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(KTVZ) – Helicopter crews from the Oregon Army National Guard and AirLink assisted search-and-rescue teams from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and the Lane County Sheriff’s Office with finding and airlifting an injured hiker Sep. 15 near the summit of the South Sister mountain.

VAI is accepting applications through Nov. 8, 2024, for 2025 VAI scholarships in aviation maintenance, commercial helicopter pilot ratings, and pilot safety.

Aero Asset has released the twin-engine edition of its 2024 Half-Year Heli Market Trends report, which shows that year-over-year transactions are down 30% and prices have soared to five-year highs.

(Air & Space Forces) – The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) plans to deploy some of its Bell Boeing CV-22 Ospreys in the coming weeks after months of limited operations, its commander said Sep. 18 while adding that full operational readiness will take months to achieve.

(Flying) – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is teaming up with the Advanced Air Mobility Association (AAMA) to create blueprints to help cities integrate drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis into congested airspace.

(Khaleej Times) – The Dubai Police Force plans to add two more drones to bring its fleet to eight by the end of the year as part of its Drone Box initiative.

(Anadolu Agency) – According to officials from the emergency dispatch service of Zeysky, Russia, three people died after a Robinson R66 crashed Sep. 16 in Russia’s Far East region of Amur.

(AIN) – Oxfordshire, England–based start-up Qdot Technology has chosen H3 Dynamics to supply the hydrogen-electric fuel cell propulsion system for its uncrewed cargo vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft.

(WCSH) – A helicopter crew from the Maine Forest Service (MFS) assisted teams on the ground with rescuing an injured hiker Sep. 18 from the Beehive Trail in Arcadia National Park.

The US National Airspace System is safe because it functions like an orchestra where everyone has a part to play, knows the song, and has sheet music in front of them. However, some bad notes can disrupt the whole symphony, explains FAA pilot and ground instructor James Williams.