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I'm only really comfortable with the model I've chosen and since people are already paying for it (the service is paying for itself right now which is great) I think it's been validated.

There is scope for offering a higher specification service to commercial operators but I'm not sure I want to get involved with the liability aspects - I did build this for my own purposes in the first place and I figured I could provide a cheap, reliable service to other hobbyists.

Thanks for your feedback, I appreciate the time you spent.

Thanks for your feedback - I think you're right about showing the aircraft is registered even if a subscription has lapsed - it's the right thing to do.

I'll think of a way to queue the notifications to the owner so that they get sent once a subscription has been set back up, and a warning to them that someone has their drone in the meantime.

Originally the stickers were "per aircraft" - I've changed that so a single sheet of stickers can be purchased for multiple aircraft, and they all point to the account instead of individual airframes.

That seemed fairer to me - no point in buying a sheet of 21 stickers for one aircraft when you only need a single sticker.

So stickers can be printed out (and stuck on via clear tape) or purchased pre-printed for unlimited aircraft now, provided a £2 monthly subscription is in place.

Possibly - but you don't necessarily know who owns it. The owner can choose how much information gets displayed to the finder via their settings.

The system will still act as a proxy though, sending a SMS and email to the owner if the finder submits that they've found it.

It's relying on honesty at the end of the day - I like to think most people are honest enough that given the opportunity to help someone get their property back they'll do so.

Yea - If there is no subscription in place then the code scanning no longer shows the aircraft as being "known" until the subscription is reactivated.

I'm open to ideas on it though - but how else would I ensure people keep paying.

I've been a drone geek since 2011, flying model aircraft and quadcopters (or drones as the media likes to call them).

I fly them using a live video link to a set of VR goggles so I have a first person view from the aircraft. With that comes the ability to fly long distance.

Because "drones" are fairly pricey items, I wanted a way to help retrieve one should it crash and not be able to be found by the operator - by default noone would know who the drone belonged to even if they found it, and not everyone is confortable putting their contact details in public.

So I created DroneFinder which allows you to register and print off stickers for your aircraft with a scannable QR code. The QR code allows a finder to contact the owner of a lost aircraft and notify them of its whereabouts (via email and SMS) using the GPS capabilities of their phone - thus allowing the owner to retrieve their aircraft.

I'd welcome any feedback.

Zeds is an open source Windows application that quite simply helps you get to sleep at the most efficient time, based on the time you need to get up in the morning.

Primarily based on the 90 minute sleep cycle theory, Zeds will calculate the best bedtimes for you and allow you to select which one you'd like (while showing you how much sleep you'll get) - it'll then wake you up by playing an alarm. Zeds will also take into account the length of time you need to fall asleep, notifying you in the task area of the Windows desktop 15 minutes (by default) before your bedtime so that you can get into bed and start your sleep cycles at the correct time.

All of this is configurable using the settings screen so that you can adjust Zeds to your exact requirements.

Source: https://github.com/woodss/zeds