring schematics and present electrical/power load analysis. (if they have Al as a mentor I be they do  )
I've seen a few of these posts in the past and if someone has the time to pull them all together into a single document, I would be extremely grateful or maybe post a word document with url links to existing white papers on this subject...
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Andrew,
My suggestion would be for you to create a thread, asking the 'self-described quality teams' to post the information/links that you are requesting in the thread. From there, you can cobble it together into a white paper/resource. That way, each team can be responsible for their contributions but not have to worry about everyone else's. Just a thought.
Jane
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