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Engineering Spotlight: Jason Rock
How did you get into AI/ML/Computer Vision? It's a total cliche, but I got really interested in re-CAPTCHA as a high school student. I thought both the whole concept of CAPTCHAs as a mechanism for validating human-ness and the fact that there were people out there that could program a computer to read obfuscated text super cool. Why did you decide to work in Aerospace? After my PhD, rather than staying in a research role, I was looking to do applied AI work. The aerospace dom
Cullen Billhartz
Oct 132 min read


Engineering Spotlight: Jose Medina
We welcome Jose Medina to the VTI Engineering team as the latest software engineer focusing on FlightStack development! Can you tell us a...
Cullen Billhartz
Sep 262 min read


Preparing for Takeoff: VTI Aerospace Gears Up for EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh
Earlier this month, members of the VTI Aerospace team came together in Colorado for some focused collaboration, strategy, and flight...
Blake Meyer
Jul 172 min read


Engineering Spotlight: Chase Fiedler
VTI is thrilled to welcome our newest engineer, and first engineer dedicated to frontend development, Chase Fielder. Get to know a bit...
Blake Meyer
Jun 262 min read


Tuning in to Air Traffic Control
Back in high school, I had a history class assignment to speak with a WWII veteran. The gentleman that I met had piloted cargo aircraft...
Stephen Crouch
Apr 12, 20243 min read


Top Questions from VTI's Presentation at the FAA AI Safety Assurance Technical Exchange
Last week, VTI enjoyed the opportunity to share the company’s development progress at an FAA AI Safety Assurance Technical Exchange...
Stephen Crouch
Mar 11, 20242 min read


VTI's New Logo
At the end of 2023, we decided to update our logo to reflect the progress we've made. We hope the orange of the icon conveys our...
Stephen Crouch
Jan 14, 20241 min read


Reflections on the Recent Tokyo Haneda Accident
The accident on Jan 2, 2024 at Tokyo Haneda airport and the subsequent media analysis highlights a complex network of safety features...
Stephen Crouch
Jan 5, 20243 min read


Blue Horizons Update
In mid-November, VTI started a data collection campaign ('code named' Blue Horizons) with Western Michigan Aviation Academy (WMAA) and...
Stephen Crouch
Dec 21, 20231 min read


Product Development with Hardware-in-the-Loop
Hardware-in-the-Loop System Displays VTI’s FlightStack augments Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) with automated visual callouts of runways,...
Stephen Crouch
Dec 13, 20232 min read


Blue Horizons Takes "FLITE"
In late Q3, VTI was awarded a Ford Launchpad for Innovative Technologies and Entrepreneurship (FLITE) grant to demonstrate scalable data...
Stephen Crouch
Nov 28, 20232 min read


Simulate First: VTI’s Approach to AI Development
Example runway detections on VTI flight test data. On September 19th and 20th, 2023, the FAA hosted an Artificial Intelligence Roadmap...
Stephen Crouch
Nov 2, 20233 min read


Introducing FlightStack: Perception for Aviation Safety
In our last post [1], we highlighted a challenging trend in aviation safety and the potential for on-aircraft perception technology to...
Stephen Crouch
Oct 26, 20232 min read


Another Set of Eyes: Why It's Time for Aviation Perception Tech
A commercial pilot once asked me why anyone would need navigational cameras on an airplane. “Once we are wheels up, we take an old...
Stephen Crouch
Oct 19, 20232 min read


VTI Awarded Grant to Scale In-Flight Data Collection
VTI was awarded a grant by the Ford Launchpad for Innovative Technologies and Entrepreneurship, or FLITE program. The funds will be used...
Stephen Crouch
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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