Table of Contents
- Location
- Date & Schedule
- Program Coordinator
- Facility Rules
- Weather
- Challenges
- Participating Schools
Event Location
DuVal High School
9880 Good Luck Road
Lanham, Maryland
Maps
PDR Due Date –
This region will host the Air Challenge. The Preliminary Design Review due date is TBD. Please submit PDRs in Word or .pdf format to Sea Air Land Group. Please do not submit links to sites such as SharePoint or Google.
Challenge Day Date – The Challenge is on! Challenge Day will be set for late spring 2026!
Challenge Day Schedule (typical shown)
| START | FINISH | ACTIVITY |
| 8:00 AM | 8:30 AM | Teams and Judges Arrival and Registration |
| 8:35 AM | 9:20 AM | Welcome and Keynote Speaker – auditorium |
| 9:30 AM | 11:00 AM | Morning Challenges – outdoors |
| 11:00 AM | 11:45 AM | Lunch provided – auditorium |
| 11:45 AM | 1:15 PM | Afternoon Challenges – outdoors |
| 1:15 PM | 1:35 PM | Scoring, Clean-up |
| 1:35 PM | 1:45 PM | Surveys, Closing Remarks, Awards and Photos – auditorium |
Regional Coordinator
Christy McKinzie
Program Coordinator
Aerospace Engineering and Aviation Technology
Central Coordinator
Susan Zingaro
The Pennsylvania State University
Applied Research Laboratory
222 Northpointe Boulevard
Freeport, PA 16229
Sea Air Land Group
Facility Rules
Conduct detrimental to the public interest or abuse of the building and grounds under any circumstances is expressly prohibited. The building, grounds, equipment and restrooms shall be left in a clean, orderly condition. Failure to do so may result in fees (as determined by the Owners) being assessed. No smoking is allowed in any building and no alcoholic beverages are permitted on the grounds.
Weather Considerations
The highest emphasis of safety will be placed on participants and staff. When there is lightning in the area, all outside activity will be suspended until the threatening weather leaves the area. Thank you for your understanding of our efforts to put safety first.
Challenge:
Air – Twentieth century activities, including nuclear weapons testing, uranium mining, and waste storage, contribute to elevated radiation measurements in some American desert areas. Natural occurring radiation is also present due to the higher altitudes of some of these desert areas as well as the composition of the local rocks and soil. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) outfitted with radiation detection sensors and automated data processing will scan the area to inspect for any levels of high radiation. In addition, the UAV will be able to drop markers on the detected “hot spots” to indicate a radiation danger zone for remediation crews. Note that time is of the essence as there is a lot of ground to cover and remediation should begin as soon as possible.
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Air Guidelines 2025-2026 |