RULESThegoaloftheGoFlyPrizeistofosterthedevelopmentofsafe,quiet,ultra-compact,near-VTOL

personalflyingdevicescapableofflyingtwentymileswhilecarryingasingleperson.

Thechallengeconsistsofthreeprogressivepayoutopportunitiesspanningtwoyearsbeginningin2017:

PhaseI:

• Uptoten$20,000prizesawardedbasedonawrittenreport.

PhaseII:

• Uptofour$50,000prizesawardedbasedonrevisedPhaseImaterial(orfornewteamsnewPhaseImaterial)anddemonstratedperformanceofprogresstodate.

Fly-off:

• One$1,000,000GrandPrizeawardedforthebestcompliantoverallfly-offscore.• One$250,000prizeforthequietestcompliantentry.• One$250,000prizeforthesmallestcompliantentry.• One$100,000prizefordisruptiveadvancementofthestateoftheart.

Fly-offscoresfortheGrandPrizewillbebasedonhighlychallengingcriteriainthefollowingareas:

● Performance,includingspeed&endurance● Theabilitytoachievenearverticaltakeoffandlanding● Quietness● Compactness● Theexperienceofopen-airflight

Whatthedevicelookslikeorhowitworkstoaccomplishthetask,andaccomplishitsafely,isuptoyou.

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ScheduleandDeliverablesDatesandotherinformationherearesubjecttochangeatthediscretionofGoFly.GoFlywillpostchangesonthechallengesiteandensurethatallregisteredteamsareinformedofanychange.Alljudgingdecisionsarefinal.

AllmaterialsmustbeinEnglishandbesubmittedelectronicallybytheappropriatedeadlinethroughthecompetitionwebsite.Noexceptions.

April4,2018:PhaseIregistrationdeadline

TobeeligibletoparticipateintheGoFlyPrize,teamsmustcompleteallregistrationandlegalforms,teamsmustpaytheregistrationfee,andbeacceptedbyGoFlyintothecompetition.Acompletelistofdocumentsandallformsandtemplatesareavailableatcompetitionwebsite.

Teamsmayreviseregistrationinformationatanytimeandareresponsibleforkeepinginformationuptodate.

April18,2018:PhaseIsubmissiondeadline

Teamswillsubmitawrittendesignreportsummarizingtheproject,includingasrequiredappendices:

● Summaryspecsheet● Draftsafetyreport● Apublicly-releasablegraphicrepresentation(silhouetteorabstractedcartoon,e.g.)ofthe

entrytoaccompanyannouncementofawards

May29,2018:PhaseIawardsissued

BasedonthePhaseIreportscores,andatthediscretionofthejudges,PhaseIwinnerswillbeannouncedandprizemoneyissued.Thewinnerswillbeannouncedpublicly.However,theirworkwillremainprivate(exceptforthepublicly-releasablegraphic).

December8,2018:PhaseIIregistrationdeadline

RegardlessofPhaseIparticipation,allteamsmustregisterforPhaseIIbythePhaseIIregistrationdeadline.TobeeligibletoparticipateinPhaseIIoftheGoFlyPrize,teamsmustcompleteallregistrationandlegalforms,procurerequiredinsurance,andbeacceptedbyGoFlyintothecompetition.Acompletelistofdocumentsareavailableatthe competitionwebsite.

February6,2019:PhaseIIsubmissiondeadline

Teamswillsubmitanup-to-datedesignreport(allsections,includingPhaseIappendices),withtheadditionalrequiredappendices:

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● Statusreport● Evidenceofstepstowardlegaleligibilitytofly● Flightlogstodate● Draftofdescriptionofmeansofmeasuringfuelreserves(fordeviceswherebyfuelweight

measurementmethodisinapplicable)● DraftOperator’sManual

March28,2019:PhaseIIawardsandfly-offinvitationissued

BasedontheprogresstodateasexemplifiedinthePhaseIIsubmission,andatthediscretionofthejudges,PhaseIIwinnerswillbeannouncedandprizemoneyissued.Thewinnerswillbeannouncedpublicly.However,theirworkwillremainprivate(exceptforthepublicly-releasablegraphic).

Fly-offparticipationisbyinvitationonly.Invitationstoparticipateinthefly-offcompetitionwillbeextendedtoteamsmeetingallPhaseIIsubmissionrequirements.

