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Flight control developer Skyryse is set to make its debut at EAA AirVenture later this month in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The company will display the Skyryse One, a turbine-powered Robinson R66 helicopter equipped with a single control stick and two touchscreens.
The helicopter's traditional cyclic, collective, and pedal controls have been replaced with Skyryse's fly-by-wire flight controls. This system uses a single control stick and touchscreens as the primary pilot interface, allowing precise control of the R66 within its full operating envelope. According to Skyryse, this includes automatic entry into an autorotation, "automating the glide, flare, and set-down, with the pilot in control."
Visitors to the Skyryse booth can view the Skyryse One on display and book a slot to try out the SkyOS simplified control system in a conforming simulator.
