Kerry Lynch stepped into the role of editor of the&nbsp;Aviation International News&nbsp;monthly magazine in May 2022 after serving with&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;for eight years. She joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in December 2014 as a senior editor covering Washington and business aviation news. She has also served on Convention News teams, including as editor of&nbsp;HAI Convention News. Lynch previously spent 25 years with Aviation Week. During her time there, she reported for and later steered&nbsp;The Weekly of Business Aviation, oversaw business aviation content on the&nbsp;Aviation Week Intelligence Network, served on the&nbsp;Show News&nbsp;staff, and held roles as the Washington columnist for&nbsp;Business &amp; Commercial Aviation&nbsp;and&nbsp;Overhaul &amp; Maintenance&nbsp;monthly magazines. In 2021 she was honored with the National Business Aviation Association Platinum Wing Award for lifetime achievement in journalism and was the 2004 recipient of the National Air Transportation Association’s Aviation Journalism Excellence Award. She also has been a recipient of an Aerospace Media Award for business aviation (2022) and NBAA Gold Wing Award (2003, 2024). Lynch graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor of arts in journalism.

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Aviation technologist Skyryse is aligning its Skyryse One production helicopter with performance standards under the FAA's newly finalized Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (Mosaic) rule as it progresses on development of its SkyOS operating system that automates key aircraft functions.&nbsp;The company lauded the <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2025-07-23/faa-announces-final-mosaic-rule-oshkosh-event">release of the Mosaic rule</a> on Tuesday at EAA AirVenture as “a pivotal moment in the evolution of aviation,” fostering new technologies in light aircraft.
Skyryse said Mosaic shifts rules from rigid requirements to performance-based standards, facilitating opportunities for safer and more capable technologies. In particular, the company praised the rule for outlining how aircraft, helicopters, and future vertical lift aircraft equipped with systems such as its SkyOS may only require 20 hours of pilot training.&nbsp;A “simplified vehicle operation” (SVO),&nbsp;SkyOS replaces conventional, complex mechanical flight controls with an intelligent, integrated fly-by-wire flight control and operating system.
“By decreasing the traditional training requirements by 50% when SVO is in use, the rule acknowledges the impact simplified controls have in reducing the complexity and increasing the safety of piloting,” Skyryse said, adding that this also lowers the barrier of entry into aviation.
Skyryse has achieved several milestones with its Skyryse One production helicopter—a converted turbine Robinson R66 with SkyOS—demonstrating the technology. This has included the first automated autorotation, the first automated set-down at the swipe of a finger, and a stable, fully automated hover. The company is testing for FAA credit as it works to meet the new standards.
“From day one, we’ve been on a mission to make aviation safer and more accessible for everyone—and this ruling is the most significant and transformative regulatory step toward accessible flight in decades,” said Skyryse founder and CEO Mark Groden. “Mosaic recognizes the maturity of today’s aviation technology.”

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