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Safetyn’Box GA Pilot Assistant Makes Debut
By: James Wynbrandt
Caption: Device is part of start-up’s human factors-based personalized safety system.
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Under the banner “Preserving lives,” French startup Safetyn (Hall Concorde Zone Protect) unveiled its Safetyn’Box, a portable cockpit device for General Aviation aircraft and key component in a system designed to improve safety via the “human factors axis.” The device, announced this week at the Paris Air Show, collects data during flights that can ease single-pilot operations, helping pilots “anticipate some emergency situations that may potentially lead to a crash,” the company said.

Critically, this data can later be used for ongoing analysis of the pilot’s situational awareness. In addition to flight data, Safetyn’Box records information on the pilot via sensors connected to the device. All data remains confidential, with protections exceeding General Data Privacy Regulation requirements, according to Safetyn.

The analysis function is handled by Safetyn’Labs, the system’s second component, which aims to help pilots develop their “safety situational awareness” through personalized courses with pilot-coaches. These sessions, using virtual reality simulators and scenario-based training, help pilots develop an understanding of risk situations.

In addition to Safetyn’Box, Safetyn’s pilot coaches are at Le Bourget this week to showcase the company’s human factors-based approach to safety.