{"id":21964,"date":"2022-05-04T12:59:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T12:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=21964"},"modified":"2022-05-04T13:10:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T13:10:16","slug":"skyryse-and-air-methods-partner-to-enhance-safety-by-helping-pilots-focus-on-their-life-saving-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/skyryse-and-air-methods-partner-to-enhance-safety-by-helping-pilots-focus-on-their-life-saving-mission\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Skyryse and Air Methods Partner to Enhance Safety by Helping Pilots Focus on their Life-Saving Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Skyryse, a transportation technology company, and Air Methods, the leading American air medical transport company, today announced a partnership to retrofit more than 400 single-engine helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WEBYVyAvHao\">Air Methods fleet with FlightOS<\/a>, a shared mission to advance further safety measures to protect pilots and patients. The new Skyryse FlightOS hardware and software stack replaces overly complex and manual flight control systems, allowing pilots to control helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft with a far simpler and safer control interface. Air Methods has also invested $5 million into Skyryse Series B, bringing the total raised to $205 million, further backing the LA-based company\u2019s automation hardware and software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skyryse\u2019s FlightOS state-of-the-art technology provides\nincreased operational safety in clear or inclement weather using advanced\nsensors currently only used in commercial aviation and advanced military\naircraft, meaning more missions are completed, and more lives are saved. The\nflight system is operational through every phase of flight and during any\nsituational hazard, designed to never go offline, including during emergencies.\nAir Methods will use the Skyryse technology to elevate air crews\u2019 ability to\nsafely perform their core function of providing immediate, critical care where\nit is needed most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to partner with Air Methods to bring our\ninnovative technology to their aircraft and patients who benefit from their\nremarkable services,\u201d said Dr. Mark Groden, CEO of Skyryse. \u201cWe created\nFlightOS to enhance safety, especially in critical life-saving missions, where\ntechnology unlocks dramatic potential for all people to receive the safest,\nmost effective medical care available in the direst situations. The Air Methods\npartnership highlights the value of our technologies interoperability and\nsafety across all types of aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air Methods will retrofit FlightOS within their diverse and\ncomplex fleet of single-engine helicopters, such as the EC130, AS350, and Bell\n407, and fixed-wing aircraft such as the Pilatus PC-12. Air Methods intends for\nthe immediate benefits of FlightOS to reduce operational complexity by making\nthe flight deck more intuitive and standardized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs the leading Air Medical provider in the United States,\nwe are always looking for ways to make rotor-wing flight safer,\u201d said Air\nMethods CEO JaeLynn Williams. \u201cSkyryse is a cutting-edge technology that will\ndrive a step-change in the safety of rotor-wing flight not only for Air Methods\nbut for our customers and the entire HEMS industry.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FlightOS is designed to protect a pilot from exiting the\nflight envelope and can safely manage the aircraft through various flight\nemergencies, including complete engine failures and autorotation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Skyryse Flight Operating System is a transformational\ntechnology for the industry, and we are honored to be partnering with Skyryse,\u201d\nsaid Air Methods Executive Vice President of Operations Leo Morrissette. \u201cThe\nresults of deploying this technology will first and foremost improve safety,\nlower cockpit workload, and allow our fleet to fully maximize the potential of\npatient care in a wide range of aircraft models and types.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skyryse, a transportation technology company, and Air Methods, the leading American air medical transport company, today announced a partnership to retrofit more than 400 single-engine helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in the Air Methods fleet with FlightOS, a shared mission to advance further safety measures to protect pilots and patients. 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