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The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) webinar “Interactive Instrument Flight Procedures Development Session Featuring an IFR Chart Clinic” takes place Tuesday, Jun. 23.

Bell is sharing the story about the engineer, pilot, and experiment that helped launch the OEM more than 90 years ago.

(Vertical Plus) – Inadvertent entry into IMC doesn’t give you minutes to recover—it gives you seconds, according to a US Helicopter Safety Team analysis. Jop Dingemans and Janine Lythe explain what really happens during that time.

(AeroTime) – The Aero Engine Corporation of China delivered the first AEE25 engine Jun. 5 in Wuxi, Jiangsu. The engine will power the TCab Tech E20 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

We are now accepting nominations for our annual awards program. You do not need to be a VAI member to nominate your peers, mentors, and heroes for exceptional service to the vertical aviation community by Aug. 31, 2026.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 9, requires a one-time inspection of the affected swashplates and corrective actions, if necessary.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 9, requires performing a functional test of the personal locator beacon and inspecting the rope connection to the emergency life-raft system.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 9, requires performing repetitive visual inspections of the auxiliary servo assembly, a fluorescent penetrant inspection of the yaw pedal damper housing, and corrective actions, if necessary. This AD was prompted by a report of a loss of tail-rotor authority due to auxiliary system fluid loss caused by a yaw pedal damper housing fatigue fracture and attachment bolt fatigue fracture.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jul. 9, requires removing the jettisonable window and, depending on the results, replacing the locking fingers; inspecting and installing any missing retaining rings; and inspecting the left-hand side and right-hand side emergency-handle latch covers. It also requires replacing the covers or reinstalling airworthy covers, if necessary.

The FAA’s Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Modernization Office software technical interchange meeting takes place at 12:30 eastern (UTC-4) tomorrow, Thursday, Jun. 11.