Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
AI in the Cockpit: Augmenting Pilot Capabilities
Discover how advanced AI integration is poised to revolutionize helicopter utility missions. From automated flight path optimization for wildfire suppression to real-time sensor fusion in power line inspections, AI is enhancing situational awareness, reducing pilot workload, and improving operational efficiency. Join us to explore the work being done by two startups in the helicopter operations AI space.
Dan Pollmann has spent his professional career designing automation products for industries ranging from industrial imaging to developing medical research applications. He founded happyMedium LLC in 2010 and hMGrey LLC in 2016. His primary focus now is to bring automated solutions to real-time flight operations and inspections to reduce pilot risk and enhance efficiencies. hMGrey is located in St. Louis, Missouri, where he resides with his wife and two children.
Colin O'Neill is the Co-Founder and CEO of Vancouver, BC based Voxelis AI, where he leads the development and deployment of edge-based sensing and AI systems for helicopter operations. He previously co-founded Taeron Systems, a Transport Canada approved manufacturer specializing in aerospace hardware design and manufacturing. A commercial helicopter and glider pilot, Colin is focused on adnvacing the practical adoption of new technology in operational aviation to improve safety and mission capabilities.
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Are you interested in drones, helicopters, advanced rotorcraft and/or electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft? Are you having a hard time keeping up with the ever-changing landscape of the Advanced Air Mobility and Urban Air Mobility industry? Confused as to what eVTOL, VTOL, STOL, UAM, UAS, AAM, UTM… is and how it will impact you? Are you looking for serious facts and discussions concerning innovation and technology in the aerospace, rotorcraft, eVTOL, and helicopter industries? Search no more. The Vertical Flight Society is your global one-stop-shop for staying up-to-date and informed on all things vertical flight in this rapidly changing technological space.
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AI in the Cockpit: Augmenting Pilot Capabilities
Discover how advanced AI integration is poised to revolutionize helicopter utility missions. From automated flight path optimization for wildfire suppression to real-time sensor fusion in power line inspections, AI is enhancing situational awareness, reducing pilot workload, and improving operational efficiency. Join us to explore the work being done by two startups in the helicopter operations AI space.
Dan Pollmann has spent his professional career designing automation products for industries ranging from industrial imaging to developing medical research applications. He founded happyMedium LLC in 2010 and hMGrey LLC in 2016. His primary focus now is to bring automated solutions to real-time flight operations and inspections to reduce pilot risk and enhance efficiencies. hMGrey is located in St. Louis, Missouri, where he resides with his wife and two children.
Colin O'Neill is the Co-Founder and CEO of Vancouver, BC based Voxelis AI, where he leads the development and deployment of edge-based sensing and AI systems for helicopter operations. He previously co-founded Taeron Systems, a Transport Canada approved manufacturer specializing in aerospace hardware design and manufacturing. A commercial helicopter and glider pilot, Colin is focused on adnvacing the practical adoption of new technology in operational aviation to improve safety and mission capabilities.
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Are you interested in drones, helicopters, advanced rotorcraft and/or electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft? Are you having a hard time keeping up with the ever-changing landscape of the Advanced Air Mobility and Urban Air Mobility industry? Confused as to what eVTOL, VTOL, STOL, UAM, UAS, AAM, UTM… is and how it will impact you? Are you looking for serious facts and discussions concerning innovation and technology in the aerospace, rotorcraft, eVTOL, and helicopter industries? Search no more. The Vertical Flight Society is your global one-stop-shop for staying up-to-date and informed on all things vertical flight in this rapidly changing technological space.
Check out the Vertical Flight Society’s website at: vtol.org
Subscribe to all things Vertical Flight Society and vertical lift on YouTube at: youtube.com/user/VTOLSociety?sub_confirmation=1
#vtolsociety #helicopter #rotorcraft #VTOL #verticalflight
Looking for something specific? Check out these handy links:
• Membership: vtol.org/membership
• Vertiflite Magazine: vtol.org/vertiflite
• Press Releases: vtol.org/press-releases
• Technical Library: vtol.org/library
• eVTOL News: https://evtol.news
• Vertipedia: vertipedia.vtol.org
• Gallery: gallery.vtol.org
____________________________________________________________________________
VFS SOCIAL MEDIA
Stay up-to-date and in the know while on the go. Like and follow VFS on social media:
• facebook.com/VTOLsociety
• facebook.com/electricVTOL
• linkedin.com/company/vtolsociety
• linkedin.com/groups/3922985 (private group)
• twitter.com/VTOLsociety
• twitter.com/ElectricVTOL
• twitter.com/DiversiFlite
