Archive: January 2024
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Jan
25
2024
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AUVSI Advocacy announced the launch of the Partnership for Drone Competitiveness – a coalition built to support a stronger U.S. drone industry, enable greater security for customers and end users, forge American leadership in advanced aviation, and effectively level the playing field for domestic and allied drone manufacturers against foreign subsidized competition.
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AUVSI
Uncrewed
Unmanned
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Jan
25
2024
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The Department of Defense SkillBridge program provides transitioning service members and veterans with the opportunity to gain valuable skills and experience needed for a successful transition into the civilian world. With this program, military personnel can benefit from job training in high-demand fields, such as cyber-security, healthcare, information technology, engineering, logistics management, aviation, and many more. The SkillBridge program is an opportunity for service members to get precious civilian knowledge through industry training, apprenticeships or internships.
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Mark Stanley
Mil2Civ
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Jan
25
2024
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Posted by Admin
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Wire-strike accidents consistently rank as one of the top causes of both total and fatal agricultural aviation accidents. A review by the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) of agricultural aviation wire-strike accidents from 2017 to 2021 revealed that 54% of the accidents involved helicopters. For reference, according to the latest FAA GA survey data, helicopters represent 23% of the total ag. aviation fleet and 20% of the hours flown making aerial applications. Regarding the location of the wires struck, 62% of the time the wire was in the field receiving the application; 38% of the time the wire was located along the edge of the field.
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Safety First
VAST
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Safety First
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Jan
25
2024
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Recently I was asked to be the guest speaker at DavinciSKY Leadership Conference. My topic was titled, “One Way to Excellence.” Just before I spoke to the group, I met with some of the linemen that worked for the company. DavinciSKY is a business with a long-standing history in the electrical power industry. These are the guys that hang underneath the helicopter or work from the skid to clear power lines.
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Maintenance Minute
Mark Tyler
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Maintenance Minute