September2019:Flightreadinessreview

Aflightreadinessreviewwillbesupportedbyaflightreadinessreport,whichmustinclude:

● Proofoflegaleligibilitytofly● Flightlogsshowingatleast10%ofsafepriorflightminimums● Finalsummaryspecsheet● Finalsafetyreport

October2019:FinalFly-off

Teamsmustarriveatthefly-offpreparedwithdevice,operator,crew,supplies,andsupportequipmentnecessarytocompleteallfly-offtechinspectionandflightdemonstrationtasks.

Materialsthatmustbepresentedtoorganizersinclude:

● Logsofsafepriorflightminimums● Affidavitthatentryisthesameashasbeenrepresentedtoorganizersandauthoritiesandthat

hascompletedthedocumentedandloggedtesting● Optional:drawingsorotheraidstoassistjudgesinverifyingsightlinescompliance● Meansofmeasuringfuelreserves(fordeviceswherebyfuelweightmeasurementmethodis

inapplicable)● FinalOperator’sManual(includingbutnotlimitedtorequiredinspectionsandfunctional

checkstoensuresafeandworkingcondition)● DatasubmittedmaybemarkedtoprotectIntellectualPropertyasdetailedintheMaster

TeamAgreement.

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DeliverablesRequirements&ScoringDesignreportrequirements

Thedesignreportislimitedto30pagesmaximumincludingfoldouts.Thedesignreportshouldtouchonthecategoriesbelow.Teamsshouldpresentanynovelapproacheswithenoughdetailtoenableexternalengineeringevaluation.

Technicaldescription

● Upto5sizeBfoldouts(oneofthesemaybethesummaryspecsheet)● Descriptionsofkeyinnovationsandanyunusualornoveltechnology● Softwaredescriptionandspecifications(ifapplicable)● Descriptionsandspecificationsofsystems,controls,propulsion,emergencysystems,etc.● Productizationstrategy,includingfeaturesthatcouldbeappliedtotheconcepttomakeita

viableproductinthemarketplace

Designapproach

● Requirementsanalysis● Tradestudies● Risksandpayoffsofthedesign● Descriptionsoftoolsusedfordesign,analysis,andtest● Manufacturingapproach● Pertinentanalyses● Testandvalidationactivities(testdatamaybeincludedinappendicesoutsidethepagelimit)

Projectplan

● Scheduleandbudget,plannedandactual● Descriptionofresources(teammembers,facilities,funding,etc.)

Summaryspecsheetrequirements

Anup-to-datesummaryspecsheetisrequiredwitheachsubmissionofmaterials.Thesummaryspecsheetmustinclude:

● Keydevicetechnical,physical,andperformancespecifications,includingexpectedfly-offperformance

● Graphicaland/orphotographicdepictionsofthedeviceThesummaryspecsheetislimitedtomaximum2pagesorasingleBsizesheet.AsingleBsizegeneralarrangementdrawingwithpertinentdatatabulatedonthedrawingisthepreferredformat.

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Statusreportrequirements

Inadditiontoanup-to-datedesignreport(allsections),teamsmustcompileastatusreport.Teamsmayformatthestatusreportinanywaytheychoosethatsufficientlycommunicatestheprogresstodateofbuilding,validation,andtesting.

Thestatusreportmustnotexceedanyofthefollowinglimits:

● Videos:15minutesmaximumtotallength● Text:1500wordsmaximumtotal(rawtestdatainappendicesexcluded)● Drawingsinadditiontoupdateddrawingsinthewrittenreport:5max(uptoDsize)● Photographs:25maximum● Totalstatusreport.zipfilesizeexcludingvideos:20megabytesmaximum

ThePhaseIIstatusreportmustactassufficientdocumentaryproofthataprototype,demonstrator,orthedeviceitselfhasflownandsuccessfullyperformedataminimumthefollowingmaneuvers(tetheredtestingisacceptable):

● Verticalornear-verticaltakeofffollowedbysteadyflightoutofgroundeffect● Abortedlanding● Verticalornear-verticallanding

Basisforjudging

PhaseIandPhaseIIsubmissionswillbejudgedonthefollowingcriteria:

1. Technicalcontentandtechnicalfeasibilityofthedevice2. Commercialviabilityoftheconceptandnovelinnovation3. Projectfeasibilityforgivenschedule,budget,andresources4. Overallorganization,clarity,andpresentationofthematerial5. PhaseIIonly:projectstatusandprogresstodate

40points30points20points10points50points

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Fly-OffTasksandMeasurementsThefly-offwillconsistoftwophases:techinspectionandflightdemonstration.Variousscoredandunscoredattributeswillbemeasuredorvalidatedineachphase.Thescoredparametersaresize,noise,andspeed.

