Skyryse

Flying airplanes is too complicated. Here's how Skyryse is changing that. Technology has simplified so much in our lives, but helicopters and airplanes remain massively complicated to operate. This technology gap has caused a barrier to entry for aspiring pilots, and is a causal factor in many aviation accidents. Skyryse created SkyOS to make flying any aircraft more simple and more safe. To aid the pilot in their decision-making and condense countless instruments, dials, and mechanisms into two touchscreen interfaces. The above video offers some insight into our company journey: how we started, what we've created, and where we're going. In 2017, Skyryse flew the first full-scale unmanned VTOL and debuted a 4-axis control stick in simulation. In 2019, we performed an automated helicopter hover. And have evolved this technology to "Hover Assist", which lets pilots take off and remain in a constant hover without using pedals or flight controls. In 2020, Skyryse introduced a touchscreen interface to make flying by your fingertips as intuitive as manipulating flight controls by hand. In 2023, we demonstrated the world's first fully-automated helicopter autorotation all the way down to the ground, a feature never seen in general aviation and is sure to save countless lives. Now in 2024, we have unveiled Skyryse One, the first production aircraft powered entirely by SkyOS. With two touch screen interfaces and a single joystick, Skyryse One is the first completely modern helicopter. While we are excited about the Skyryse One, this is just the beginning for our company. SkyOS can power any helicopter, airplane, or aircraft of the future. It is truly a universal operating system that we believe will revolutionize and advance the safety of general aviation. Want to join us on our mission to make all of flying more simple and safe? Follow us here on LinkedIn to see new roles as they open!

Check out this new podcast (on Apple and Spotify) from investor and venture capitalist Patrick O’Shaughnessy which features CEO Mark Groden, PhD of our portfolio company, Skyryse. In the podcast, Mark explains how Skyryse is working to make general aviation as safe as commercial aviation and driving aviation deaths down to zero. https://lnkd.in/diRN539T 

Have a listen to our CEO Mark Groden, PhD on the Invest Like The Best podcast with Patrick O’Shaughnessy, chatting about our mission to make aviation simpler and safer, and how we’re bringing our universal operating system for flight, SkyOS, to life in our first aircraft – the Skyryse One: https://lnkd.in/g89bG9eM

Have a listen to our CEO Mark Groden, PhD on the Invest Like The Best podcast with Patrick O’Shaughnessy, chatting about our mission to make aviation simpler and safer, and how we’re bringing our universal operating system for flight, SkyOS, to life in our first aircraft – the Skyryse One: https://lnkd.in/g89bG9eM

In the wake of yesterday’s crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, let’s take a minute to talk about helicopter safety. While we don’t yet know exactly what caused the accident, as someone who’s spent my entire career working to make aviation simpler and safer, I know one thing that likely made this particular flight much more dangerous. Iranian state media have reported that the helicopter that crashed in Iran on Sunday in mountain fog – killing the country's president, foreign minister, and seven others –  was a Bell 212. A small number of Bell 212s – a twin-engine derivative of the Bell 205 Iroquois/Huey – were supplied to Iran prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution and at least two of them were converted to carry government leaders as part of the VIP Transport Squadron of the Iranian Air Force. The most important issue was likely the conditions. News reports indicate that the weather was foggy, massively cutting into visibility. Although the Bell 212 could be optioned with an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) package, a few news outlets have noted that it’s highly likely this particular Bell 212 didn’t have an IFR upgrade. That means that, unlike our IFR-capable Skyryse One, it could only be flown under what are called Visual Flight Rules (VFR), where the weather conditions are clear enough to see the aircraft’s path. If news reports are correct on both weather and capability, the helicopter should not have been flying.

Our SkyOS operating system replaces an aircraft's decades-old mechanical controls with a single four-axis control stick, touch screens, a completely integrated fly-by-wire system, and flight control software. More than just replacing a whole lot of parts, it’s removing over 100 potential points of failure, restoring peace-of-mind to simply enjoy the flight. Reserve your very own Skyryse One, the first aircraft with our SkyOS system, on our website today at https://skyryse.com. Or, if you want to join us in our mission to make all of aviation simpler and safer, follow us here on LinkedIn to see our open positions.

Thank you to Congressmen Sam Graves, Rick Larsen, Garret Graves, Steve Cohen and Senators Patty Murray, Ted Cruz, Tammy Duckworth, and Jerry Moran for their bipartisan leadership in passing the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. This new legislation affords tremendous opportunity to expedite introduction of new technology into aircraft that will make our skies safer. We look forward to continuing to work with the Federal Aviation Administration and Congress to bring our mission to life.

Our CEO, Mark Groden, PhD, had the privilege of sharing more about our mission to make aviation simpler and safer with our highly-automated universal flight operating system at this morning's General Aviation Manufacturers Association Spring Board meeting.

Last week, we were delighted to host a Federal Aviation Administration delegation to Skyryse led by their Chief Counsel, Marc Nichols and Erin Rivera, Esq., Special Advisor to the Chief Counsel. Our guests had a chance to meet with senior leadership and experience our SkyOS simplified control system. We are so appreciative of the continued cooperation with the FAA as we work toward the ultimate goal of making general aviation safer.

We're privileged to have had Rep. Brownley fly with us! The Congresswoman not only represents the district where our test facility is located, but her role on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Aviation has allowed her to fight tirelessly for local airports and for aviation safety. We couldn't agree more with the Congresswoman -- our SkyOS system will make the Skyryse One "amazing" and "exhilarating" to fly. Learn more about Skyryse One, the world's first production fly-by-wire helicopter with a single control stick here: https://www.skyryse.com/