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[[File:DB5 Chesapeake Matt shooting 090319 csm 1.jpg|300px|right|text-top|thumb|Matt shooting at [[DEWBOT V Chesapeake Regional|Chesapeake Regional]]]]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunacy_(FIRST) Lunacy] provides an huge opportunity for Human Players (a.k.a. ''Payload Specialists'') to score directly...''and to score big!''

The traditional FRC Human Player is called the ''Payload Specialist'' in the 2009 competition, Lunacy.  The ''Payload Specialist'' role is a tremendously important one in this game.  ''Payload Specialists'' can score directly by shooting ''Moon Rocks'' or ''Super Cells'' into opponents' Trailers.  Bonus scoring with ''Super Cells'' is not possible without effective ''Payload Specialist'' coordination.

[[File:DB5 PARC murph shooting from outpost 090509 csm 1.jpg|400px|left|text-top|thumb|Elizabeth shooting from the Outpost during [[DEWBOT V PARC XII|PARC XII]]]]
There are two different types of ''Payload Specialists'': Outpost and Airlock.  Each alliance has one Outpost Specialist who shoots ''Moon Rocks'' from a seated position in the middle of the field.  The Outpost Specialist also startes each match with (4) ''Empty Cells'' and must feed these ''Empty Cells'' to alliance robots (who then must transfer the ''Empty Cells'' to an alliance Airlock).

Each alliance has two Airlock Specialists, who play from the field corners.  The Airlock Specialists shoot ''Moon Rocks'' from a standing position.  They also recover ''Empty Cells'' from the Airlock for exchange into ''Super Cells''.  During the last 20 seconds of each match, the Airlock Specialists may shoot these ''Super Cells'' into opposing Trailers.  A ''Super Cell'' in a Trailer scores 15 points, as opposed to 2 point for ''Moon Rocks'' or ''Empty Cells''.

[[FRC Team 1640|Team 1640]] went through a disciplined process to select and train both types of ''Payload Specialists''.  Field pieces were set up to enforce realistic shooting conditions for candidates.  Last year's robot was adapted to pull our practice Trailer, thereby providing an accurately moving target to shoot at.

[[File:DB5 payload specialist training DEC using DB4 090308 csm 1.jpg|400px|left|text-top|thumb|Payload Specialist training at [[Downingtown Educational Center|DEC]] using [[DEWBOT IV]] to pull the Trailer]]
Three first-rate ''Payload Specialists'' were trained and participated in our competitions.  '''Matt''' is our Airlock Specialist and an extraordinary scorer.  '''Elizabeth ''' and '''Alex ''' are our Outpost Specialists.  The 2009-2010 school year adds '''Praveen''', '''Cole''' and '''Vamshi''' to this specialist group.


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