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Whitney Smith

Senior Software Engineer

UAS / UAV / FPV

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01 — about

Who I Am

Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience, more than half in the drone industry.

My favorite language is Python. Type hinting or bust.

Outside of work, I fly FPV drones, play guitar, and maintain a growing collection of side projects.

Graduated summa cum laude from Weber State University with a B.S. in Computer Science.

Technologies

Python C / C++ Embedded Systems SDK Development MAVLink Linux GPIO Raspberry Pi Git REST APIs

02 — projects

fpvgirlypops.com

A community for women who want to get into FPV drone flying. Sim nights, guides, outdoor fly sessions, and the like.

Community Web FPV

gpio-pedal

A Python pip package that maps Raspberry Pi GPIO pins to keyboard shortcuts to turn any foot pedal or button into a keystroke.

Python GPIO Raspberry Pi PyPI

Hobby FPV Drones

Betaflight on the FC, EdgeTX on the radio, ELRS for the link, and everything from analog to Walksnail to HDZero on video.

FPV Hardware Betaflight EdgeTX ELRS