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VAI Weekly
September 22, 2026
How will the new US drone tariffs and import restrictions affect you?Many foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems and components are now subject to a 100% duty, following a US presidential proclamation announced in August 2026. How does this policy affect your opera ...
VAI Weekly
September 22, 2026
FAA notice of special conditions, correction: Skyryse, Robinson Model R66 helicopter; control margin awarenessThis notice corrects the notice number and other typographical errors contained in the Aug. 28, 2026, notice of proposed special conditions for the Robinson Model R66 helicopter modified by Skyrys ...
VAI Weekly
September 22, 2026
How helicopters reached flood survivors in Rasuwa, Nepal(Travel Himalaya Nepal) - When a massive flash flood tore through Rasuwa on the morning of Aug. 26, the villages it hit were among the hardest places in Nepal to reach even on an ordinary day. In ...
VAI Weekly
September 22, 2026
NTSB final report: Hughes 369HS, Durango, Colorado, May 7, 2026The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of this accident to be the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the pilot receiving the instruction and t ...
VAI Weekly
September 22, 2026
Proposed FAA AD: Bell Textron Canada, certain Model 429 helicoptersThe FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Textron Canada Model 429 helicopters. The proposed AD, prompted by reports of the sliding doors jamming when opened fr ...
VAI Weekly
September 22, 2026
Fatal Yosemite Dome Fire helicopter crash details, pilot identities released(Wildfire Today) - The two pilots killed in a helicopter crash while fighting the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park have been identified by the helicopter’s owner, and the FAA has released preli ...
Events
September 18, 2026
Webinar, US Helicopter Safety Team Pilot Safety: When VFR Stops Working—Making the Decision Before You Enter IMC
VAI Weekly
September 16, 2026
VAI, industry urge FCC to seek more stakeholder input on space-launch spectrumVAI joined 19 other aviation industry associations and companies Sep. 14 in responding
to a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) request for comments on bolstering
American space-launch capa ...
