Resource Hub

(Tech Business News) – The helicopter crews, operating at about 300 m (984 ft.) above ground level, are using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology to measure the distance between power lines and nearby vegetation as part of an effort to reduce the risk of bushfires across Victoria, Australia.

(Dronelife) – Ascent AeroSystems CEO Paul Fermo explains how Robinson and Ascent aim to scale autonomy from small drones to full-size helicopters.

(WLWT) – The child, Ellie, offered the nickname that was ultimately chosen for the Air Methods–operated Cincinnati (Ohio) Children’s Hospital helicopter: Care Force One. The helicopter will serve areas of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia.

(Shreveport Times) – Houma–Terrebonne Airport (KHUM) will begin testing delivery of parts and cargo to oil rigs using helicopter-sized unmanned drones under the FAA and US Department of Transportation Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Pilot Program.

(KPNX) – The crew assisted the Phoenix Fire Department with airlifting the hiker Mar. 10 from South Mountain.

(Vertical magazine) – Held each year on the weekend preceding VERTICON, the Onboard Systems Hoist Operators Conference brings together hoist operators, rescue specialists, pilots, engineers, and program leaders from around the globe to exchange lessons learned from one of aviation’s most demanding disciplines.

(AIN) – Operators of general aviation aircraft, which includes all civil helicopters, must get on board with ADS-B equipage to facilitate denser airspace that accommodates additional traffic, such as drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said Mar. 10 during a regulator fireside chat at VERTICON 2026. The session, moderated by VAI president and CEO François Lassale, also featured remarks from European Union Aviation Safety Agency executive director Florian Guillermet.

(Vertical magazine) – The OEM is in the final stages of its long effort to gain certification of its Bell 525 super medium from the FAA—having completed all flight testing required for the approval.