1.  Yes, the team may remove objects from Base/Safety while the autonomous
Robot is out in the Field doing other stuff.  That's because the team is
allowed to handle objects that are completely within Safety.

2.  This is both an easy and a complex question.  No, R12 does not allow
the Robot to Launch if any of it is sticking outside Base.  There is no
official Penalty, other than that the robot can't start, or if it does
start, then by R10, it's not allowed to touch anything.
So, when looking at FLL Core Values and rule GP1, that's kind of harsh
treatment for a team that didn't fully understand the Rules, and can't
really make any changes on the fly at a tournament.  We don't inspire the
participants and advance the goals of FIRST by making a team stand around
unhappily looking at a stationary robot.  There are a couple of ways that
your tournament may handle things.  I prefer letting the team run their
robot, and having a chance to show what they have been working on.  The
bottom line will be that the team won't be able to receive the Robot
Performance Award based on the results of improper launches during matches.
 (And the FLL Core Value "What we discover..." and GP1 bullet 4 say that we
all acknowledge that that is okay.)

3.  As has been said, most tournaments distribute draft schedules about a
week in advance.  There will be fixed judging times.  My recommendation to
all teams is that, if things are running late at a tournament, then always
go to your judging session if it conflicts with a table round.  It's way
easier to reschedule a table round than a judging session.  For what it's
worth, I know that the Fairfax tournaments haven't sent schedules out yet,
because they are still being worked on.

Steve Scherr
Virginia-DC FLL Referee Advisor

On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 8:48 AM, Cedric D'Costa <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Please reply to questions below-
>
> 1. Is it okay to setup the jig/launch pad or remove it within the
> safety/base area while the robot is in motion completing a mission? If not
> allowed, what is the penalty?
>
> 2. When launching a robot with attachments, our attachments extends
> outside the base but within safety, is this allowed? If not allowed, what
> is the penalty?
>
> 3. Our competition is on Nov 15 in Fairfax, can we get a schedule in
> advance to advise the parents? Will there be a set time for our judging?
>
> Thanks,
> Cedric
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