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There’s rarely one “correct” answer in aviation, but there’s always a responsible one. In our next VAI Webinar, utility and helicopter air ambulance pilot Jessica Meiris will lead participants in exploring how sound aeronautical decision-making (ADM) yields the best decisions.

Learn more about the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) mental health support program during the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) webinar on Feb. 11 at 7:30 pm eastern (UTC-5). The webinar will feature Chris Baur, USHST cochair; Aedrian Bekker, cofounder of the Centre for Aviation Psychology; and Jessica Auslander, a clinical counselor specializing in aviation.

We encourage VAI members to submit comments to the FAA by Feb. 12 opposing the closure of the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport in Indiana.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that both flight crew members had limited experience on the helicopter type at night. Investigators cited an increased workload and the operator’s preflight operational risk assessment, which did not capture the risks of the crew’s limited experience on type at night, as contributing factors.

VAI urges the full Senate to advance the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s nominations of John DeLeeuw to serve as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board and Daniel Edwards as an assistant secretary of transportation.

(AIN) – Nanyang Technological University has revealed a design for an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that could become Singapore’s first domestically produced passenger aircraft. Although certification of a full-scale aircraft isn’t expected until after 2030, flight testing of the two-thirds–scale model unveiled Feb. 3 is taking place in Singapore and Germany.

(AvBrief.com) – Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control already works one of the busiest, most crowded airspace systems in the United States. The 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles will pile onto that, and the general aviation squeeze will start earlier than most people think, explains Raf Sierra.

Bell Textron affiliate TRU Simulation + Training is highlighting its Level 7 Veris Virtual Reality (VR) Flight Simulator for the Bell 505 during the Singapore Airshow this week.

Eve Air Mobility has received an order from Japan’s AirX for up to 50 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, with delivery of the first 2 aircraft set for 2029.

(WALA) – A US Coast Guard helicopter crew from New Orleans, Louisiana, hoisted the hunters from waters near Pensacola, Florida, this past weekend.