avionics and sensors

#86 Carey Cannon: 38 years of rotorcraft development – insights from a Bell Senior Chief Engineer
February 11, 202501:18:59

#86 Carey Cannon: 38 years of rotorcraft development – insights from a Bell Senior Chief Engineer

In this episode, retired Senior Chief Engineer Carey Cannon shares his 38-year journey at Bell Helicopter, talking about the realities of developing and deploying vertical lift aircraft. He discusses why many eVTOL manuf...

#84 Jenn Player, Skydio: Autonomous drone operations
January 08, 202501:15:46

#84 Jenn Player, Skydio: Autonomous drone operations

In this episode, we sit down with Jenn Player, Vice President of Global Aviation Regulatory Affairs at Skydio and a leading voice in the drone industry, for a deep dive into autonomous drone operations. We start by unpac...

#82 Bobby Sakaki, UAS Nexus: Drone industrial base, NDAA, Blue UAS
December 17, 202401:18:28

#82 Bobby Sakaki, UAS Nexus: Drone industrial base, NDAA, Blue UAS

In this episode, we sit down with Bobby Sakaki, an expert in small UAS technology and CEO of UAS Nexus. Bobby shares his insights on the critical role drones play in defense, particularly in light of their impact in Ukra...

#81 Brian Streem, Vermeer: An American founder’s move to Ukraine to build drone tech
December 11, 202401:18:41

#81 Brian Streem, Vermeer: An American founder’s move to Ukraine to build drone tech

In this episode, we speak with Brian Streem, Founder and CEO of Vermeer, about his journey from film production to pioneering drone technology in Ukraine’s defense ecosystem. Brian shares why he relocated to Kyiv, how he...

#72 Srdjan Kovacevic, Orqa: The evolution of drones, vertical integration, and competing with DJI
July 27, 202401:13:32

#72 Srdjan Kovacevic, Orqa: The evolution of drones, vertical integration, and competing with DJI

In this episode, we’re excited to host Srdjan Kovacevic, CEO and co-founder of Orqa. Despite a low public profile, this Croatian team has made significant waves, initially through ultra-low latency FPV goggles for drone ...

#68 Don Berchoff, TruWeather: Weather imposes uncertainty and uncertainty costs money
May 31, 202401:14:25

#68 Don Berchoff, TruWeather: Weather imposes uncertainty and uncertainty costs money

Welcome back to The Vertical Space! In this episode, we chat with Don Berchoff, CEO of TruWeather, about the critical impact of weather on aviation. Don highlights how weather-induced uncertainty costs the industry billi...

#58 Kara Kramer, AeroVironment: A deep dive into the Replicator initiative and future of military UAS
January 16, 202401:12:46

#58 Kara Kramer, AeroVironment: A deep dive into the Replicator initiative and future of military UAS

Welcome back to The Vertical Space and our conversation with Kara Kramer, Director of Business Development at AeroVironment. This is a discussion around the evolving role of UAS in warfare, including in Ukraine, the cri...

#56 Robert Rose, Reliable Robotics: Exploring the future of autonomy in aviation
December 18, 202301:25:32

#56 Robert Rose, Reliable Robotics: Exploring the future of autonomy in aviation

Welcome back to The Vertical Space and our conversation with Robert Rose, co-founder and CEO of Reliable Robotics. This is a conversation about autonomy. We discussed the arc of automation and, what evolved in the conve...

#55 Yemaya Bordain, Daedalean: certifying autonomy, next-gen avionics, and multi-core processors
December 06, 202301:19:42

#55 Yemaya Bordain, Daedalean: certifying autonomy, next-gen avionics, and multi-core processors

Check out an in-depth and fast-moving discussion of certifying autonomy, next-gen avionics, and multi-core processors with Dr. Yemaya Bordain, President of the Americas for Daedalean. Right out of the gate Yemaya challe...

#44 Thomas Neubauer: cellular connectivity as an enabler of BVLOS operations
July 05, 202301:15:35

#44 Thomas Neubauer: cellular connectivity as an enabler of BVLOS operations

Welcome to our conversation with Thomas Neubauer, Co-founder and CEO of Dimetor. We discuss connectivity using cellular networks and the intersection of cellular networks and aviation.  Thomas discusses the require...

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