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Our mission at Skyryse is nothing less than a new era in flight, where fatalities are nearly zero, and piloting any aircraft is simple and safe
“As both a pilot and an engineer, I’m very concerned with the lack of evolution within general aviation. Commercial airlines are safer than ever but there are still over a thousand small aircraft crashes every year. Why are small planes using the same complicated analog controls from the 1940’s? Why does a helicopter still require both hands and feet just to maintain a hover? The technology exists to do better. It just hasn’t been applied. I started Skyryse to make small aircraft as safe as the big ones. We’ve created a universal flight control system that’s simpler and safer. SkyOS is going to save lives.”
Dr. Mark Groden
CEO, Skyryse
Our leadership team
The Skyryse journey
2017
Flew the first full-scale unmanned VTOL and debuted a 4-axis control stick in simulation
Air Methods signs agreement to retrofit their fleet of EMS aircraft with SkyOS technology
Skyryse expands and accelerates, moving into new HQ, development, and flight ops locations
2022
Public reveal of SkyOS technology and first production reservations accepted for Skyryse One
2024
2019
Developed and deployed the world’s highest volume, full-service air-taxi service, informing the development of SkyOS
Skyryse is founded with the mission of saving lives through simpler, safer flight controls
2016
Successful deployment of Skyryse technology-equipped aircraft in service of the FBI, law enforcement, and first responders in Tracy, CA
First piloted flight with Skyryse FlightOS software, which will evolve into the core of SkyOS
2018
FAA approves Skyryse program
2023
Skyryse achieves 100% FAA Means of Compliance, providing a clear path to certification
Announces first low-cost Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) certified VTOL, disrupting the status quo and proving smaller can be safer
Skyryse test pilots turn off the engine power and perform the world’s first fully automated autorotation
Completed assembly of the first Skyryse One, production-conforming aircraft powered by SkyOS
First successful “swipe right” engine startup of Skyryse One using the touchscreen display
2021
Secured $205 million, closing the largest Series B funding in aviation and aerospace history
A proven Robinson became the foundational platform for Skyryse One and the SkyOS system
2020
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