TechInspection

Teamsmustreporttotechinspectionatthefly-offwiththeirdeviceinflight-readyconditionatfullyfueledweight.

Conformance

Teamsmustcertifythattheirentryisone-in-the-sameasthedevicethathasbeenrepresentedtoGoFlyandotherauthoritiesandthathascompletedthedocumentedandloggedtesting.

Teamswhowillflytheflightdemonstrationunmannedwithadummyinsteadofahumanoperatormustshowthatthedummyisnotstructurallyormechanicallyintegraltothedevice(beyondthelevelthatahumanoperatorwouldbe)byremovingthedummyandexhibitingtheoperatorinterfaceusingahumanoperator.

Sizemeasurement(SIZE)

Thescoringparameterforsizeisthemaximumsingledimensionsinanydirectionbetweentwoplanes,measuredinfeet.

Theoperatorisnotincluded.

Non-rigidelements,suchasharnessesandstraps,areincludedintheirpositionwitha5’9”operatorinplace.

Ifthedevicehasmorethanoneconfigurationusedforanormalfullflightprofile(asdemonstratedintheflightdemonstration),themeasurementistakenforthelargestofanynon-transientconfigurationusedinflightorontheground.Componentsthatcontinuouslyrotatearetreatedasafulldisc.

Sightlines

TheoperatorfieldofviewistheGoFlymetricfortheopen-airflightexperience.Aconewith90°aperture(providedbycontestorganizers),withtheapexatthedesigneyeposition(thebridgeoftheoperator'snosewhileinflightposture),mustnotintersectoroverlapanypartofthedeviceotherthantransparenciesthatarenotprimarystructure.

Theaxisoftheconemustbewithin20degreesoftheoperator'slineofsightvector.Thelineofsightmustbehorizontalandforward-facingforsomesteadyandtrimmedflightmode(e.g.,hoverorcruise),chosenbytheteam.

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Conicalkeep-outzoneillustration.Innerconerepresentsallowed

deviationofaxisfromlineofsightvector.

Theoperator(withclothing,helmet,etc.)isnotincluded.

Theentiresweptpathofanycontinuouslymovingorspinningcomponentisconsideredopaque.

Groundtransport

Duringtechinspection,teamswillberequiredtodemonstratethatthedevice,unpoweredandunoccupiedbytheoperator,canbemovedfromonegroundlocationtoanotheroveralevelhardsurface.Unpoweredgroundaidessuchasdolliesareallowed.Alltasksrequiredforthegroundtransportdemonstrationmustbeachievablebyasingleindividual.Requiredlifting(notincludingcarrying)shouldnotexceed80lbs;requiredpushing/pullingshouldnotexceed50lbs.

FlightDemonstration

Fortheflightdemonstration,thedevice,withfulloperator(ordummystand-in)weight,mustcompleteasingleflightprofilethatsuccessfullyincludesallofthefollowingtasks:

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1. Takeoffandclimbwithoutviolatingthetakeoff/landingenvelope.

2. Conductaspeedrunofsixlapsarounda1nmicourse.

3. Demonstratethecapabilitytoabortalandingbyperformingatouch&gowithoutviolatingthetakeoff/landingenvelope.

4. Afterloiteringsuchthattotalflightdemonstrationenduranceisgreaterthan20minutes,descendandlandwithoutviolatingthetakeoff/landingenvelope.

Takeoff/landingenvelope

Thetakeoff/landingenvelopeisa30footdiametercylinder.Thevirtualwallsoftheenvelopeare12feethigh.

Illustrationof30ftdiameter,12fthightakeoff/landingenvelope,includingmicrophoneplacement50

ftfromenvelopecenter.

Inaddition,2.25”x3.75”x8”(nominaldimensions)bricks(availablehere)willbearrangedtodefinetheboundaryontheground.Thebrickswillbearrangedapproximatelyevery24inchesandstooduprighttorestonthe2”x8”side.If,atanytimeduringtheflightdemonstration,abrickisknockedoverbythedevice,operator,ordownwash,theboundaryisconsideredviolated.

Nopartoftheboundarymaybeviolatedbyanypartofthedeviceoroperator.Violatingtheboundaryduringanyflightdemonstrationphaseconstitutesafailedflightdemonstrationattempt.

Noisemeasurement(NOISE)

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Soundpressurelevelwillbemeasuredatsixevenlyspacedlocations50feetfromthecenterofthetakeoff/landingenvelope.Thesoundpressurelevelwillbemeasuredindecibelsrelativeto20micropascals,withAfrequencyweighting,Stimeweighting,andusingClass2orbetterequipmentincurrentcalibration.

