A company with experts from SpaceX and Boeing has a new automated flight system that it claims will allow anyone to learn how to fly a non-commercial aircraft in 30 minutes
FlightOS's on-board computers monitor the aircraft's limits, flight paths, and weather.
The system also monitors the aircraft's paths and movements to detect any potential issues.
If an emergency does occur, the computer can respond to an array of situations, including a failing engine, drop in altitude, or emergency landing.
Groden said in a statement that Skyryse wants to make learning how to fly an aircraft as simple as learning how to drive a car.
The company claims that its FlightOS system can allow anyone to learn how to control an aircraft within 30 minutes of training. Skyryse said the simplification of flight operations through its FlightOS system will allow pilots to focus on "critical" tasks other than actually handling the aircraft, which instead will be done via the flight automation system.
Skyryse hopes to alleviate a multitude of issues that the company claims currently plagues the aircraft market: pilot shortages and error, unsafe flying in bad weather conditions, and the time and money it takes to train potential pilots.
The company says FlightOS could help industries and people like first responders, search-and-rescuers, and the military. It could also potentially alleviate the multitude of hours that firefighting and military medical-evacuation pilots spend on aircraft training, as the program allows pilots to be trained at a faster and more cost-efficient pace.
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