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At this US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) event, USHST Industry Chairman Chris Baur will cover the USHST’s charter, programs, tools, and goals focused on real-world operational risk. The seminar, which includes a free lunch, takes place May 20 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm eastern (UTC-4) in the Salt River Project hangar at Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ).

In a joint letter organized and led by VAI, 37 prominent aviation associations are asking FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford to review whether slacklines and similar temporary obstructions are addressed with sufficient clarity under existing notice and marking frameworks.

(Orange County Register) – Allowing vertiport developers to leverage vacant or underused public property could be a win-win for both Southern California governments and the electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft industry as Los Angeles, California, prepares to host the Summer Olympics in 2028, argues Marc Scribner.

(Spectrum News 1) – The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) plans to create a network of air taxis to connect airports and hospitals with rural areas as part of the FAA’s Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft Integration Pilot Program.

(KUNC) – The new program consists of three drones that can get to areas across Fort Collins in about 90 seconds, according to the chief of Fort Collins Police Services.

(Aerospace Global News) – United States military helicopters account for 7 of the top 10 most common types used today, while the Mil Mi-8/Mi-24 remains the second-most common in the world.

(Castanet) – Volunteers from Penticton and District Search and Rescue (PenSAR) in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, have received night-vision imaging system (NVIS) initial training from Topflight Elite.

(Aerospace Testing International) – The company is developing low-altitude routes for electric aircraft following a six-month Bristow Aviation trial using the BETA Technologies CX300 that showed battery-electric types operate most efficiently at lower altitudes on more direct routing.

(KRCR) – Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) plans to conduct helicopter surveys of power lines and nearby vegetation using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors. The work will start later this month to help prevent outages in Butte County and other counties in the North Valley.

(La Voz Lanzarote) – A GES (Grupo de Emergencias y Salvamento) helicopter crew assisted firefighters May 3 with transporting the hiker from Caldera Blanca in Lanzarote to a local hospital.