Skyryse Automated Flight Control System Gets Closer to FAA Certification

Company’s FlightOS platform lets pilots control aircraft with a tablet.

Jonathan Welsh

Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 02:57 PM ET

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Skyryse moved closer to FAA certification of its FlightOS tablet-based control system. [Courtesy: Skyryse]

Key Takeaways:

Skyryse's FlightOS flight control system achieved 100% means of compliance with the FAA, a major milestone toward its certification.
FlightOS is designed to simplify aircraft operation using a tablet-based, tap-and-swipe interface, making flying accessible to "anyone" on existing planes and helicopters.
The system employs a full fly-by-wire system with triply-redundant architecture, aiming to elevate general aviation safety to commercial air transport levels.
Skyryse's mission with FlightOS is to reduce and eventually eliminate general aviation fatalities by making flying easier and safer in all conditions.

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Skyryse, a developer of flight automation technology, said it reached 100 percent means of compliance with the FAA for its FlightOS flight control system following a review by the agency.

The company said it completed the system review with the FAA, which includes hardware, software, and human-factor components of the Skyryse system. The company said the latest milestone marks a significant advance toward certification of FlightOS, which uses a tablet-based interface to make flying easier and is meant to be used on existing certified airplanes and helicopters.