First Time in Atlanta

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Overyourhead

Will I have time to peak over at the FLL and FRC field?
-I would like t say yes, but you have a tiny team of just 2. You are going to be so busy you will be pulling your hair out. I suggest your father stay in the stands and scout. When you compete he can come down and coach or take pictures. On the third day FTC doesn't compete so you can watch the FRC games all you want, you can also go into the pits. The FRC pits are crazy, there are kids elbow to elbow, robots everywhere and trains or robots being queued. It's definitely worth taking a trip through, just stay out of the way.

That will be a logistical problem. There is no direct path from the stands to the field. If your father is scouting in the stands, he will have to leave early enough to make a long trip around. If he's lucky they might let him go down the exterior steps just north of the Dome and re-enter on the lower level with the robots. Otherwise he would have to make the trek all the way back to the pits in the convention center following the public pathways, and then follow the robot pathway with you to the arena floor.

For the layout on the Dome floor, think of when the football field is there. FLL and FTC are on opposite sides of the 50 yard line, with equipment and video screens in between. There are FRC fields on each corner of the field, so you can see two of them from the FTC area.