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The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is now providing access to Windsock, a data-driven valuation tool for general aviation aircraft, as a benefit for AOPA members.

The latest edition of the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) newsletter highlights Tony Randall, winner of the 2025 Hugh Dryden Lifetime Achievement Award from the Flight Test Safety Committee. Randall is senior manager of flight safety at Bell and a member of the USHST Steering Committee.

(AirMed&Rescue) – The new helicopter hangar in Straubing, Bavaria, will expand the maintenance and repair services available for public and private operators.

(EAGLE Initiative) – The FAA is asking pilots, aircraft owners, and other aviation stakeholders for feedback on its draft Transition Plan to Unleaded Aviation Gasoline.

(Adirondack Daily Enterprise) – Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is proposing an update to state laws that would align with new US federal regulations and provide opportunities for the drone manufacturing industry.

The FAA highlights brothers Jamie and Jackie Black, who inspired the Aviation Safety Moments video “Flight Control Cable Failures,” which identifies causes, risks, and prevention strategies associated with control-cable issues in aircraft maintenance.

A US Coast Guard (USCG) Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk crew assisted with a multiagency effort to hoist the surfer from rocks near Surfer’s Beach Jan. 9 in Aguadilla.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report indicates that the helicopters were flying in tandem prior to the midair collision. They were slightly staggered and flying on a similar heading before converging and colliding, according to surveillance video. Both private pilots died in the accident.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 04 – Time Limits/Maintenance Checks – Airworthiness Limitations Section – Amendment, takes effect Jan. 26, 2026. It will supersede AD 2025-0090, released Apr. 23, 2025.

The companies have agreed to establish vertiports at Campo de Marte Airport (SBMT) in São Paulo and Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport (SBJR) in Rio de Janeiro.