Show HN: Safe Routes. real time turbulence data, ML predictions with an iPad (opens in new tab)

At SkyPath we have a simple solution that doesn't involve installing any HW on the aircraft and uses the airline issued iPad the pilot already uses for other important tasks to help fight Clear Air Turbulence. We use the iPad's accelerometers to measure and report turbulence in real time and collect this data via the internet where it's processed in AWS by our machine learning model to produce customized alerts for each flight that uses our service on incoming CATs in their route.

You guys have a great product, I fly for a major airline and really like it. Hurry up and get Delta onboard so we can get their data too: I’ve used their in-house app at my old job and Sky Vector is much better.

Any plans to change the Jepp integration? Most of my colleagues don’t use it, too much data displayed at once. I’m not sure of a solution but would love to hear if you guys have any ideas.

Anecdote: I recently flew from Texas to Florida, and the pilot requested a reroute south around Louisiana to avoid a storm cell. ATC denied reroute due to “staffing shortage” and forced us into an extremely uncomfortable ride.

I’ve been hearing about statistics for turbulence incidences increasing, and wonder if this type of thing is a contributing factor. With this app you’d get a warning but I wonder if you could do anything about it.

Out of curiosity, was this product a result of a company 'pivot' after the Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 turbulence incident?

Forget any app. Just put on your seatbelt. If you are wearing a seatbelt, the worst that will happen is spilled coffee.

I cannot stand the sound of a hundred belts unclicking all at once the moment the seatbelt sign turns off. Idiots. The presence of a seatbelt across one's lap is the least of the various tortures associated with modern air travel.

How do you eliminate false positives from pilot usage of the device or knocking into it? I wonder how long it will be before flight insurers start using this data for hedging following the Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 turbulence incident.

From the testimonials it seems this is used for tactical rather than strategic planning. Honestly, that would keep me up at night.

It's similar to problems which have been previously caused by a reliance on in cockpit weather data delivered by satellites. At worst it can be 15 minutes out of date and more than one eager light aircraft pilot has flown into the center of a storm cell which wasn't there 15 minutes ago - taking his family with him.

Its only turbulence but worst case scenario with turbulence is still pretty bad - injuries and even deaths are completely possible outcomes.

This is so cool and all I could think when reading the description is how much I want to work with this data lol.

Cool product. If it helps most flights avoid turbulence - how will you continue to record areas with turbulence? :)

Or is the steady state simply clear flight paths with continuous adjustments as the clear paths drift?

Do you offer turbulence predictions for consumers? I’m scared of flying and would love to know if my ride will be smooth.

How does the app connect to the aircraft’s internet during flight ?

How much does it cost? I’m super curious.

Why not say who this is for?