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MiraCheck Copilot: Virtual Crew Member

MiraCheck's virtual copilot is always listening, vis Bluetooth, ready to run challenge/response checklists, help with flight planning, get the field information and fetch frequencies, to name a handful of capable chores.

When we evaluated the first version of the MiraCheck Copilot checklist app a few years ago, we were somewhat impressed that it could speak checklist items, as if someone was in the right seat. But we really wanted it to be verbally interactive. In other words, to mimic the challenge/response method of professional flight crews.

Since that first version, Jeff Bonassa, MiraCheck’s founder and programmer, kicked the app up several notches. Now it’s to the point of nearly perfecting the challenge/response technique we wanted, but it also morphed into a full-up virtual copilot. We recently spent some time with Bonassa and his virtual sidekick, Mira, for a fresh look and listen. Here’s a follow-up.

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.