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VAI Daily

Jul. 21, 2025

Fly Safe campaign: Keep your cockpit free of clutter

The US National Agricultural Aviation Association is reminding pilots to secure any loose items in the cockpit to prevent them from moving in flight.

VAI Daily

Jul. 21, 2025

JSfirm.com creates database for aviation professionals

The new feature allows companies to search for certificated aviation professionals by category, including pilots, dispatchers, maintenance technicians, and drone operators.

VAI Daily

Jul. 21, 2025

NTSB final report: Robinson R44, Hobbs, New Mexico, Mar. 25, 2025

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the student pilot’s loss of directional control during a hover.

VAI Daily

Jul. 21, 2025

USHST offers peer support to helicopter search-and-rescue crews

The US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) is offering mental health support through its Peer Pilot Program for helicopter pilots and aircrew members involved in responding to the flooding disaster along the Guadalupe River in Texas. VAI proudly supports this important work.

VAI Daily

Jul. 21, 2025

Fatigue risk in helicopter operations

In this white paper, the US Helicopter Safety Team issues a call to action for the implementation of fatigue risk management programs.

VAI Daily

Jul. 21, 2025

Garmin adds guided approaches for challenging airport landings

Designed in collaboration with Hughes Aerospace, Garmin has introduced Guided Visual Approaches, which provide lateral and vertical guidance into 25 airports.

VAI Daily

Jul. 21, 2025

Bell highlights 505, 407GXi at APSCON 2025

The manufacturer displayed a Spokane County (Washington) Sheriff’s Office Bell 505 and a King County (Washington) Sheriff’s Office Bell 407GXi during last week’s event in Phoenix, Arizona.

VAI Daily

Jul. 21, 2025

EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland/MBB BK 117

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25–Equipment/Furnishings–Cargo Common Hook Beam–Modification, takes effect Aug. 1, 2025.

VAI Daily

Jul. 21, 2025

SKYCO places order for 6 more Airbus H175s

Airbus Helicopters will provide a half dozen H175s to SKYCO International Financial Leasing for emergency management and public service operations in Guangdong, China.

VAI Daily

Jul. 21, 2025

Air Methods highlights veteran who became air medical pilot

In honor of National Hire a Veteran Day on Friday, Jul. 25, the company is recognizing US Army veteran James Schmittle, a pilot for Mercy Air in Barstow, California.