Stephen Crouch
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...
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Stephen Crouch
Mar 112 min
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...
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Stephen Crouch
Jan 141 min
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...
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Stephen Crouch
Jan 53 min
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...
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Stephen Crouch
Dec 21, 20231 min
Blue Horizons Update
In mid-November, VTI started a data collection campaign ('code named' Blue Horizons) with Western Michigan Aviation Academy (WMAA) and...
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Stephen Crouch
Dec 13, 20232 min
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,...
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Stephen Crouch
Nov 28, 20232 min
Blue Horizons Takes "FLITE"
In late Q3, VTI was awarded a Ford Launchpad for Innovative Technologies and Entrepreneurship (FLITE) grant to demonstrate scalable data...
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Stephen Crouch
Nov 2, 20233 min
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...
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Stephen Crouch
Oct 26, 20232 min
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...
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Stephen Crouch
Oct 19, 20232 min
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...
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Stephen Crouch
Oct 9, 20231 min
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...
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