Skyryse has launched a new AI flight assistant named Skylar that aims to simplify aircraft communication, navigation, and operations. The assistant is integrated into SkyOS, a hardware and software system that simplifies aircraft management during flight operations. It uses the data from SkyOS to offer support to the pilot throughout the flight and reduce workload.
The FAA estimates that up to 80% of aviation incidents involve human error, with a particular focus on communication difficulties. Skyryse hopes to provide seamless and immediate assistance and analysis for pilots in helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft across commercial, private, military, and emergency response fleets.
Skylar’s features include:
• Intelligent communications support: Skylar listens, transcribes, and interprets ATIS and ATC communications, logs ATC communications, and suggests responses based on the state of the aircraft.
• Active aircraft traffic monitoring: It tracks aircraft that are identified in ADS-B for enhanced situational awareness.
• Enhanced flight plan building and filing: It provides flight plans based on real-time weather and ADS-B traffic monitoring.
• Checklist automation: It uses SkyOS data to alert pilots of system failures or anomalies in pre-flight and post-flight inspections.
• Route optimisation and fuel burn calculations: It uses weather data and estimated speed to calculate fuel burn and provide optimal routing for efficiency.
• Weather monitoring and real-time alerting: It checks SIGMET events and alerts pilots of inclement weather, while also simplifying PIREPs by distilling relevant data and making submission suggestions.
“We’re bringing aviation into the 21st century,” said Mark Groden, founder and CEO of Skyryse. “For years, we’ve used AI to talk to our houses, to our cars, and now, we’ll use it to talk to our aircraft. SkyOS is an intelligent, integrated system that allows us to offer enhancements like Skylar, supporting safe operations in all situations. Our core premise is that you don’t have to build or buy a new aircraft to make aviation safe, and once you understand how complex aviation communication is, you see such a clear technology gap. The right solution for making aviation safer isn’t trying to replace pilots – it’s to place them more firmly in control, leveraging the best technology and automation has to offer.”
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