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Skyryse Now in Daily Active Flight Test Campaign of Full Flight Envelope with Matured Flight Control Laws

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Skyryse is now running a daily, active flight campaign powered by fly-by-wire and the company's FlightOS interface.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Skyryse is now running a daily, active flight campaign powered by fly-by-wire and the company's FlightOS interface.
  • Skyryse has been actively testing FlightOS in a Robinson R44 since 2018 and held its first flight in the R66 testbed in 2022.
  • FlightOS is a highly-automated flight control system and universal flight deck bringing commercial-level safety to general aviation.
  • The increased testing in the Robinson R66 validates five years of research testing of flight control laws and flight envelope management, representing significant progress toward certification.

Helicopter Pioneer Frank Robinson Passes

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Sunday, November 13, 2022
R44, Robinson, University, Robinson Helicopter Company, R22, FAA, Bell, Wichita State University, Cessna, Light, BSME, Industry, David Horsey, R66, Leadership, University of Washington School of Drama, Reward, Seattle, Name, Ownership, Certification, Employment agency, Hughes

TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --On November 12, 2022 Robinson Helicopter Company bid a final farewell to its founder, Frank Robinson.

Key Points: 
  • TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --On November 12, 2022 Robinson Helicopter Company bid a final farewell to its founder, Frank Robinson.
  • One of the most recognizable names in the helicopter industry, Frank Robinson was a pioneer, a man not driven by reward or accolades but by a vision that redefined the industry and forever changed general aviation.
  • Six years later, defying critics and overcoming enormous obstacles, Robinson was granted FAA certification for his two-place, piston powered R22 helicopter.
  • In the early '90s, realizing the potential for a light mid-size helicopter, Robinson introduced the four-place piston powered R44.

Helicopter Pioneer Frank Robinson Passes

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Sunday, November 13, 2022
R44, Robinson, University, Robinson Helicopter Company, R22, FAA, Bell, Wichita State University, Cessna, Light, BSME, Industry, David Horsey, R66, Leadership, University of Washington School of Drama, Reward, Seattle, Name, Ownership, Certification, Employment agency, Hughes

TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --On November 12, 2022 Robinson Helicopter Company bid a final farewell to its founder, Frank Robinson.

Key Points: 
  • TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --On November 12, 2022 Robinson Helicopter Company bid a final farewell to its founder, Frank Robinson.
  • One of the most recognizable names in the helicopter industry, Frank Robinson was a pioneer, a man not driven by reward or accolades but by a vision that redefined the industry and forever changed general aviation.
  • Six years later, defying critics and overcoming enormous obstacles, Robinson was granted FAA certification for his two-place, piston powered R22 helicopter.
  • In the early '90s, realizing the potential for a light mid-size helicopter, Robinson introduced the four-place piston powered R44.

Keystone Turbine Services (a PAG Company) named RR300 AMROC by Rolls-Royce

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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ATLANTA, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlanta-based Precision Aviation Group, Inc. (PAG), a leading provider of products and value-added services to the Worldwide Aerospace and Defense industries is pleased to announce Keystone Turbine Services (KTS) a PAG Company, located in Coatesville, PA. has expanded their partnership with Rolls-Royce as an Authorized Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Center (AMROC) for the complete Rolls-Royce RR300 series gas turbine engine.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlanta-based Precision Aviation Group, Inc. (PAG), a leading provider of products and value-added services to the Worldwide Aerospace and Defense industries is pleased to announce Keystone Turbine Services (KTS) a PAG Company, located in Coatesville, PA. has expanded their partnership with Rolls-Royce as an Authorized Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Center (AMROC) for the complete Rolls-Royce RR300 series gas turbine engine.
  • "We're now fully equipped to provide Rolls-Royce RR300 operators complete support which includes rental engines, modules and exchange services."
  • Precision Aviation Group (PAG)is a leading provider of products and value-added services to the aerospace and defense industry worldwide.
  • PAG subsidiaries have MRO and manufacturing capabilities on over 54,000 products in four vertical categories Avionics, Components, Engines and Manufacturing / DER / Sub-Assembly.

Skyryse Raises $200 Million Series B To Usher In a New Era of Mobility

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Skyryse today announced $200 million in Series B funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and Monashee Investment Management.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Skyryse today announced $200 million in Series B funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and Monashee Investment Management.
  • Skyryse will use the funding to accelerate the development of the company's flight automation system, FlightOS, already the most advanced automation technology in the industry.
  • Our technology will usher in a new era of mobility, from fighting fires in remote areas to relieving traffic in crowded cities."
  • Skyryse is building this future, and their incredible team is leading us into a new era of mobility."

Investigation report: March 2019 collision with terrain near Timmins, Ontario

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Thursday, August 22, 2019
Transport, Safety, Railway safety, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, TSB, R66

RICHMOND HILL, ON, Aug. 22,2019 /CNW/ -Today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (A19O0026) into the collision with terrain of a Robinson R66 helicopter near Timmins, Ontario, in March 2019.

Key Points: 
  • RICHMOND HILL, ON, Aug. 22,2019 /CNW/ -Today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (A19O0026) into the collision with terrain of a Robinson R66 helicopter near Timmins, Ontario, in March 2019.
  • The TSB conducted a limited-scope, fact-gathering investigation into this occurrence to advance transportation safety through greater awareness of potential safety issues.
  • This will help reduce possible delays in the deployment of search and rescue resources, thereby increasing occupants' chance of survival.
  • It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.