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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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03
2025
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The pilot reported that after returning from a local flight, he entered an in-ground effect hover taxi directly into the wind at the airport. While in the hover the pilot started a right pedal turn when he encountered a sudden right quartering tailwind. The pilot attempted to correct for the sudden wind; however, directional control was immediately lost, and the helicopter impacted the runway upright which resulted in substantial damage to the main rotor system, the fuselage, and tail rotor system.
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Feb
28
2025
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AIRCRAFT CONDUCTING ELK SURVEY AND AN OCCUPANT FELL 30 FEET DUE TO HARNESS FAILURE, EDGEMONT, SD.
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Feb
28
2025
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AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, UVALDE, TX.
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Feb
28
2025
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FORT NOVOSEL, Ala.--Fort Novosel Soldiers got to give feedback on the Future Medical Evacuation Cabin Technology Demonstrator, a system that will help define the future of Army medical aircraft Feb. 13.
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Feb
28
2025
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Trenton, NJ – February 27, 2025 – Switlik Survival Products, a global leader in innovative survival solutions, proudly announces the re-design and re-launch of its Best-In-Class X-Back MOLLE+™ Air Crew Life Vest. Engineered for unparalleled comfort, durability, and safety, the X-Back MOLLE+™ is a thoughtful update to Switlik’s legacy of excellence in Constant Wear Life Vest design.
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Feb
27
2025
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February 27, Santa Clara, CA—Today, Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) announced a “Launch Edition” commercialization program for its Midnight aircraft. The goal of this program is to establish a pragmatic and repeatable commercialization playbook to deploy Midnight in dozens of early adopter markets.
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Feb
26
2025
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BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 26, 2025 – As the threat of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) continues to evolve, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is demonstrating a new approach to counter these emerging threats. A recent field event marked the first in a planned series of innovative showcases featuring a scalable, layered defense system, designed to detect, track, identify and defeat UAS.
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Feb
26
2025
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AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD THAT WENT THROUGH THE LEFT FRONT PANEL WINDSCREEN, DIVERTED TO TUL AND PATIENT ON BOARD WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL, TULSA, OK.
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26
2025
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ZURICH (Feb. 26, 2025) — Loft Dynamics, the global leader in qualified virtual reality (VR) flight simulation training devices, today announced that simulation and training industry leader Itash Samani has joined as executive vice president of public affairs, effective immediately.
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