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Learn more about the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) mental health support program during the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) webinar on Feb. 11 at 7:30 pm eastern (UTC-5). The webinar will feature Chris Baur, USHST cochair; Aedrian Bekker, cofounder of the Centre for Aviation Psychology; and Jessica Auslander, a clinical counselor specializing in aviation.

(SFGate) – A Leonardo AW139 crew working for the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is conducting low-altitude flights over California’s San Francisco Bay area Feb. 2–4 in advance of the National Football League’s Super Bowl LX.

(AOL) – A Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) helicopter crew assisted local officials with locating a leak in the municipal water system of Shenandoah Borough Jan. 29 in Schuylkill County.

(NDTV) – An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crew airlifted a person experiencing paralysis Feb. 1 in Dhanderwari, Himachal Pradesh.

The company has obtained FAA technical standard order (TSO) authorization for its avionics units developed for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Feb. 17, supersedes AD 2014-13-09, released Jul. 15, 2014. The updated AD continues to require some of the actions in the existing AD while expanding the applicability to include EC135 P3 and T3 models and reducing the compliance time for the repetitive inspections. It would also allow the modification of the ring frame X9227 as a terminating action for repetitive visual inspections. The FAA is accepting comments on the updated AD through Mar. 19.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Feb. 17, requires replacement of the upper and lower pitch-rod end bearings on the pitch rods of the main rotor with new pitch-rod end bearings, and reporting of the results. The FAA is accepting comments through Mar. 19 on the AD.

(Business Insider) – The state’s Department of Transportation has submitted a proposal for the FAA’s Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Pilot Program that would establish an air-medical response network using advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Michigan.

With help from parent company Diamond Aircraft, Volocopter has reworked its supply chain and plans to obtain European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification of its VoloCity electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in 2027.

The preliminary US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report indicates that multiple witness videos captured the helicopter rotating about its vertical axis before hitting trees. The pilot and three passengers received minor injuries in the accident.