Hmmm, I 'invested' in 2 RPi's, several different GPS's, 2 ARF's, various methods of interfacing the ARF's, many different sorts of antennae, baro modules and a fair bit of time and some flying hours ... In beta testing.
I missed the boat on the initial release even though as soon as I received the email saying the product was on the store I logged on only to find all had sold out.
I bought a full price forward order and am still awaiting delivery.
Now, whilst I COULD send in my old ARF's to get a rebate, and I COULD as a beta tester get a free license, I decided that the project was worth paying the full amount for, so I haven't.
My only gripe is this. I feel those beta testers who put a fair amount of time and investment (parts, airborne time etc) in should have been given the chance to get a 'pre-release' kit in a similar way to Kickstarter projects before general release. It IS a bit galling that clearly people who have done no 'work' for the project (i.e. clearly, by reading the 'help me out' posts) have their kits whilst some of us who were involved early on are still waiting. The first tranche should have gone out to those of us who helped get the project going.
I can only hope that the production PAW does what it is supposed to, after being one of those testers who did a fair bit with the ARF and finding it hugely lacking, certainly in the type of all metal aircraft I own.