This company provides an AI-powered coaching system for flight simulators, offering personalized, real-time feedback to users. Their technology enables flight schools and other organizations to provide effective training even without instructors present.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Flight simulator users often lack real-time, personalized feedback, hindering effective training and skill development. Traditional flight training relies heavily on in-person instruction, which can be expensive and limited in availability. This creates a need for accessible and affordable tools that can enhance the learning experience for both aspiring and experienced pilots.
Solution
FlyShirley provides an AI-powered copilot, trainer, and assistant for flight simulators, delivering personalized, real-time feedback to users. By connecting to X-Plane 12, Shirley offers voice-activated assistance with flight planning, maneuver debriefing, and aircraft configuration. The AI copilot can respond to voice commands to set waypoints, tune frequencies, manage aircraft systems, and provide real-time weather information. This technology allows flight schools and individual users to augment traditional instruction with an affordable, always-available AI assistant that enhances learning outcomes and improves pilot proficiency.
Target Audience
Primary users include flight schools, individual flight simulator enthusiasts, and pilots seeking to enhance their skills and proficiency through personalized, AI-driven training.
Features
- Voice-activated AI copilot for X-Plane 12 flight simulator
- Real-time feedback and maneuver analysis based on Airman Certification Standards (ACS)
- Aircraft profiles for a range of aircraft, from gliders to jets to helicopters
- Ability to run checklists, get directions, set waypoints, and toggle settings via voice command
- Real-time weather lookup (USA METAR)
- Customizable training missions and challenges
- Integration with X-Plane Founder Austin Meyer's voice
- Compatible across operating systems and browsers