Carbon Monoxide is a silent killer which can impact a pilot’s or flight crew’s cognitive skills and if left unchanged during flight could lead to a loss of consciousness. Jim Ruttler SR of Aithre, a CO alerting technology evangelist discusses their technology and their latest oxygen generation system.

Recorded at SUNnFUN 2024, ForeFlight’s Ryan McBride, Head of Community, ForeFlight (now VP of Product Design, Flight Deck) discusses his experiences at ForeFlight, with over 11 years of seniority. The conversation runs the gamut from the early days at ForeFlight to the utilization of innovative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) using technologies like Apple’s Vision Pro. A fascinating conversation about the art of the possible, while not giving away too many of ForeFlight’s secrets.

Recorded at the Bose Pavillion at SUNnFUN 2024, Chris Wuerfl, Business Development Manager, Bose Aviation Group, discusses the history of Bose, leading to the introduction of their newest headset, the A30 and their ProFlight Series 2. The A30 represents the transition to a fully digital headset, with upgradeable firmware, allowing Bose to deliver new audio features over the Internet.

The Model Aeronautics Association of Canada was successful in 2019 in obtaining a waiver from CARs Section 9’s requirements for Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) regulatory requirements. In 2023, the exemption was lost requiring members of the hobby to obtain their RPAS Basic or Advanced licenses. Some MAAC sanctioned flying fields were closed due to the loss of the exemption. MAAC’s President Carl Layden in a fireside chat discusses his passion for the hobby and MAACs challenges.

RCAF Capt. Mort Lightstone (Retired) discusses his experiences using World War II navigation technology called Consol, which was a precursor to the LORAN system and satellite delivered GPS. Console was created by the Germans to aid U-Boats in their navigation when celestial navigation was not useable due to cloud cover.

RPAS pilots (Radio Control Model Aircraft) Mark Satin and Frank van Beurden, members of the Toronto Electric Model Aviation Club, discuss the history of R/C model aircraft and the transition from Internal Combustion Engines to leading edge electric engines and battery technologies.  

RCAF Capt. Mort Lightstone (Retired) discusses his journey entering into the military, his aircrew training, leading to a career as a RCAF Navigator. Flying to the world’s continents (with the exception of Antarctica), Capt Lightstone discusses his experiences during the Korean Conflict and as a part of the Canadian peace contingent at the end of the Vietnamese war.

Chuck Wrights discusses his journey dealing with municipally owned airports and his need to renew the land lease on the hangar he owns at a local airport in Massachusetts. Getting nowhere fast and with the end of his land lease rapidly approaching, Chuck ran against the incumbent during the Mayoral race in the hope to bring the municipal airport’s issues to the forefront.

World famous YouTuber, Don Joyce discusses everything RPAS, inclusive of the changes to the CARs which impacted the Radio Controlled (R/C) model aircraft industry.

A fireside chat with Plane Sights founder Michael Moore. Discussing the need for high quality high visibility aircraft markers to protect the aircraft on the ramp and in the hangar from “hangar rash”. Michael chats about the founding of the Plane Sights.