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For the first time in over 80 years, the FAA has created a new aircraft category—powered-lift (PL). The SFAR defines the new category and provides a roadmap for integrating PL into the US National Airspace System. The VAI Debrief summarizes the SFAR, helping members understand what it means for them.

(Australian Broadcasting Corp.) – A Magnetic Island resident with a medical emergency waited four hours for transfer to a local hospital Nov. 4 when a Queensland government–owned helicopter was unavailable overnight due to pilot illness and maintenance issues.

(WOAI) – A Texas court handed down a three-year sentence Nov. 19 to a person who pleaded guilty to pointing a laser at a San Antonio Police Department helicopter crew earlier this year.

The Sikorsky parent company is sharing a story about a UH-60L Black Hawk crew that helped rescue a group of climbers from Mount Korab in Albania on Jan. 22, 2024.

The Lockheed Martin company has delivered the last two S-70i Black Hawks to the Polish Armed Forces under a contract signed in 2021.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report that notes the pilot held a student pilot certificate with no record of a medical certificate. The pilot and two passengers died in the accident.

(New Zealand Herald) – A helicopter crew winched a pilot from Tasman Bay after he ditched his aircraft following an engine failure Nov. 19 near Nelson, South Island.

(CTV News) – A Columbia Helicopters crew helped install equipment, including an HVAC unit, at a new NextStar Energy electric-vehicle battery plant Nov. 18 in Windsor, Ontario.

The Australian manufacturer has conducted the first free flight of its Vertiia electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in New South Wales.

(Dronelife) – Monarch Drone Solutions founder Dakota Crow explains how drones are helping the company combat invasive plant species.