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    RFC: Birdhouse, a robotic FPV airport

    Hello PhantomPilots, I could use your input on a product I'm developing called "Birdhouse". Its a remote, robotic FPV airport for consumer drones like the Phantom. Prototype stage, but ready to spill the beans: Flying Chair - Introducing Birdhouse. Birdhouse automates all manual drone ops...
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    RFC: Birdhouse - a robotic FPV airport

    The docking pad nestles into that curved inlet above the battery, offering contact pads for power and comms. At docking, press-pins connect Birdhouse to control the aforementioned power controller. Beyond this electrical dock, there's optical and mechanical docking for battery control i.e. I...
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    RFC: Birdhouse - a robotic FPV airport

    Hi ecolumbia999, Great questions, thanks for asking. Re: "how far along" : the timeline gives a detailed answer, but in short Birdhouse is well past concept stage given 2+ years of HW+SW R&D plus provisional and full patent filings. Basically the design and architecture is complete and I'm...
  4. FlyingChair

    RFC: Birdhouse - a robotic FPV airport

    Hello PhantomPilots! I could use your feedback on a product I'm developing called "Birdhouse". Its a remote, robotic FPV airport for consumer drones like the Phantom. Prototype stage, but ready to spill the beans: Flying Chair - Introducing Birdhouse Birdhouse installs outside and connects to...
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    sig test -- ignore

    My sig isn't showing in the posting preview, so this is a test to see if that's for posting AND PMs, or just PMs. Is there a "test" forum to post nonsense like this?
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    Hello from San Francisco! Advice on product intro?

    Hey @msinger, thanks for the welcome and the advice. Will do.
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    Hello from San Francisco! Advice on product intro?

    Hello! I'm Mark from San Francisco, CA. Paraglider pilot from way back (solo'ed in '98), more recently bitten by the multi-rotor bug to amass a couple of P2s (butchered), a P3 Pro (love it), a Mavic (really love it), and 2 pairs of DJ Goggles to share the fun. The first set arrived THE DAY that...