A look at how Skyryse's aircraft and operating system aims to simplify flight
HAWTHORNE, Calif. - Major inflection points in GA are rare and only occur every couple of decades. GPS and glass cockpits are two examples from the past 40 years, and both have provided profound, long-term impacts on safety and efficiency. Skyryse’s SkyOS, which it describes as an operating system for flight, has the potential to be another transformative change for helicopters and possibly fixed-wing aircraft as well. If you’re a fixed-wing pilot, it would be easy to dismiss the Skyryse One helicopter—a single control stick, IFR-certified version of the Robinson R66—as a curiosity that doesn’t apply to you, but please keep reading. Skyryse is in the process of revolutionizing the way helicopters are flown, making it easier and safer for anyone to fly those equipped with SkyOS. In fact, some of the first orders have come from fixed-wing pilots who want to transition into flying a helicopter in the safest way, Max Trescott writes for Flying. Continue reading original article.
The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:
18 April 2025 - Skyryse has removed the complex mechanical controls and replaced them with a single four-axis control stick reminiscent of that found in an F-35, thanks to a completely integrated fly-by-wire system and flight control software. The single control stick is combined with two intuitive touch screens, uncluttered by the traditional complex array of boxes, controls, and indicators.
"It’s much more like a car," vice president of design Peter Blades told Trescott and Flying at the company's Hawthorne, Calif. headquarters. "And that’s what we’re trying to do. We’re trying to make the interior of a helicopter as comfortable as driving a car. We need to make it an enjoyable experience, a safer experience, and quicker to learn."
Flying magazine dives deep into what makes the Skyryse One and its SkyOS a potential gamechanger in rotorcraft, and perhaps even fixed-wing flight.
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Jamie Whitney, Senior Editor
Military + Aerospace Electronics
