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VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
Multistate coalition challenges FAA drone delivery environmental reviewA coalition of 15 states and Harris County, Texas, filed a petition for review on Sep. 28 challenging the FAA’s nationwide environmental framework for commercial drone package delivery operations. ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
Weather wise: Reading the weather map(AvBrief.com) - Interpreting weather maps is one of those topics that gets covered endlessly in aviation education but is understood only partially. What the material rarely teaches is what to do ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
Air taxis will need a trained workforce: Here’s how 1 California region is making that happen(Smart Cities Dive) - California’s Monterey Bay Economic Partnership wants to build up the infrastructure and skills needed to support air mobility in the state’s central coast region. To do so, t ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
Royal Canadian Navy flies its 1st uncrewed helicopterThe Royal Canadian Navy conducted the inaugural flight of its first uncrewed aircraft system, the CU179 Peregrine, at the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges near Nanaimo, Britis ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
Nimbl debuts Part 91 LOA Guide to simplify FAA authorizationsThe free resource is designed to help operators understand which letters of authorization (LOAs) may apply to them, expected documentation and requirements, and what to prepare before beginning th ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
ATSB final report: Robinson R44 II, Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, Mar. 13, 2026The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) found that, in this fatal accident, it was very likely the pilot entered weather conditions unsuitable for visual flight, resulting in a loss of contr ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
NTSB final report: Robinson R44, Houston, Texas, Oct. 20, 2024The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of this fatal accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a lighted radio tower during a visual ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
High-density altitude helicopter operations (PODCAST)(Helicopter Training Videos/YouTube) - In this training podcast/video, volunteer project Helicopter Training Videos focuses on preflight planning and performance, dust devils, autorotations, off-a ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus HelicoptersThe FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Model AS 365 N2, AS 365 N3, EC155 B, EC155 B1, SA 365 N, and SA 365 N1 helicopters. This proposed AD was pro ...
VAI Weekly
September 30, 2026
Final FAA AD: Safran Helicopter EnginesThe FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-15-03 for all Safran Helicopter Engines Model Arrius 2B2 engines. Since the original AD was adopted, the manufacturer has revised the airwo ...
