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Mar
03
2025
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The student pilot reported having completed one flight around the airport traffic pattern with a flight instructor in preparation for the student pilot’s first solo flight. They then landed near a fixed base operator at the airport, and the flight instructor exited the helicopter. The student pilot took off and practiced hovering, hovering taxi, and flew three airport traffic patterns before returning to the grass area at the airport for additional hover and hover taxi practice. The windshield began to fog during the additional practice, so the student pilot landed the helicopter to turn the blower fan switch on, but did not engage the collective friction or reduce the engine power. The student pilot said he had never used the blower fan switch, and it took a couple of seconds to locate, during which time the helicopter rolled right, and the main rotor blades contacted the ground. The helicopter came to rest on its left side.
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Mar
03
2025
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Lodrino, Switzerland, 28th February 2025 - Karen, Switzerland’s largest private helicopter MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) provider, is pleased to announce the acquisition of an AW139 helicopter for disassembly and the establishment of another Consignment Agreement with Horix Aerospace under the Horix Trust Consignment Program to remarket the materials. This collaboration covers the recovery of materials from the first-ever AW139 helicopter disassembly in Switzerland, further solidifying Karen’s reputation as a European center of excellence for the disassembly and related recertification of Leonardo Helicopters materials.
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Mar
04
2025
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GPMS International, the leader in advanced Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS), is proud to announce that Capitol Helicopters is investing in Foresight MX across its fleet of Bell 407, Bell 412, Bell 429, and UH-60 Black Hawk aircraft. This investment underscores Capitol Helicopters’ dedication to safety, reliability, and cost sustainability while adapting to evolving customer requirements.
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Mar
04
2025
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Marignane, France, 3 March 2025 - The H125‘s single pilot instrument flight rules (IFR) capability has been certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), paving the way for first deliveries in 2025 from Airbus Helicopters’ assembly line in Columbus, Mississippi. This new feature, developed in collaboration with Moog´s Genesys Aerosystems, consists of an upgraded cockpit and a new autopilot along with redundant hydraulic and electrical systems.
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Mar
06
2025
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Vertical Aviation International (VAI) and GPMS International have announced a strategic partnership to provide VAI members with unparalleled access to advanced Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) technology. Through this collaboration, VAI members will gain an exclusive discount on the purchase of Foresight MX, the industry’s leading HUMS, directly through GPMS.
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Mar
06
2025
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Dallas, Texas (March 4, 2025) – This week, Vertical Aviation International’s (VAI) highly anticipated annual conference and exposition, VERTICON, will make a grand entrance in Dallas.
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Mar
10
2025
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Dallas, March 10, 2025 — Blueberry Aviation is pleased to announce a landmark yearly achievement, having secured assets acquisitions totalling USD 113.65 million in 2024 alone.
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Mar
10
2025
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LOS ANGELES and ZURICH, Mar. 10, 2025 – The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Air Support Division, the largest municipal airborne unit in the United States, has become the first U.S. law enforcement agency to use virtual reality (VR) for pilot training. The department has installed a state-of-the-art VR flight simulator developed by Loft Dynamics—the global leader in flight simulation technology and the only one to be qualified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). LAPD will use Loft Dynamics’ simulator to enhance the safety, efficiency, realism, and accessibility of its training, enabling the crew to practice under highly realistic conditions and prepare for every scenario they may encounter.
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Mar
11
2025
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ZURICH and BOSTON (Mar. 11, 2025) — Loft Dynamics, the global leader in qualified virtual reality (VR) flight simulation training devices, today announced the worldwide release of its highly anticipated Airbus H145 VR simulator—the first-ever VR flight simulator for this widely used rotorcraft. Designed to support the demanding training needs of H145 operators across air ambulance, law enforcement, and military missions, the new simulator provides a high level of accessibility, realism, and efficiency.
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Mar
06
2025
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Middlefield, Ohio — March 5, 2025 — Airwolf Aerospace has received supplemental type certificate (STC) approval from the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) for the installation of True Blue Power® TB20 lithium-ion batteries in Airbus AS350/H125 and AS355 helicopters.
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