
20-04-2011, 16:09
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I live for the details.
 FRC #3620 (Average Joes)
Team Role: Engineer
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Rookie Year: 1996
Location: Southwestern Michigan
Posts: 3,678
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Re: Al's Annual Inspection Thread
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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Although there are several rules relating inspections, this one from "At the Events" is the one I believe takes precedence in practice matches...
Teams may practice on the first day of the event without completing the inspection process; however, if field personnel deem a robot unsafe, it will not be allowed to practice until the unsafe condition is fixed;
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For reference, the passage that Al quoted above is from the Manual, section 4.9.4 Inspection.
Section 4 of the Manual is a summary of what to expect At the Events:
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Originally Posted by Section 4 At the Events, Rev C
4.1 OVERVIEW
This section provides a general summary regarding safety, mascots/uniforms, recommended items and equipment for teams to bring. You will also find information about pit rules, generic event schedules, robot inspections, replacement parts and competition manners. The following section provides a "feel" for competition schedules, event check in procedures, practice times and matches. Please familiarize your team with this overview so all team members know what to expect and will understand the routine and the rules.
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One of my personal favorites in Section 4 is this:
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Originally Posted by 4.5 Staff/Volunteer Badges
At events, staff and volunteers will wear distinguishing badges. Should your team members or mentors have questions or a problem, staff and volunteers will help you find the answer (especially your friendly Pit Admin staff!).
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(emphasis mine)
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Richard Wallace
Mentor since 2011 for FRC 3620 Average Joes (St. Joseph, Michigan)
Mentor 2002-10 for FRC 931 Perpetual Chaos (St. Louis, Missouri)
since 2003
I believe in intuition and inspiration. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. It is, strictly speaking, a real factor in scientific research.
(Cosmic Religion : With Other Opinions and Aphorisms (1931) by Albert Einstein, p. 97)
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