Archive: December 2025
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Dec
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2025
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In the helicopter industry, every flight depends on precision—and that precision begins long before the rotors ever turn. It begins in the hangar, in the hands of skilled mechanics who rely on the tools that make their craft possible. Behind those tools stands an often-overlooked partner in aviation safety: the tool truck.
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Maintenance Minute
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Maintenance Minute
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Dec
26
2025
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This month, I want to focus on a trend concerning a weak area that I have personally observed over the past several years. The weakness I’ll discuss in this column surrounds itself with the night and applicants' deficiencies when it comes to nighttime ground and flight knowledge! It isn’t just with private pilot applicants, but with commercial pilot applicants as well.
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Matt Johnson
Rotorcraft Checkride
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Rotorcraft Checkride
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Dec
26
2025
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The helicopter training community has long been built on mentorship, credibility, and shared experience. For generations, knowledge has been passed from one aviator to the next through hard-earned expertise and honest, practical instruction. Today, that tradition is threatened by a growing issue: false narratives, manufactured authority, and AI-generated content presented as fact. With a camera or an internet connection, anyone can publish training commentary, and because online platforms reward attention rather than accuracy, the newest and most impressionable members of our industry are increasingly exposed to misinformation with real-world consequences.
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My 2 Cents Worth
Randy Rowles
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My Two Cents Worth