CONTENTS FEATURES 48 ANWB MEDICAL AIR ASSISTANCE 64
DESERT RAPTORS
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LOOKING AHEAD CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN AIR MEDICAL SERVICES
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MY 2 CENTS Training Costs, Industry Debt, and a Failing FAA
MEET A ROTOR PRO Felipe Reitz Lobo
EXECUTIVE WATCH Toby Gauld, CEO and founder of Optima Aero
SAFETY SITREP
Trust Is The Heart of Safety Decision-Making
UNCREWED UPDATE
SHARED SKIES | WHY THE FUTURE OF ROTORCRAFT INCLUDES DRONES AND AAM
This is what capability looks like
The Fighting Clan, flying day into night on their first underway aviation serials since regeneration. Massive thanks to @FOST, @1700NAS, and @RNASCuldrose for making this milestone happen. The teamwork was outstanding!
Video: @HMSSutherland
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WHAT’S NEW AND NEXT IN AMS
MILITARY TO CIVILIAN Military to Civilian Pilot By Michael Toth
MAINTENANCE MINUTE The Standard You Walk Past
HELIPHOTOS Photos from the Field
HANGAR TALK Industry news relevant to your business
BY THE NUMBERS Fascinating and Fun Factoids
COVER
With no fewer than 12,000 calls per year, yellow ANWB trauma helicopters are a frequent and familiar sight in the Netherlands’ skies. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ANWB H145 helicopters were deployed to transfer ICU patients both within the Netherlands and abroad.
Photo: Ramon Wenink 4 July/Aug 2025
RotorPro.com July/Aug 2025
U.S. ARMY DESERT RAPTORS
WHAT’S NEW & NEXT IN AIR MEDICAL
CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR AIR MEDICAL
ANWB MEDICAL AIR ASSISTANCE
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HANGAR TALK UAS, AAM & EVTOL News relating to unmanned aerial systems
PRODUCTS & SERVICES FOCUS RECOIL & ASU
ROTORCRAFT CHECKRIDE BEHIND THE SCENES…. HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE!
JULY/AUG 2025
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