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Not even the most seasoned professionals can afford to be careless around a running helicopter. In this Spotlight on Safety, Mike Becker of Becker Helicopters Pilot Academy shares his organization’s procedures for training everyone how to safely approach and depart a helicopter.

(USHST) – As more helicopters gain IFR capabilities, training must extend beyond the classroom and into the clouds, argues Woody McClendon of Loft Dynamics. McClendon explains what this means for helicopter pilots.

GPS job management and tracking provider Tabula has released a new set of hazard management tools designed to provide a clearer, more consistent picture of on-site risks, both in air and on the ground.

Thales has been awarded a contract by Finland’s VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) to provide the company’s advanced unmanned traffic management (UTM) solution, TopSky – AstraUTM, as the first step in a program to enable safe and efficient air mobility operations across the country.

(FOX 10) – Honeywell and partners have completed their first test flight of a fully autonomous helicopter, advancing pilotless flight technology in the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area.

(The Seattle Times) – The Tulalip Tribes are building logjams in the Pilchuck River to accelerate its transition to the way rivers used to be, before they were simplified for agriculture, development, and power production at huge cost to fish habitat.

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.

(POWER UP magazine) – In his final article as VAI’s chairman, Mark Schlaefli explains how the association’s work in the past year sets up the organization for future success.

(POWER UP magazine) – The US helicopter industry posts its safest record in 25 years.