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Headset Bio Sensor: Smart Alerting

Aithre’s Illyrian II Haptic Safety Wearable is an integral and useful biometric sensor within the Aithre ecosystem. Fewer wires would make it better.

Larry Anglisano
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Edited By:

Omar Filipovic

The second-gen Illyrian II has a redesigned sensor pad with a short pigtail cable connected to a battery pack that sticks to the headset.

While Garmin adds more useful biometric data to its aviator and sports watches as standard (the latest D2 Mach 1 Pro is in our test pool for an upcoming report), Aithre works to improve its already capable suite of biometrics and cabin safety sensors.

The latest is the Illyrian II Haptic Safety Wearable, which was shown as a prototype at AirVenture 2023 and now released as the final design, aiming to improve on the first-gen Illyrian. We reported on the prototype’s user interface in the October 2023 Aviation Consumer and here we’ll report on our experience trying one out in the real world.

Larry Anglisano

Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano has been a staple at Aviation Consumer since 1995. An active land, sea and glider pilot, Larry has over 30 years’ experience as an avionics repairman and flight test pilot. He’s the editorial director overseeing sister publications Aviation Safety magazine, IFR magazine and is a regular contributor to KITPLANES magazine with his Avionics Bootcamp column.