Schedule Updates
- The most up to date schedule for this weekend can be found here.
- The mandatory team safety briefing will occur at 12:30 pm CT on Friday. Please have all available team members that are on-site attend this meeting.
- As a reminder, student registration will begin at 8:00 am CT on Friday. Teams, make sure that you bring a printed and signed fast-track roster to registration.
- Please review the schedule for the weekend. Advanced class teams will receive line priority at tech inspection on Friday only for the first hour. This means that they can skip two spots, at maximum, ahead of regular and advanced class during that time. This procedure is subject to change.
Flight Attempts
- Teams will receive a maximum of seven (7) flights attempts during SAE Aero Design East.
- First flight attempt Golden Tickets will be available for teams utilizing their first flight attempt on Sunday morning.
Site Map and Know Before You Go
Lunch
Friday - There will be no free meals provided to students. Teams will need to eat before arriving onsite or arrange for other meal options.
Saturday - A free lunch option will be provided for students. A lunch menu/schedule will be added to Competition Resources when/if it is available.
- Students will pick-up lunch tickets that morning at the SAE/weigh station tent, if required. A notification and announcement will be sent out regarding lunch processes for teams.
Sunday - A free lunch option will be provided for students. A lunch menu/schedule will be added to Competition Resources when/if it is available.
- Students will pick-up lunch tickets that morning at the SAE/weigh station tent, if required. A notification and announcement will be sent out regarding lunch processes for teams.
Weather
The Aero Design East event will occur as scheduled this weekend. There is the potential of rain at the event site. Please plan accordingly.
Scored flight opportunities will continue to follow the posted event schedule. To maximize flight attempts, the fight line will continue to be open in cloudy, wet and rainy conditions. Additional flight time will not be added to the posted schedule due to weather.
Flying could be delayed if the following occur: Significant Heavy Rain and Other Severe Inclement Weather Conditions (Thunder, Lightning, etc). Participants may be asked to take shelter if those conditions occur and will be notified when it is safe to resume operations.
Please pay attention to the local weather as we get closer to the Aero Design East event this weekend. You will want to factor these potential conditions into your personnel and aircraft preparations.
Live Stream
SAE STARS Pre-Inspection
SAE Aero Design will be utilizing the STARS scoring system again to provide real time scores to teams digitally. Teams will also use this system to access their Self-Certification of Requirements and Safety Inspection checklists. To access the STARS system, please follow the steps outlined on Series Resources under "Scoring Resources" -> "SAE Stars Scoring Guide - User Guide".
When an account is created and the team pairs the account with the team scoring activities, they will then have access to the Self-Certification module. Students will continue to use SAE STARS to self-certify by checking-off items on the app that the team meets the requirements. The team will be able to do the following in STARS:
- Perform Self Certifications
- See their scores when published
- See flight card scoring progress
- Check weather data
Download Instructions Here
Team codes for pairing to the SAE STARS scoring system for SAE Aero Design East were distributed via email several weeks ago to all team members affiliated to their team roster at www.sae.org.
PLEASE NOTE: The scores you are seeing are in real-time, meaning that you will see fluctuations once the competition begins. The scores will not be final until all the results have been tabulated and published in a ranking on SAE STARS.
