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In this Rotorcraft Collective episode, FAA Safety Team representative Scott Newsome provides safety guidelines and best practices for helicopter pilots operating below 500 ft. to avoid colliding with drones.

(PR Newswire) – A new report from The Insight Partners projects the global market for helicopter hoists, winches, and hooks to expand from a 2024 value of $1.2 billion to more than $1.8 billion by 2031.

(CBC) – Following attempts from two other crews, a helicopter crew hoisted two stranded climbers from Yak Peak Aug. 6 near Hope, British Columbia, Canada.

(Dronelife) – The demonstration included the companies delivering medical supplies from the United Kingdom to Belgium.

The branch of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia, is featuring the Wisk Aero Gen 3 prototype—the museum’s first display of an advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft.

(KOCO) – Aviation leaders from more than 30 US states gathered this week in Oklahoma City for an advanced air mobility (AAM) conference.

(KYTX) – Former Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk pilot and motivational speaker Elizabeth McCormick talked with students Aug. 7 at the Arp Independent School District in Texas.

The European Union–funded CITYAM Roadmap offers resources to support city planners and officials with efforts to integrate urban air mobility into their communities.

Archer Aviation has acquired patents and hired staff from Karem Aircraft spinoff Overair as well as a 60,000-sq.-ft. composites facility in Huntington Beach, California, from Mission Critical Components.

The Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security (ICS) and DroneTrace will collaborate on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) forensic research, workforce development, and operational cybersecurity, including training for pilots and mechanics.