During autonomous flight when a drone lands on the green or blue pad to score points, can the drone take off from that pad, or do they have to be placed back at the starting position to complete the next phase of the course?
Rule AM9 states that “Team members are allowed to start these instructions using the coding device, but they may not interact with the Drone, controllers, or coding device in any other way, except as specifically allowed in AM13, to end the program early, or to complete an emergency stop.”
Therefore if a Team Member does not interact with the computer (the program continues without human interaction), then the Drone may continue on to complete additional tasks and earn points.
If the Team Member interacts with the computer to start a new code or make adjustments, they must reset the Drone to the starting position as stated in AM13.