Nestled in the embrace of nature, flamping brings the novel experience of camping under the protective wing of an aircraft, blending the realms of aviation and outdoor adventure seamlessly. Waking up to the gentle touch of the morning sun, you start your day enveloped in the vastness of the skies above. The adventure is as varied as the weather itself, with days oscillating between the warmth of the sun and the excitement of Midwest thunderstorms.  

ROBOMETRICS® MACHINES AI DEMO DAY II

July 24 - 30, 2023. Oshkosh, WI.  In 2023, our AI Demo Day II that was held during Oshkosh AirVenture 2023 (Oshkosh, WI) on July 24 - 30, we had a special focus on generative AI. We presented how we use generative AI for general aviation including some unique insights, best practices for using generative AI for aviation marketing and how other aerospace companies can leverage it.  We also covered features of our proprietary on-device Foundation Models for aviation that we have been working on for the last 3 years. In additon, we participated in various events being organized as part of the Oshkosh AirVenture 2023. Details below.  

ROBOMETRICS® MACHINES AI DEMO DAY I

July 25 - 31, 2022. Oshkosh, WI. Our AI Demo Day I during Oshkosh AirVenture 2022, we talked about Amelia™, the general AI being developed by Robometrics® Machines for aviation. In addition, we presented how AI that learns can predict events, assist the pilot in making critical decisions, and enhance operational safety. While a pilot learns from past experience and training, advanced aircraft systems may be programmed but don't learn. Generally, in a high cognitive load situation such as an emergency, a pilot identifies the emergency, consults an emergency checklist, performs corrective actions, and confirms results. We made the case that Aircraft artificial intelligence (AAI) should be widely adopted.

AI Demo Day II Adventures: A Plane's Photobomb as it Joins  the Selfie Photo Op!

October 13, 2023. At our AI Demo Day II in Oshkosh Wisconsin this year, a few attendees expected to capture some remarkable moments, but none could have predicted this adventurous aircraft’s photobombing feast. In a world where even pigeons are trying to photobomb our most candid moments, the audacious aircraft in the shot took things to a new altitude! 

The daring aircraft was determined not to be outshone by mere mortals in neon fluorescent vests. We captured the precise moment when the aircraft, seemingly tired of soaring the skies, decided to dip down and join the selfie-crazed humans below. Those folks, clad in their neon vests, were probably expecting to click a standard group selfie. Little did they know that their pic would get turbocharged by a plane deciding, "Hey, I want in on this action too!" With impeccable timing and a flair for the dramatic, the plane swooped in, seemingly saying, "Why should humans have all the fun?" 

Next time, they might need a wider-angle lens to fit all their unexpected guests!

Customer focus and adventure.  

August 10, 2023. 😇🤣😍😱🚀 The excitement and aww when we realized we were camping under the wings of our Cessna 420 Whisky Alpha, across from the coolest and most secretive fighter jets in the world, a F22 Raptor and two F35 Lightning II. Be where your customers are and have fun doing it. Make new friends. Don't hide under the wings of your home or office. Look up, talk and have fun building.

Insights from our AI Demo Day II in Oshkosh, WI

August 8, 2023. In our company’s AI Demo Day II, our team did not cover the quantum world of probabilities but the unsupervised deep learning world of probabilities, Generative AI in detail, during our presentations and later in several conversations with attendees, partners and friends.  The focus was on use of Generative AI for general aviation and Amelia™, artificial general intelligence (AGI) for aviation being developed by us, which provides elements of aircraft safety and the pilot’s emotional awareness through a novel 3D holographic interface. 

The conversations revolved around three themes. The first was about the magic of being able to run the Foundation models we use with Amelia™ on-device with a fairly limited compute power. Second was on the models itself, both how we train it and the size. Third theme was on fixing some of the issues faced by Foundation models such as Stable Diffusion using prompt engineering. We had a great time talking about these areas and will be pulling together material from the slides we presented and publishing it on our AI Demo Day web portal here.

AI Demo Day II Presentation Logistics Brief

Auguest 2, 2023. We did two presentations this year during our company’s AI Demo Day II. First titled Generative AI for Aviation with specific focus on Generative AI was  on July 25th early morning 8:30am at the Vette Theater in EAA Aviation Museum. The second titled Amelia, the Aircraft AGI  where we did a deep dive into our product was at the Forum Plaza at the Forum Stage 8 GAMA. Both presentations were very well attended and we had tremendous positive feedback. Ironically, our first presentation on Generative AI that was early Tuesday morning had more attendees than the one in the afternoon. It was also indoors in the beautiful air-conditioned EAA Aviation Museum, which is a lesson learned. EAA Museum is a more comfortable venue for presentations and with the Midwest heat, an early morning presentation will still be very well attended. The Forum Stage is right next to the flight line and the passing by aircrafts does add to the excitement of aviation but at the expense of attenuating the speaker.

Partnership Conversation at Oshkosh

July 31, 2023. We had fruitful conversations with Pilatus Aircraft Ltd Aircraft, DAHER, Piper Aircraft, Cessna Aircraft Company, Sling Aircraft, ICON Aircraft, Samson Sky, Cirrus Aircraft, Honda Aircraft Company, Airbus, Boeing, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), Elixir Aircraft, American Bonanza Society, Garmin, Wipaire, PIPER OWNER SOCIETY, Seaplane Pilots Assn, Cessna Owner Organization, Alaska Floats and Skis at AK8, Diamond Aircraft, and Embraer.

Oshkosh, Wisconsin — Arriving

July 28, 2023. We arrived! It was fabricated to do the Fisk arrival for the final approach to Oshkosh. It was amazing to see the queue of aircraft all stacked up 2 miles apart in the air with one row for inbound and another four outbound. Learning from the trip so far: 

• Start flying early in the day so that even if there is a cloud build up, there is less energy in them to create turbulence. 

• In a small aircraft, you can’t plan everything in advance since the weather can change by the time you arrive. Weather forecasts are not always accurate. Study the mountains, clouds and winds around you and use your intuition to figure out the path 

• Don’t be surprised if there are no hotel rooms available around some of the small regional airports. We are not in San Francisco or New York folks! 

• Check the FBO’s review on Foreflight. They will tell you if the FBO provides country vehicles, amenities, and services. 

• At Fisk arrival, stay cool, figure out what aircrafts are in-front of you in the queue and most important, whether they are behaving (keeping 2 mile distance, clocking 90 knots) based on the NOTAM. If they are not, during the final approach the whole bunch may get turned back. So break out if needed and go back to Endeavor to get back in the queue.