A ALPISTO
Alpisto portfolio Own products 2018 → 2026

FLYBEEPER.
INDIE BLE
WEARABLES.

An indie product line of Bluetooth-LE wearables for paraglider pilots, built by Alpisto's founder. Eight devices designed end-to-end — firmware on Nordic nRF52, KiCad PCBs, mobile apps, web backend, and the small-batch fulfilment that goes with them.

8
devices designed
2
currently shipping
3
in development
3
retired / discontinued
● 02 — The line-up

EIGHT DEVICES.

◉ shipping · ◌ in dev · × retired
FB / 01
Shipping
FlyBeeper mini BT

FlyBeeper mini BT

Pocket-sized acoustic variometer with Bluetooth LE. Battery-powered, configurable from a web app over BLE, fits in a closed fist.

FB / 02
Shipping
FlyBeeper FANET Vario

FlyBeeper FANET Vario

Solar-charged FANET beacon and barometric variometer in one. Puts you on the map for every pilot in range — and them on yours — and hardly ever needs charging. First batch shipping now, in the order payments come in.

FB / 03
In development
FlyBeeper TAS

FlyBeeper TAS

Autonomous true-airspeed sensor with Bluetooth. Streams TAS / IAS / EAS / pressure / temperature. USB-C 0–80% in 60 s.

FB / 04
In development
FlyBeeper Solar Vario

FlyBeeper Solar Vario

Super-lightweight variometer with solar panel and supercapacitor instead of a battery. Operates from −15 to +70 °C. <8 g.

FB / 05
In development
FlyBeeper FANET Base

FlyBeeper FANET Base

ESP32 + SX1276 ground station for the 868 MHz FANET network. Receives live traffic and climb data from pilots in range and feeds maps.flybeeper.com in real time.

FB / 06
Discontinued (2025)
FlyBeeper Pressure Sensor (PS1)

FlyBeeper Pressure Sensor (PS1)

External Bluetooth barometer. Turns any smartphone into a usable variometer when paired with xcTrack, SeeYou, Flyskyhy or LK8000.

FB / 07
Discontinued (2025)
FlyBeeper Remote Control 4 (RC4)

FlyBeeper Remote Control 4 (RC4)

Four external Bluetooth buttons mounted on brake toggles. Drive your flight app without letting go of the lines. HID or AOIS profile.

FB / 08
Discontinued (2023)
FlyBeeper F1

FlyBeeper F1

Compact FANET-capable flight instrument. 50 g of GPS + barometer + LoRa + BLE + OLED. Stack carried forward to the next generation.

FB / NEXT

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● 03 — Device details

SPECS, NOT MARKETING.

Numbers extracted from archived product-page sources and project blog posts. Anything marked "in development" still has open work — wording matches current market.flybeeper.com status.

01
FlyBeeper mini BT
Shipping

FlyBeeper mini BT

Pocket-sized acoustic variometer with Bluetooth LE. Battery-powered, configurable from a web app over BLE, fits in a closed fist.

MCU
Nordic nRF52 (Zephyr RTOS)
Radio
Bluetooth LE
Sensor
Barometric pressure
Power
CR2032 lithium
Update
OTA DFU
02
FlyBeeper FANET Vario
Shipping

FlyBeeper FANET Vario

Solar-charged FANET beacon and barometric variometer in one. Puts you on the map for every pilot in range — and them on yours — and hardly ever needs charging. First batch shipping now, in the order payments come in.

Radio
FANET (LoRa, 868.2 MHz) · BLE to phone
Vario
±2 cm barometric — same sensor as the line
Power
Solar + LiPo ~900 mAh · USB-C
Body
29 g · 29 × 92 × 16 mm · antenna inside
Price
€149 · free shipping · first batch ≈ 10 units
03
FlyBeeper TAS
In development

FlyBeeper TAS

Autonomous true-airspeed sensor with Bluetooth. Streams TAS / IAS / EAS / pressure / temperature. USB-C 0–80% in 60 s.

