Skyryse, the company known for developing automation and simplified control systems for helicopters, said it plans to introduce an emergency autoland system that can be applied to airplanes as well as helicopters.
The new feature which, Skyryse said, will allow aircraft occupants to initiate an automated emergency landing with a finger swipe on a touchscreen, will be part of the El Segundo, California, company’s SkyOS universal aviation operating system. Skyryse said the development represents “a significant advancement in automated flight safety for pilots and passengers – especially for helicopters, where emergency landings are particularly complex and autoland has never been available.”