I'm sure you must know this but just in case:For the 2017 TARC contest my team got a penalty of around 19.5 for the first launch and 20.5 for the second. Is this enough for qualification to nationals?
Ah ok. I don't know what the cutoffs were last year. But my opinion is "So What". You did the work and flew the flights so definitely submit your scores. There's always hope !hmm I realized but I want to know what the cutoffs for previous years have been. Is it hopeless for me to go to nationals?
Agreed. You have the results so you may as well send them in. You have already done 99+% of the effort. How hard will you kick yourself if you don't send them in and find out later that they were good enough?Ah ok. I don't know what the cutoffs were last year. But my opinion is "So What". You did the work and flew the flights so definitely submit your scores. There's always hope !The TARC Yahoo group might be another place to ask: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/NARTARC/info
It's not hopeless. Send them in. I had a team go once with a score that was about 20 I believe. It would be stupid not to submit your successful scores.hmm I realized but I want to know what the cutoffs for previous years have been. Is it hopeless for me to go to nationals?
Those are actually pretty respectable scores. The challenge is that there are over 800 teams and only 100 spots for nationals, so only 12% of the teams who registered will actually make it. The cutoff for the past few years has been in the mid-30s for the combined top two scores. Based on that, it would seem that you're just outside of the range; however, you're close so I would go ahead and submit.For the 2017 TARC contest my team got a penalty of around 19.5 for the first launch and 20.5 for the second. Is this enough for qualification to nationals?
I'm participating as an observer for the first time today. I plan to encourage the group to send in whatever they get. Sure, you might not go to the Nationals, but it also helps the program see what people are doing, who is participating, etc.. It also puts your team on the map as the score to beat for the next group at your school. Enjoy the challenge of the design, build and flight for what it is, a journey. Winning is a perk.For the 2017 TARC contest my team got a penalty of around 19.5 for the first launch and 20.5 for the second. Is this enough for qualification to nationals?
Exactly. One year the team I am mentoring struggled to get flights up period. When they did, half up them ended up DQing... So, when the kids got two flights up in qualifying that didn't DQ, we were all ecstatic. I think they were both over 100 points, but they still sent them in..... I plan to encourage the group to send in whatever they get. Sure, you might not go to the Nationals, but it also helps the program see what people are doing, who is participating, etc......
I agree. This is my third year as a mentor and NAR observer. As I recall the previous years were all DQ's. This year I witnessed 4 teams and only 1 team got 2 qualifying flights. I just got a notice as an observer that the Qual flights have been submitted to the national organization. Together the scores in the first post look very good. Definitely submit them.Exactly. One year the team I am mentoring struggled to get flights up period. When they did, half up them ended up DQing... So, when the kids got two flights up in qualifying that didn't DQ, we were all ecstatic. I think they were both over 100 points, but they still sent them in.