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What’s the inspiration behind Mayday?Drones are remote control flying devices, that people use for capturing video from the air. It is an area that is experiencing huge growth. Many movie studios are now using drones to help shoot films. Farmers use drones to track animals and check on crops. Hobbyists use drones for capturing film footage of extreme sporting events and weddings.Drones provide a lot of advantages, but have one big problem.... Drones sometimes crash. Mayday is designed to create a soft landing (even when the power is out). No matter how good a drone pilot you are, you always have a risk of the drone crashing. Really this is about safety. We want to make sure that no one is injured when drones fail. That's Mayday's #1 goal. What is Mayday?Mayday is a ‘smart’ parachute system. It uses an onboard computer to monitor and detect crashes and automatically deploy the parachute before the drone is damaged. Mayday doesn't depend on manual deployment. Manual deployment c