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Reddit Summer 2013 Multicopter Competition

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Reddit is hosting a 2013 summer multicopter competition below is the information provided by Reddit which you can find here

Submissions will begin June 12th and ending August 12th.

You are encouraged you post on /r/multicopter, but you MUST post your submission to /r/MulticopterContest13.
After the submissions are over, we'll pick the top 10% based on upvotes and hold a poll. Prizes are awarded across the board, meaning there is no first for every category.
If your craft can meet the requirements of some prizes are awarded automatically, others require the best or more out performing craft to be awarded the higher prizes.

Things are still changing so keep updated!

Competitions

  • Heavy Lift
  • Endurance
  • Crazy Builds
  • Least Expensive Multicopter (capable of 1kg lift)
  • Community Vote: Best FPV Video
  • Community Vote: Best Build Log

Classes

  • Featherweight: AUW <500g, 4 or less rotors
  • Normal: AUW 500g-2.5kg, 3-6 rotors
  • Pro: AUW 2.5kg-4kg, 3-6 rotors
  • Heavyweight: AUW 2.5kg+, 6+ rotors, 4S Minimum
  • AOV (All Other Vehicles): bi-rotors, variable pitch, etc, etc.

Prizes

  • 1st DJI F450 ARF Kit (Frame, motors, ESC's)
  • 2nd MultiWii 328P Flight Controller w/FTDI & DSM2 Port
  • 3rd Infrared Remote Shutter Controller for Sony, Nikon, or Canon Cameras
  • 4th 1/3-inch SONY CCD Video Camera (NTSC or PAL)
  • 5th On-Board Lipoly Low Voltage Alarm 2s~3s
  • A Class LED Strip with JST Connector 200mm (Yellow, Blue, green, White, or Red)

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