Themaximumsoundlevelwillbedeterminedateachofthesixmeasurementlocations.Thearithmeticmeanofthehighestthreeofthesevaluesyieldsasoundlevelrating.

Asoundlevelratingwillbedeterminedduringtheflightdemonstrationduringtakeoffandclimbandduringdescentandlanding(notduringthetouch&go).ThehigherofthetwosoundlevelreadingsindBAisthenoisescore.

Speedmeasurement(SPEED)

Thecourseisdefinedbytwopylons(physicalmarkerswithinfiniteverticalprojections)located0.5nmiapart.

Alapinvolvescrossingthestart/stopplaneintheair,flyingaroundbothpylons,andthencrossingthestart/stopplaneagain.

Speedrunsamplecourseillustrationshowingstart/stopplane

andpylonswithverticalprojections(nottoscale).

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The6nminominallengthofthecourseisdividedbythetotaltimeforthespeedruntoyieldthespeedscoreinunitsofknots.

Thespeedrunmaybeflownatanysafealtitudeoutofgroundeffect(definedasatleast1xthesizemeasurementatalltimes).Thereisnoguaranteethattheentirecoursewillbeobstacle-freeataltitudesbelow50’AGL.

Touch&go

Thetouch&gomaneuvermustbeginandendabove12ftAGL.Contactwiththegroundmustbeinsidethetakeoff/landingenvelope.

Contactwiththegroundmustbeonlymomentary.Thedevicemustbedesignedsuchthatabortingalandingispossiblewithorwithoutfirsttouchingtheground.

Totalendurance

Thetimingfortotalendurancebeginsduringtakeoffatthemomentwheneverypartofthedeviceoroperatorisnolongertouchingtheground.

Thetimingstopsduringlandingattouchdown.

Atotalendurancelessthantherequirementconstitutesafailedflightattempt.

Loiteringflighttofulfilltheendurancemaybeflownatanysafealtitudeoutofgroundeffect.

Reserves

Emergencyreservesforanadditionaltenminutesofflightandalandingwillbedemonstratedbyweighingfuelconsumedduringthemissionandfuelremaining.

Teamswithdevicesthatdonotsignificantlychangeweightconsumingenergyduringaflightmustprovideameanstodemonstratethefullemergencyreservecapability.

Harshoperatorconditions

Topreventunacceptablyharshconditionsfortheoperator,acontest-providedsensorpackagemaybeusedduringtheflightdemonstrationtoensurethattheoperatorordummydoesnotendureextremesustainedgforcesgreaterthan5gordangerousimpulsesfromhardlandings.Violatingtheselimitsduringanyflightdemonstrationphasemayrequirerepeatingsomeoralloftheflightdemonstration.

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Fly-OffScoring

ThefinalscoreisafunctionofthescoredparametersasdescribedintheFly-OffTasks.Fromeachvalue,ascorefactor,θ,isdetermined,asshowninthefollowingtableandfigure.

Thevariousscorefactorsarecombinedtodeterminethefinalscoreasfollows:

TobecompliantandeligiblefortheGrandPrize,smallestprize,orquietestprize,eachscoredparametermustmeetthethreshold.

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AdditionalRequirementsThedevicemustbedesignedandbuilttomaximizethefly-offscorewhilemeetingorexceedingthefollowingspecifications.

General

Fly-offcompletion

Thedevicemustbeabletosuccessfullycompleteallfly-offtasksandjudgingcriteria.

Flyingconditions

Thedensityaltitudeatthefly-offwillbenomorethan5000ft.Maximumwindsforaflightattemptwillbenomorethan15knots(includingnomorethan5knotgustfactor).

Thefly-offwillbeconductedunderdayVFRconditions.Lowvisibility,lowceilings,orprecipitationshouldnotbeexpected.Noteamwillbeexpectedtoflyinunacceptableweather.

Unmannedoption

Thedevicemustbedesignedtocarryahumanoperatorofnormalsizeandweight.However,unmannedflightasaremotelypilotedorautonomousUAVisallowed.The“operator”foranunmanneddevicemustbeananthropomorphictestdummy(ATD)definedby49CFRpart572,subpartB(50thpercentilemale)oraGoFly-approvedequivalent.Pre-approvedequivalentsaretheSimulaidsRescueRandymodels9000(withwaterballast)and1436.AGoFly-provideddummywillbeavailable.Teamsmayalsochoosetoprovidetheirown,whichmaybemodifiedwithinreasontoincludenecessaryavionicsandactuatorsrequiredforremotelypilotingthedevice.

