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Classic HN. Jumping from someone's annoyance to "create a startup" that "definitely has value" without knowing anything about the space.

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>Classic HN. Jumping from someone's annoyance to "create a startup" that "definitely has value" without knowing anything about the space.

Haha joke's on you buddy, I grew up around aviation and know that log books and maps are what pilots must always have at all times in all situations otherwise they'll get popped by the FAA. Only recently have digital devices been allowed anywhere NEAR professional cockpits, having been slowly tested in civil aviation. Thus I concluded that an expanding sector with limited knowledge of traditional expectations - airspace 'n shit - might be marketable. Watching your comment turn grey and then to vapor is more "Classic HN" to me.

To be fair to your parent, the feature is already deployed in popular drones (both dji and 3dr).

It's hard to see a market for something already built in for free (airspace restrictions) and anyone familiar with current drones would know this.

Perhaps, but with the recent move to classify straight up toys as "drones", those things probably aren't going to have such intelligence built in.

There would be value in being able to pull up my phone and find out "Yes, there are no arbitrary restrictions on flying right here".

It's already there, i have either my phone or tablet out when i use my 3DR Solo (it displays the video feed). One screen of the app which displays the video feed, is airspace restrictions on a map of the current area (although you can pan and zoom around the world in order to plan future flights too).

Considering the cost of both DJI and 3DR and the inevitable down-stream development and access, unless each and every manufacturer is mandated to include "smart" flight restrictions, then I would say the point stands. Making a useful application and product is fun to spit ball. Whizzing out some sanctimonious pontification is feeble.

Thanks for putting "Intellectual Wannabe Inventor" in your profile, it wasn't clear from that comment.

I guess that's how most startups get started AFAIK?

Unfortunately yes, which is why you get founders awkwardly trying to answer questions like.. "How does your product compare to X and Y that are dominating the space right now?" when they've never heard of X or Y.

> Classic HN. Jumping from someone's annoyance to "create a startup" that "definitely has value" without knowing anything about the space.

All that without specifying whether or not you have knowledge in the space. You probably should have specified X and Y are already in the space rather than assuming that someone already has taken up space there.

Besides the established ones mentioned in siblings, there's https://airmap.io/ which is quite good.

X and Y are dominating the space? Good, there's a proven market.

Oh dear, it's worse than I thought.

Nothing can go wrong. And if it does: Pivot.

I'm assuming it's not the first time people have tried to start a business without understanding the competition - I'm not sure it's startup-specific.

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