Flying vehicle systems and methods

A charging station for a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the charging station comprising:

• a nest that tapers relative to a central nest axis from a greater upper diameter to a lesser lower diameter;
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• a charging device comprising a first contact pad and a second contact pad, wherein each of the first contact pad and the second contact pad extends upward and away from the central nest axis;
• wherein the nest defines a first rest position for a first UAV of the plurality of UAVs, the first UAV comprising a first landing apparatus having a first effective diameter, and wherein the first landing apparatus is in contact with the charging device when the first UAV is in the first rest position;
• wherein the nest defines a second rest position for a second UAV of the plurality of UAVs, the second UAV comprising a second landing apparatus having a second effective diameter less than the first effective diameter, and wherein the second landing apparatus is in contact with the charging device when the second UAV is in the second rest position;
• wherein the first rest position is positioned above the second rest position;
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• wherein, with the first UAV in the first rest position, the charging device is configured to apply a first voltage differential across the first contact pad and the second contact pad to thereby charge a first power supply of the first UAV via the first landing apparatus;
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• wherein, with the second UAV in the second rest position, the charging device is configured to apply a second voltage differential across the first contact pad and the second contact pad to thereby charge a second power supply of the second UAV via the second landing apparatus.