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The Rotor Pro September-October 2024 European Rotors issue is here. Read it now!! https://buff.ly/4f2Uirw INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Rotex Helicopter in the Swiss Alps + VIDEO | Armenian Helicopters | What is AI's Future in Rotorcraft | HMH 772 Hustlers: USMC's Reserve Heavy Lifters | Executive Watch: John Boag, CEO, Avincis | Meet a Rotor Pro: Claude Vuichard | My 2 Cents Worth | Safety Sitrep | Uncrewed Update | Mil2Civ Transition | Maintenance Minute | Rotorcraft Checkride Thanks for reading, and don't forget . . . keep your head on a swivel out there! Lyn Burks Editor In Chief, Rotor Pro

???? This Thanksgiving, we're flying high with gratitude! Wishing you a feast filled with joy, laughter, and all the trimmings. Happy Thanksgiving from our table to yours! ???? #helicopter #pilot #helicopterpilot #rotorcraft #rotorpro #thanksgiving2024

FEATURED ARTICLE | THE ICELANDIC COAST GUARD - AIRBUS H225 FLIES OVER FIRE AND ICE The Icelandic Coast Guard has three Airbus Helicopters H225s at its disposal. Their operating area ranges from countless waterfalls to dangerously cold seawater and from snow-white glaciers to newly formed land rising from the earth's core. Director General Georg Kristinn Lárusson describes five years of flying the H225 in a challenging and dynamic environment with constantly changing weather and a wide range of tasks.

Rotor Pro Weekly News - Jobs, News, Video, Discussion - Week of November 25th https://buff.ly/3Za1Odi A week in review of the latest helicopter jobs, news, articles and discussion. #Rotorpro #Helicopter #Pilot #HelicopterPilot

@helicommand taking on a bird strike with @robinsonhelicopter impact-resistant windshield. Have you experienced this? ?? #r66 #r44 #r22 #robinsonhelicopter #helicoper #pilot #helicopterpilot #rotorcraft #rotorpro

FEATURED ARTICLE: Reserve Lifters - HMH-772 'Hustlers’ The US Marine Corps Reserve ‘Heavy Lifters’ It is a busy and sunny morning at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. While the first Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker of the Air National Guard’s 108th Wing takes to the sky, a Boeing C-17 Globemaster and a Boeing KC-46 Pegasus of the 305th Air Mobility Wing, wait in line for their ATC clearance. On the platforms of the United States Marine Corps there is a lot of activity going on as well as a section of Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallions of HMH-772 being prepared for the day’s flying. Martin Scharenborg and Ramon Wenink / Global Aviation Review Press, were invited to fly with the ‘Hustlers’ and report about the important task this reserve unit has within the United States Marine Corps. READ FULL ARTICLE

NTSB Preliminary Report: Iowa, LA On November 1, 2024, about 2106 central daylight time, a Robinson R-44 II helicopter, N62CD, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Iowa, Louisiana. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. READ FULL REPORT: https://buff.ly/491EeUy

NTSB Final Report: Kenosha, WI The pilot reported that he was not satisfied with the helicopter’s alignment on the mobile helipad during landing and elected to complete a second attempt. During the second landing, he lost control of the helicopter as it settled onto the helipad. The helicopter ascended, rolled to the right, and then impacted the ground on its skids which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, main rotor blades, and tailrotor blades. There were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation. READ FULL REPORT:

Uncrewed Update: AUVSI Awards Green UAS Certification The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) recently announced that it granted Green UAS certification to Hoverfly Technologies’ Spectre Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS). READ FULL BLOG POST:

Rotor Pro Weekly News - Jobs, News, Video, Discussion - Week of November 18th A week in review of the latest helicopter jobs, news, articles and discussion. #Rotorpro #Helicopter #Pilot #HelicopterPilot