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The flight instructor reported that the helicopter suddenly, and violently, turned to the right during a training flight, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report indicates that while there are no known witnesses to the accident sequence, other line technicians about 2 miles away reported feeling and hearing vibrations in the lines around the time of the accident.

(Go2Tutors) – Helicopters have been stealing scenes in Hollywood films for decades, including the Bell UH-1 in Apocalypse Now, the modified Aérospatiale Gazelle in Blue Thunder, the Sikorsky UH-60 in Black Hawk Down, the MH-6 Little Bird in The Matrix Reloaded, and the Boeing CH-47 in Operation Dumbo Drop.

(Warrington Guardian) – A court in Wigan, Manchester, sentenced the man for pointing a laser at a National Police Air Service crew on Nov. 15, 2023.

(Phys.org) – Research teams from Italy, the Czech Republic, and Germany took more than 3,000 photos using a helicopter to develop the first 3D survey of the east face of the Monte Rosa peak in the Alps.

(KXLY) – The Kootenai County (Idaho) Regional Air Support Unit may soon permanently ground its only rescue and law enforcement helicopter due to a hefty insurance requirement.

Elroy Air has named Kratos Defense & Security Solutions as an exclusive US manufacturer for its Chaparral vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) cargo drone. The five-year deal to build the hybrid-electric aircraft calls for initial production next year in Sacramento, California, before high-volume production in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

(KBMT) – The organization demonstrated a new way to help their pilots climb aboard ships Sep. 23 in Port Neches, Texas.

(AIN) – As China’s government charts its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030), the country’s advanced air mobility companies closed the summer with a series of milestones they say will advance electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft toward commercial operations.

StarFlight Australia will use the three helicopters for emergency response and law enforcement missions across Tasmania starting in late 2027.