# Team 1793: The Aviators Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Rookie year 2006. District FCH. ## Who backs them - School: Norview High School - Sponsors: Accurate Machine Inc., The Leadership Center for the Sciences and Engineering, Waterfront Training Solutions Inc. - Website: http://www.norviewrobotics.org - X: https://twitter.com/frc1793 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc1793 - GitHub: https://github.com/norviewfirstrobotics ## 2026 season - xP rating: **9.85**, rank 3194 of 3708 (13.9th percentile) - Record: 8-16-0 over 24 matches (33% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 3.1, teleop 6.7, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 14%, RP2 4% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FCH District Alexandria VA Event presented by Qualcomm | 2026vaale | 1 | 36 | 4-8-0 | 14 | | 4.9 | 7 | | | FCH District Chesapeake VA Event presented by Newport News Ship Yard / Hampton Roads Community Foundation (Norfolk Southern) | 2026vache | 3 | 25 | 4-8-0 | 18 | | 9.8 | 8 | | ## Name history Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team. - 2018 – now: The Aviators - 2006 – 2017: The Pilots ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 1 - Awards: 9, over 7 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 3 | 2023, 2022, 2008 | | Team Sustainability | 2 | 2025, 2024 | | Creativity | 2 | 2024, 2017 | | Winner | 1 | 2017 | | Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2006 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FCH District Chesapeake VA Event presented by Newport News Ship Yard / Hampton Roads Community Foundation (Norfolk Southern) | | Not picked | | 2026 | FCH District Alexandria VA Event presented by Qualcomm | | Not picked | | 2025 | CHS District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | | Not picked | | 2025 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event presented by Newport News Shipyard | | Not picked | | 2024 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event | | Not picked | | 2023 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2022 | CHS District Greater Richmond Event #2 Day 2 | | Not picked | | 2022 | CHS District Greater Richmond Event #2 Day 1 | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2020 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | Alliance 4 · backup robot | Out before the top four | | 2019 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | CHS District Hampton Roads Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | | Not picked | | 2018 | CHS District Central Virginia Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton | | Not picked | | 2017 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | CHS District - Hampton Roads Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2016 | CHS District - Central Maryland Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | CHS District - Hampton Roads Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | NASA VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | NASA / VCU Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2007 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | NASA / VCU Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 9.8 | 3194 / 3708 | 13.9 | 8-16-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 13.8 | 3117 / 3687 | 15.5 | 8-15-1 | 2 | | 2024 | 13.0 | 1936 / 3475 | 44.3 | 14-20-0 | 3 | | 2023 | 21.8 | 2005 / 3284 | 39.0 | 9-21-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 11.8 | 1841 / 3053 | 39.7 | 9-16-0 | 3 | | 2020 | 16.4 | 1411 / 2024 | 30.3 | 6-7-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 18.8 | 1287 / 3763 | 65.8 | 16-13-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 72.2 | 2209 / 3617 | 38.9 | 8-18-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 78.7 | 1493 / 3331 | 55.2 | 25-20-2 | 3 | | 2016 | 28.4 | 1173 / 3114 | 62.4 | 13-19-0 | 3 | | 2015 | 17.3 | 1632 / 2873 | 43.2 | 0-0-8 | 1 | | 2014 | 15.3 | 2170 / 2697 | 19.5 | 4-4-1 | 1 | | 2013 | 3.4 | 2302 / 2510 | 8.3 | 0-8-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 5.9 | 1188 / 2332 | 49.1 | 6-7-0 | 1 | | 2011 | 9.4 | 881 / 2053 | 57.1 | 6-4-0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0.2 | 1717 / 1801 | 4.7 | 4-3-2 | 1 | | 2009 | 14.3 | 1130 / 1675 | 32.6 | 6-8-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 16.3 | 420 / 1498 | 72.0 | 13-3-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0.0 | 1287 / 1295 | 0.6 | 2-4-2 | 1 | | 2006 | 6.7 | 751 / 1125 | 33.3 | 5-4-1 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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