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Skyryse Automated Flight Control System Gets Closer to FAA Certification

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

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

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.

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4

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