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20 A n early enthusiasm for computers and aviation, combined with talents that leaned more towards the practical than the academic, led Jarno Puff, now CTO of uncrewed subsystems developer LikeAbird, into an eclectic career that has encompassed industrial robotics, computing, UAV design and HMI development, emergency aviation and cloud computing. These coalesced into the development of comms for professional-grade UAV systems, including those used in BVLOS missions managed using the cloud. He first encountered remotely controlled aircraft as a hobby in the early 2000s through a friend who worked in amodel aircraft shop. He recalls having difficulty with the left-right control reversal that takes place when the aircraft comes back towards the operator, and it occurred to him that something like an aircraft cockpit and a set of virtual reality goggles would make themmuch easier to fly. The CTO of OEM comms and other systems provider LikeAbird gives Peter Donaldson his take on how to meet customers’ requirements All the right signals Disliking the left-right control reversal in conventional RC, Jarno Puff co-developed the RealityVision FPV UAV cockpit with flight test assistance from an aerobatic pilot (Courtesy of Jarno Puff) February/March 2023 | Uncrewed Systems Technology