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Hypoxia Risks Are Important to Understand - From A Former F-15 Pilot

Hypoxia Risks Are Important to Understand - From A Former F-15 Pilot

I was a fighter pilot in the USAF for approximately 27 years. I actually flew for about 20 of those years, having time in all models of the F-4 and...
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Aithre Plane Gets New Illyrian Inspired Art

Aithre Plane Gets New Illyrian Inspired Art

Most airplane builders don't update their paint job every couple of years, if it all. Well, we are not most builders. Our homebuilt RV-10 represents to us a special symbol...
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Why a Special Light Sport Aircraft (SLSA) might be great!

Why a Special Light Sport Aircraft (SLSA) might be great!

There are a number of really great Special Light Sport Aircraft (SLSA) being manufactured in the last few years since the introduction of the category by the FAA. (here's a...
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Illyrian Headset or Forehead Oximeter Launch

Illyrian Headset or Forehead Oximeter Launch

The first customers will take delivery of our Aithre Illyrian headset oximeters next week.  This oximeter is unlike the finger devices everyone is familiar with.  Instead, this oximeter features a...
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Discoveries in Hypoxia win the 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine

Discoveries in Hypoxia win the 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine

The 2019 Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to three doctors "for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability." Gregg Semenza, William Kaelin, Jr and Peter...
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Aithre Shield EX 3.0 Upgraded to Capture Pilot SPO2

Aithre Shield EX 3.0 Upgraded to Capture Pilot SPO2

We have added support for the Illyrian pulse oximeter to the Aithre Shield EX 3.0.  This means that the EX 3.0 now wirelessly collects both oxygen levels of the pilot...
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Aithre Adds Support for Apple WatchOS

Aithre Adds Support for Apple WatchOS

Aithre Adds Support for Apple WatchOS
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Aithre Illyrian Headset Oximeters Available for Pre-Order

Aithre Illyrian Headset Oximeters Available for Pre-Order

Our highly anticipated headset oximeters continue to make a splash with headset companies, aircraft manufacturers, and pilots showing strong interest in the product.  These low profile USB powered and BLE...
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Vans Aircraft To Offer Aithre EX as Factory Option in RV-12iS

Vans Aircraft To Offer Aithre EX as Factory Option in RV-12iS

  We are excited to announce that Vans Aircraft has decided to make our Aithre Shield EX 3.0 carbon monoxide detectors a factory option for the new RV-12iS aircraft. The...
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Sporty’s Features Altus in Newsletter

Sporty’s Features Altus in Newsletter

Sporty's Pilot Shop tested the Altus oxygen tank monitor and has given it rave reviews.  They loved the ability to put psi, flow rate, and time remaining wirelessly on your...
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Sporty's iPAD Pilot News - September 6, 2019

Sporty's iPAD Pilot News - September 6, 2019

Sporty's iPAD Pilot News- September 6, 2019

Earlier this year we reviewed a unique new carbon monoxide detector, the Aithre Shield, that used a free app to offer precise monitoring of the cockpit environment. Now the company has added oxygen system monitoring to the mix, with an updated app and a new accessory called Altus.

 

Altus on bottle

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Official Sponsor of the Thunder Mustang Air Racing Team!

Official Sponsor of the Thunder Mustang Air Racing Team!

Aithre is proud to be an official sponsor of the Thunder Mustang Racing Team, which is getting ready for the big STIHL National Championship Air Races and Air Show hosted in Reno, NV, Sept 11th - 15th! The Thunder Mustang Air Racing Team will be racing with our flagship, Aithre Shield 4.0, portable carbon monoxide detector.      

                              

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Well Documented Case of Hypoxia Induced Crash

Well Documented Case of Hypoxia Induced Crash

The Air Transporation Safety Board of Canada has prepared one of the best documented cases of a hypoxia induced airplane crash. The case documented is of a 2018 PA-31 twin...
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Aerotronics Offering Aithre Shield EX

Aerotronics Offering Aithre Shield EX

Aerotronics out of Billings, Montana is now offering the Aithre Shield EX 2.0 and 3.0 as part of their new avionics panels.  Aerotronics designs and assembles fully built glass panel...
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Aithre Adds MyPilotStore.com as Authorized Dealer

Aithre Adds MyPilotStore.com as Authorized Dealer

Aithre is excited to announce the addition of MyPilotStore.com as an authorized dealer of our hypoxia products.  MyPilotStore.com has been selling premium aviation products since 1998.  Based in Scottsdale, Arizona,...
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Aithre EAA Innovation Showcase

Aithre Accepted to Oshkosh Innovation Showcase for Our Hypoxia Solutions

The EAA has selected Aithre to be an exhibitor at Oshkosh in the Innovation Showcase!  Our hypoxia solutions, including carbon monoxide detectors and oxygen tank monitors for improving aviation safety,...
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Sporty's Features Aithre in iPad Pilot News

Sporty's Features Aithre in iPad Pilot News

The Aithre Shield 4.0 received an exciting endorsement from the skeptical pilots at Sporty's pilot shop with a feature article in the iPad Pilot News.  John Zimmerman has been a...
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Hazardous Attitudes of General Aviation Pilots Toward Hypoxia

Hazardous Attitudes of General Aviation Pilots Toward Hypoxia

A research paper by the College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle concludes that general aviation pilots carry the hazardous attitude that they aren't exposed to altitudes where hypoxia is an issue....
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