Reno Top Gun Drone Series 1 - The Maverick Inversion
General information
Welcome to the Reno Top Gun Drone Series 1 - The Maverick Inversion!
This is an open qualifying tournament for all high school and middle school teams.
Teams per school limit is 4.
Minimum number of members per team is 3, unless you only have one team to enter.
Log books must be digital and the link pasted in the appropriate place on the team's home page. Logbooks will be pulled for judging at 5:00 pm, 15 January.
Agenda
This is a tentative agenda = subject to change prior to the event.
7:00 am: Pit Area open; Team check in & Inspections (3) Skills fields open for practice (3 min sessions only). Flight test areas open all day
8:00 am: Team check in, inspections and practice closed.
8:10 am: Pilot & Safety Briefing
8:20 am: (4) Skills fields open for Piloting Only; Interviews open
9:30 am: Piloting only closed. Pilot, Autonomous and Teamwork open
12:00 pm: - 12:30 pm: Lunch break
12:30 pm: Interviews, autonomous and teamwork continue
4:00 pm: Teamwork matches complete; Interviews complete
4:15 pm: Alliance Selections
4:30 pm: Finals begin
5:00 pm: Finals complete
5:15 pm Awards
Judging format
Awards
All Around Champion (1 award)
All Around Champion Middle School (if at least 10 MS teams are competing) (1 Award)
Skills Champion (1 Award)
Skills Champion Middle School (if at least 10 MS teams are competing) (1 Award)
Skills Second Place (1 Award)
Skills Third Place (1 Award)
Teamwork Champions (2 awards)
Teamwork Second Place (2 Awards)
Teamwork Third Place (2 Awards)
Communications Mission Champion (1 Award)
Airmanship Award (1 Award)
Coding Award (1 Award)
Judges Award (1 Award)
Travel information
Emergency information
Refund policy
Registered teams 0 of 50
No teams registered yet.
- Dates Jan 23 – Jan 23, 2027 PST
- Registration Oct 1 – Dec 18, 2026
- Entry fee Free
- Capacity 0 / 50 teams
- Program ADC (Elementary/Middle/High School Drones)
- Grade levels High School, Middle School
- Event type Tournament
- Qualification Qualifying Event
- Region Nevada
- Association Open to all
- Season 2026-2027 Season