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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the failure of both pilots to see and avoid while en route to their destinations, resulting in a midair collision.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s improper maneuvering at low altitude in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in the helicopter entering vortex ring state and led to a hard landing during autorotation.

Bigfork, Montana–based uAvionix has obtained FAA technical standard order (TSO) certification for its ping200XR Mode S automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast (ADS-B) transponder with integrated GPS.

Volocopter has conducted the world’s first electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft test flight at the Palace of Versailles, a World Heritage Site in Versailles.

Nov. 4–7, 2024, Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands

Nov. 4–6, 2024, Salt Lake City, Utah (Visit VAI at Booth #1027)

Oct. 22–24, Las Vegas, Nevada (Visit VAI at Booth #3406)

(Kelowna Now) – A Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) helicopter crew located a missing hiker Aug. 11 at Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park in British Columbia. A Penticton Search and Rescue helicopter crew transported the hiker to a local hospital.

VAI brought together a team of experts at our Aug. 8, 2024, webinar to help helicopter operators demystify the new FAA rules regarding safety management systems (SMSs). If you missed our latest webinar, follow the link inside to watch a recording of it.

(ABC News) – Farmers in northern Wheatbelt, Western Australia, are using drones, helicopters, and fixed-wing aircraft to manage their crops from the sky after the region received its average annual rainfall in just eight weeks, making it difficult to use heavy ground equipment.