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FEBRUARY 29, 2024
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SKYOS: THE EASY BUTTON By Mark Huber Skyryse is taking refundable, non-transferrable $2,500 deposits for its Skyryse One, a Robinson R66 retrofitted with its SkyOS operating system featuring simplified, single-stick control and two touchscreens. The proprietary system offers an IFR-capable, aircraft-agnostic, triple-redundant fly-bywire system. The company is in the final stages of the FAA STC certification process and plans to offer the new-production helicopter for a base price of $1.8 million. The company said it anticipates receiving certification and beginning deliveries in 2025. Skyryse said SkyOS is designed to put “the pilot
fully in command while freeing them from mundane, errorprone chores.” That price includes a full four-axis flight control, dynamic envelope protection, fully automated autorotation, autopickup and set-down, hover assist, and on-screen swipe right to start. Add-on options are mainly concerned with interior fit and finish such as choice of seat fabrics, according to Ray Wert, Skyryse v-p of marketing. On Wednesday, Skyryse announced that Peter Blades—Tesla’s former lead designer for its Models 3 and Y, roadster, and semi concept—had joined Skyryse as v-p of design. Wert said Skyryse has yet to determine if the package will continues on page 12
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The Robinson R66 is the first to be retrofitted with the SkyOS fly-bywire system developed by Skyryse.
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