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Unread 28-04-2014, 17:24
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Al Skierkiewicz Al Skierkiewicz is offline
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Re: Different levels of passing inspection

Rich,
While we make the effort to get rookies compliant while we are letting them play with restrictions, I expect all LRIs to insure that they leave the event fully compliant. That is part of the experience as well. As Jon pointed out earlier, when you come to the Champs you are "in the show", you must meet the rules even if that means some functionality is temporarily disabled. That is where my experienced LRIs earn their money.
Bar none, the biggest issue with teams are those that leave the pits early without being inspected (or on occasion, functional) and then return the next day after opening ceremonies or the first match. All of us have that experience more often than I want. We cannot complete inspection without your students and driver's station. If you are not there, our hands are tied. I did inspect a team who had not arrived due to travel problems, up to the point I needed driver's station for power on tests. Luckily it was a simple robot and the team had help from another team that was able to open the crate and unpack the robot.
Rookies cease to be rookies when the Finale at Champs starts.
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