Operatorweight

Theoperator(orballasteddummy)weightmustbe200lbsormore.Thisincludesclothing,gloves,helmet,personalparachute,otherpersonalprotectiveequipment,contest-providedGPSandsensorpackage,andanynecessaryoperator-carriedballasttoachievetheminimumoperatorweight.

Airworthiness

TeamsareresponsibleforensuringtheirdeviceandoperatorarelegallyallowedtoflyandarenotinconflictwithanyFAAorotherregulationsbothduringtestingandpracticeandatthefly-off.

Singleunit

Thedevicemustremainasingleunitthroughoutoperation.Noadd-on,detachable,ordisposablelaunch/landingaidesareallowed.

Energysources

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Refuelingorrechargingofthedevicemustutilizereadilyavailableandsafesources.Approvedenergysourcesareelectricity,automotivefuels,andaviationfuels.Otherenergysourcesareallowedwithpre-approvalfromGoFly.

Swappingofbatterypacksisallowedbetweenflightattempts,butteamsmuststillutilizerechargeablebatterychemistries.

Reusability

Thedevicemustbereusable,i.e.,itmustbedesignedsuchthatonlytheenergysource(seeabove)mustbereplacedbetweenflights.

Safety

Human-ratable

Theintentofthiscompetitionistodeveloptechnologiesthatcanberatedforpeopletosafelyflyinthefuture.Consequently,thecompetitionrequiresthatalldevicearchitecturesare,atthefundamentalconceptlevel,"human-ratable."Theorganizersdefine"human-ratable"asfollows:

Adevicethathasnosystemsorcomponents,exceptforprimarystructure,inwhichasinglepointfailureresultsinlossofanoperator'slifeorlimb.

Systemsorcomponentswhich,intheeventoftheirfailure,permitsafelandingoftheoperator,maybeofsinglestringdesign.

Structureandcomponentsuitability

Theprimarystructuremaybeasinglepointoffailureif

a. adequateprooftestingisperformed,orb. itisdesignedtoloadssignificantlyhigherthanexpectedloads(safetyfactor≥1.5)andits

structuralintegrityisregularlyinspected.Adequatequality,performance,andservicelifeofallcomponentsmustmeetappropriaterequirementsfortheintendedapplication.

Loggedsafepriorflight

Aminimumof5flighthourswithoutincidentorconfigurationchangesmustbeloggedpriortothefly-off.Thismustincludeatleast10takeoffs,1hourtotalofflightanalogoustospeedcourseflight,10go-aroundmaneuvers,and10landingstoafullstopandpower-down.

Extremelyminorconfigurationchangesareallowedduringtheseflightsaslongastheyinnowaynegativelyaffectsafety,theyaredeclaredtoorganizers,andatleastoneflighthourisloggedafterallchanges.

Safetyreport

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Teamsarerequiredtomaintainandperiodicallysubmitasafetyreport.Thesafetyreporthasnopagelimitsorfilesizelimits.

Inthesafetyreport,teamsmust:

● Identifyanysingle-pointsystemfailurethatmakesthedeviceunsafeasdefinedabove.● Proposedesignmitigationstotheidentifiedsinglepointfailuressuchthatthedesigncouldbe

madefail-safeandhuman-ratable.Examplesofmitigationsmayincludeenhancingcomponentreliability,softwaredevelopmentandtesting,orutilizingemergencyrescueejectionandparachutesystems.Teamsarestronglyencouragedtoincorporateasmanyofthesemitigationsintotheirfly-offentriesaspossible.

Inaddition,teamsarestronglyencouraged,butnotrequired,toincludeinthesafetyreport:

● Documentationofstructuralanalysisand/ortesting.● Documentationandlogsofflighttestingoranyothertestingtodate.● Afunctionalhazardanalysis.

Teamsafetyresponsibility

Competitionteamsaresolelyresponsibleforthesafeoperationoftheirvehicles.Thisincludesthesafetyoftheoperator,thevehicle,andanyobjectorpersonontheground.Theorganizersofthecompetitionwillverifythateachreportsubmittedaddressestheaboverequirements.Ifthetestteamsdonotaddresstheaboverequirements,theywillnotbeallowedtoproceedinthecompetition.However,theorganizerswillnotassesstheadequacyofthesubmissionfromasafetyperspective.Thecompetitionteamissolelyresponsibleforidentifyingallrisks,mitigatingthemtothemaximumextentpossible,anddeterminingiftheresidualriskisacceptable.