In the Innovations building at last year’s AirVenture, Idaho-based Aithre was showing what we think are the most innovative pilot-focused biometric devices we’ve seen. Aithre is an attention getter because surprisingly, there’s been a slow progression of gadgets for minding pilot and passenger health in the cabin.
For measuring blood-oxygen saturation, or SpO2, some finger pulse oximeters have Bluetooth and tablet app integration, and Garmin’s D2 Titanium aviator’s watch has a sensor for reading SpO2 and heart rate on the wrist, with some limitations.