ABOUT BOLDER FLIGHT SYSTEMS
We develop flight data acquisition systems, combining embedded hardware, real-time software, and inertial navigation to measure aircraft motion.
We’re also pilots. We created OnFlight because we wanted the flight data we used in research and flight test for our own flying.
01 OUR FOUNDATION
Our team’s experience spans NASA flight research, the University of Minnesota UAS Research Labs, and aircraft engineering in industry and the Department of Defense.
Bolder Flight Systems grew out of that experience and the need for better tools to conduct flight research.
02 FLIGHT TEST
We developed the Portable Data Acquisition System (PDAS) with the International Test Pilots School to simplify aircraft instrumentation and flight-test data collection.
ITPS uses PDAS for test pilot and flight test engineer training, aeronautics research, and certification efforts.
Explore PDAS03 OUR OWN FLYING
We adapted PDAS technology into a compact, portable logger for everyday flying, flight training, and aerobatics.
OnFlight gives us a record of each flight to review maneuvers, understand our performance, and track our progress as pilots.
Explore OnFlightWe develop the hardware and software that capture, synchronize, and process aircraft measurements.
Hardware and real-time software designed together for sensor acquisition, precise timing, and data logging.
Algorithms that combine GNSS and inertial measurements to estimate aircraft position, velocity, attitude, and sensor biases.
Instrumentation configured for the aircraft, sensors, and measurements a test program requires.
Founder + CEO
Brian develops embedded hardware and software. Before founding Bolder Flight Systems, he directed the University of Minnesota UAS Research Labs and conducted flight controls and dynamics research at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center.
At NASA, he led X-48B ground and flight testing and served as Deputy Chief Engineer for the X-48C. He is a private pilot with an instrument rating.
COO
Melissa has worked on 13 aircraft, spanning UAS, helicopters, fighters, and a bomber. Her work in industry and the Department of Defense spans airworthiness, flight test, aircraft performance, flying qualities, air data, and structures.
She brings experience from control-room operations and modeling to manufacturing, maintenance, and aircraft repair. She is also a private pilot.
Tell us about your aircraft, your flying, or your test program. We’ll help you find the right system.