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Nashua, New Hampshire–based Rotor Technologies has introduced its Airtruck, an uncrewed aerial vehicle based on the Robinson R44 with the capability to carry more than 1,000 lb. for utility and construction operations.

The August 2024 safety report from the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) is now available. The monthly report covers various metrics, including average accident rates and average fatal-accident rates for the past five years.

(KPIX) – A California Highway Patrol (CHP) helicopter crew airlifted a hiker suffering a medical emergency Aug. 11 from a trail near Lake Berryessa in Solano County.

(The Greek Herald) – Helicopter crews from Australia’s McDermott Aviation are helping local firefighters battle a wildfire that started Aug. 11 in Athens, Attica.

(1News) – Fire and Emergency New Zealand units transported an injured person to a local hospital Aug. 13 after a rope became entangled in a helicopter’s rotor in Marokopa, North Island.

GPS testing is scheduled for Aug. 15–19, 2024, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and may result in an unreliable or unavailable GPS signal.

(Urban Air Mobility) – There is a wide disparity among market forecasters about the total market value for the global vertiport sector over the next decade, with estimates ranging from US$10 billion to $36 billion and compound annual growth rates between 45% and 62%.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the failure of both pilots to see and avoid while en route to their destinations, resulting in a midair collision.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s improper maneuvering at low altitude in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in the helicopter entering vortex ring state and led to a hard landing during autorotation.

Bigfork, Montana–based uAvionix has obtained FAA technical standard order (TSO) certification for its ping200XR Mode S automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast (ADS-B) transponder with integrated GPS.