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Helicopter pilots must carefully check low-level weather conditions to avoid inadvertent flight into IMC. Resources including the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar system, Next-Generation Radar, and the helicopter emergency medical services weather tool can help pilots assess risks and improve flight safety.

(Reuters) – Chris Rocheleau, acting FAA administrator, said in a Jun. 4 US House of Representatives hearing that US Army helicopter flights around the Pentagon remain suspended after two airline flights were forced to abort landings May 1 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) because of a military Black Hawk in the area.

(Anchorage Daily News) – According to US National Transportation Safety Board officials, the helicopter went down Jun. 4 near the Kuparuk River Oil Field west of Deadhorse, resulting in the deaths of two people.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25–Equipment/Furnishings–Emergency Life-Raft System Container Assembly–Replacement, takes effect Jun. 18.

(Access Newswire) – Piasecki Aircraft Corp. has reached an agreement with German manufacturer Volz Servos to supply electromagnetic actuators for Piasecki’s CoAX 2D optionally piloted helicopter platform. The demonstrator is part of Piasecki’s Adaptive Digital Automated Pilotage Technology (ADAPT) flight control system.

Milestone Aviation Group has signed a five-year lease to continue providing a Leonardo AW169 for HeliKorea, which started using the helicopter in December 2016 for air medical operations in South Korea.

Stefan Bestle, H140 marketing product manager, outlines the upgrades to the new H140 designed for air medical operators.

The US Navy has awarded the company $30 million to refresh the AN/APX-123A(V) common transponder, which will serve as a replacement option for identification friend or foe (IFF) transponders on existing helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and land and sea vehicles.

Based on important feedback from industry stakeholders, the FAA made changes to the MedXPress system to speed up the medical certificate process. This is the first of many steps the FAA plans to implement to make the process clearer and faster.

The Hoboken city government announced Jun. 3 that it intends to file a lawsuit against the FAA, alleging that the agency has failed to exercise oversight responsibilities regarding commercial helicopters.