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(Flying) – Operators looking for a drone for photography applications should consider several key factors, including camera resolution, sensor size, field of view, flight time, range, and obstacle-avoidance features.

The agency’s monthly accident briefing, which covers Part 27, Part 29, and restricted-category rotorcraft accidents involving US-registered aircraft, shows that for the third time in the past four years, four or fewer accidents occurred during the month of January.

(Times Union) – Chad Tavernia, a former police investigator and owner of North Country Drone Search & Recovery, has found more than 40 lost dogs using thermal-imaging drones.

(Evanston RoundTable) – The City of Evanston government is alerting local residents about a helicopter lift scheduled for Feb. 15 to deliver an HVAC system to a building downtown.

The aircraft on display during the Feb. 26 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Orlando Regional Forum will include a HeliFlite Shares Sikorsky S-76, a Leonardo AW09 mock-up, and a Northern Jet–operated Airbus Helicopters H130 and Bell UH-1H.

(Aviation Week) – The Hyundai subsidiary is conducting ground testing of its full-scale electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at the Mojave Air and Space Port at Rutan Field (KMHV).

(The Defense Post) – The company has obtained a contract to provide sustainment services for the T-700-GE-701D engines on the military’s Boeing AH-64E Apaches.

As a result of the accident investigation into the death of a passenger who was struck by the tail rotor of the helicopter, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is reminding pilots to ensure that all passengers and ground personnel understand the hazards of helicopter danger areas, especially the tail rotor, when moving around near a helicopter with its engines running and rotors turning. The TSB adds that passengers and ground personnel should also be vigilant about the potential hazards.

(AirMed&Rescue) – Leonardo has delivered a fifth AW189 that will support Bristow Ireland’s search-and-rescue operations for the Irish Coast Guard.

(Aviation Week) – GoAero has announced the winners of the first stage of its contest to field an emergency response vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, awarding $500,000 total to 11 companies and 14 university-led teams.