Archive: October 2026
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Oct
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2026
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Posted by Admin
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If you fly powerline patrol, aerial application, EMS, news or law enforcement, you spend part of every week below 500 feet. You’ve also been sharing that airspace with drones for years, usually without incident and often with direct coordination. The FAA's Part 108 rule for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations, now in final White House review after the proposed rule drew more than 3,000 comments, will set the terms of that sharing for the next decade. More than half of those comments were about one question: Who yields to whom?
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Uncrewed
Unmanned
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Oct
26
2026
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Posted by Admin
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No single organization, company or individual can ensure safe operations alone. From manufacturers and operators to pilots, engineers, regulators and safety professionals, we all have a part to play. The better we work together, the safer our operations become.
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Safety SITREP
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Safety First
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Oct
26
2026
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Posted by Admin
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There is an interesting change taking place in military flight training, and I believe the helicopter industry should be paying attention. More and more, our military services are looking outside their traditional training institutions for the initial development of future aviators. Civilian flight schools, civilian instructors, commercially available aircraft, and FAA-approved training programs are becoming part of a process that historically existed almost entirely inside the military.
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M2C
My Two Cents Worth
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My Two Cents Worth
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Oct
26
2026
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Posted by Admin
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Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC), is part of the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next (FSN) contract to M1 Support Services (M1). The award includes the Robinson R66 as the training aircraft for the U.S. Army's Initial Entry Rotary-Wing (IERW) program at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
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Military Matters
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Oct
26
2026
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Posted by Admin
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When we talk about safety in aircraft maintenance, we usually talk about training, procedures, tooling, documentation and experience. All of those matter, But there is another factor influencing every maintenance task we perform—the environment in which the work takes place.
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Maintenance Minute
Mark Tyler
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Maintenance Minute
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Oct
26
2026
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Posted by Admin
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The helicopter is scheduled. The 8710 is complete, and all the necessary endorsements are in order. Your instructor says you're ready. You've spent more money than you probably want to think about, studied until FAR’s are showing up in your dreams, and now there is just one thing standing between you and that temporary airman certificate—the checkride.
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Rotorcraft Checkride
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Rotorcraft Checkride