With the latest slew of clones announced a few minutes ago, however, a certain line has been crossed and we heavily regret to be forced to make the following decision in order to protect the future of innovation in this industry:

Effective immediately, FrSky R9 products have been placed on the TBS dealership **list. Short and simple this means any further restocking of FrSky R9 & 900/868MHz products will result in termination of your TBS dealership account. This does not affect any other FrSky products or long range systems from other brands. If you have orders placed, paid for, or on the way, we will accept a grace period until August 31st, 2018, although we do suggest to cancel them and request a refund.

Is there no better way to settle this? Well, to be quite honest we'd love to hear your thoughts going forward. We seem to have caught a cloner that is not letting go, and we seem to be in a place where reasonable professionalism cannot be expected. While the Crossfire system is still miles ahead of its competition in terms of performance and features, we have not calculated with the fact that all of our investments into R&D would eventually fuel our competitor's products. On top of this, FrSky is abusing the dealership network with absurdly low margins which further make our pricing appear inflated. We have done our best to contain this situation, but today's FrSky announcement literally steals the remaining hardware lineup that Crossfire had, with the goal of imitating even the design of our products. Respectful competition is no longer possible under these circumstances.

If you feel that this step is going too far, we understand and respect your decision. We in no way want to be in your way to the success of your FPV company, and would therefore simply request that you let us know so that we can take the necessary steps on our end. We encourage you to communicate this change with your customers. The timespan of this ban is currently not clear as we continue to monitor how this situation develops.

For completeness, you may request an updated TBS Dealership agreement for your reference. We hope you have an otherwise wonderful day. If you have any concerns or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us via email or visit us in the TBS Lounge:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BlackSheepLOUNGE/

Best regards,
Raphael Pirker
CEO TBS Avionics Co Ltd