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This two-day class will take you through everything you need to know to identify, plan, prepare, train, and recover from a flight that inadvertently enters instrument meteorological conditions (IIMC). The course takes place Saturday, Mar. 7, and Sunday, Mar. 8, at VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information and to register, click on the headline above.

(Flying magazine) – California-based Skyryse plans to introduce a universal emergency autoland capability for all aircraft—both fixed-wing and rotorcraft—that activates with a single tap on a touchscreen.

(Adirondack Explorer) – A New York State Police helicopter crew assisted ground teams with locating and airlifting a hiker experiencing symptoms of hypothermia and frostbite Feb. 25 from Dix Range.

Four seats are open in three operator member categories. Each director elected will serve a term of three years beginning Jul. 1, 2026. Electronic election ballots have been distributed to VAI membership representatives of vertical aircraft operator members.

Smith Myers Communications has added passive Wi-Fi, Bluetooth detection and geolocation, and ATAK cursor-on-target integration functions to its ARTEMIS system.

Tune in to VAI’s YouTube channel this Friday and Saturday, Mar. 6–7, to watch more than 40 helicopters fly into Atlanta, Georgia, for VERTICON 2026. The show takes place Mar. 9–12 (exhibits open Mar. 10–12).

The US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) is targeting helicopter accident reductions by focusing on risks across four FAA operational categories: Parts 91, 133, 135, and 137. Each segment faces different hazards, prompting tailored safety goals and industry safety enhancements, explains the FAA’s Lee Roskop, a member of the USHST Steering Committee.

The company will highlight its new Veryon Defect Analysis and EBIS MRO programs in addition to rotorcraft-specific enhancements to the Veryon Tracking platform at next week’s VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The company announced details this week about an October 2025 demonstration of its Genesys GRC 4000 autopilot on a Sikorsky UH-60 that included a fully automated liftoff, flight, and landing.

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has awarded a contract to the Airbus Helicopters subsidiary for the Multi Mission Unmanned Aircraft System (M2UAS) project to develop a drone system that expands on the Capa-X UAS.