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The latest edition of the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) newsletter examines the factors involved when pilots operate in degraded visual environments and other causes of spatial disorientation.

The new R22 will serve as a centerpiece for a Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute exhibit, “Cowboys, History & Hollywood,” which opens Oct. 18 and runs through Apr. 19, 2026, in Simi Valley, California.

The company has purchased a second Leonardo AW139 Level D full flight simulator (FFS) from TRU. The simulator will be based at Coptersafety’s facility next to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (EFHK) in Finland.

The Air Methods operator hosted a ceremony Sep. 16 with partner Uvalde Memorial Hospital to celebrate 25 years of air medical services to the community.

The company held a Sep. 18 ceremony to launch the new office in Arlington, Virginia, close to the Pentagon and Washington, D.C.

The Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft reached an altitude of 7,000 ft. during a Sep. 22 test flight.

This revised European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53 – Fuselage – Rear Structure/Rear Frame – Inspection, takes effect Sep. 29. It will revise AD 2025-0174, released Aug. 19.

The FAA is requesting comments through Nov. 24 on its plans to request approval to collect registration information from operators of small unmanned aircraft.

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has released a tribute to Sergei Sikorsky, who died Sep. 18 at age 100. He was the son of company founder Igor Sikorsky.