Range
4–107 km/h IAS
BLE streams
TAS / IAS / EAS / pressure / temp
Battery
200 mAh Li-ion · USB Type-C
Enclosure
115 × 65 × 25 mm nylon · 40 g
Apps
xcTrack · SeeYou · LK8000
04
FlyBeeper Solar Vario
In development

FlyBeeper Solar Vario

Super-lightweight variometer with solar panel and supercapacitor instead of a battery. Operates from −15 to +70 °C. <8 g.

Storage
Supercapacitor — 50 000 cycles
Solar
100% of consumption covered
Fallback charge
0–80% in 60 s via USB-C
Operating temp
−15 to +70 °C
Weight
< 8 g · 32 × 27 × 12 mm
05
FlyBeeper FANET Base
In development

FlyBeeper FANET Base

ESP32 + SX1276 ground station for the 868 MHz FANET network. Receives live traffic and climb data from pilots in range and feeds maps.flybeeper.com in real time.

MCU
ESP32 + SX1276
Radio
868 MHz LoRa / FANET receiver
Role
Fixed ground station
Uplink
Wi-Fi / internet backhaul
Live feed
maps.flybeeper.com (real-time)
06
FlyBeeper Pressure Sensor (PS1)
Discontinued (2025)

FlyBeeper Pressure Sensor (PS1)

External Bluetooth barometer. Turns any smartphone into a usable variometer when paired with xcTrack, SeeYou, Flyskyhy or LK8000.

Sensitivity
±2 cm
BLE stream
10 Hz pressure · 0.1 Pa accuracy
Battery
CR2032 — 400 h active / 4 yrs standby
Size
34 × 30 × 9 mm · 8 g
Apps
xcTrack · SeeYou · Flyskyhy · LK8000
07
FlyBeeper Remote Control 4 (RC4)
Discontinued (2025)

FlyBeeper Remote Control 4 (RC4)

Four external Bluetooth buttons mounted on brake toggles. Drive your flight app without letting go of the lines. HID or AOIS profile.

Inputs
4 tactile buttons
BLE profiles
HID keyboard or AOIS
Battery
CR2032 — 1000 h active / 5 yrs standby
Size
34 × 30 × 9 mm · 8 g
Apps
xcTrack · xcSoar · LK8000 · maps.flybeeper.com
08
FlyBeeper F1
Discontinued (2023)

FlyBeeper F1

Compact FANET-capable flight instrument. 50 g of GPS + barometer + LoRa + BLE + OLED. Stack carried forward to the next generation.

MCU
ASR6502 (LoRa + Cortex-M0 single die)
Sensors
GPS + GLONASS + barometer
Radio
868 MHz LoRa · up to 22 dBm
Display / IO
OLED 23 × 13 mm · 3 buttons · RGB LED
Storage / battery
16 Mb flash (68 h tracks) · 1000 mAh LiPo
● 04 — Press & integrations

IN THE WILD.

App integrations

BLE-compatible apps.

Community integrations and open issue requests, not official endorsements.

  • Open-source flight computer · issue #1502 — BLE PS1 support
  • Android · issue #1018 — FANET integration request
  • Issue #1016 — RC4 button support request
  • → SeeYou Navigator
    Naviter cross-country app · supports FlyBeeper protocol
  • → LK8000
    Open-source flight instrument app · FlyBeeper compatible
  • → Flyskyhy
    iOS flight app · FlyBeeper BLE support

Marketplace: eBay secondary listings. Trademarks property of their respective owners.

● 05 — Hire the same hands

FIRMWARE, BLE,
END-TO-END.

FlyBeeper is what Alpisto's founder builds for fun and proof. The same hands are available for client work — Nordic nRF52 firmware, BLE protocols, KiCad PCBs, Python and web back-ends behind a device fleet.