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RESCUE AT THE EDGE OF THE ALPS AIR ZERMATT AND ITS BELL 429S
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‘VISIBILITY TOOL’ APP: SMARTPHONE ATMOSPHERIC VISIBILITY ESTIMATION
FOR LOW-ALTITUDE HELI FLIGHTS
CONTENTS
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RAISE YOUR MUG! WEST FLANDERS’ AIRBORNE LIFESAVER
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TEAMING
Sometimes the biggest safety lessons come from the smallest objects.
An EC135 helicopter sustained substantial damage after an unsecured fire extinguisher cover was blown into the fenestron during landing. The pilot safely landed the aircraft, and no one was injured.
The NTSB determined the accident was caused by the improperly secured cover, reinforcing the importance of FOD awareness around every landing zone.
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MY 2 CENTS Contract Part 135 Training Deserves Another Look
MEET A ROTOR PRO Guillaume Maillet
EXECUTIVE WATCH Dror Yahav CEO, Universal Avionics
SAFETY SITREP When Did Your Safety Program Last Tell You No?
UNCREWED UPDATE TRUSTED HARDWARE, BVLOS AND WHAT’S NEXT FOR OPERATORS AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN UAS
CREWED-UNCREWED TEAMING REWRITES SAR RULES
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MILITARY MATTERS News, Articles and Insights Across Defense Vertical-Lift Aviation
MAINTENANCE MINUTE Awareness, Intentionality, and the Safety Stand Down
HELIPHOTOS Photos from the Field
HANGAR TALK Industry news relevant to your business
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IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD A ROBINSON HELICOPTER
EXPEDITION TO CAPE HORN
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COVER
Inside the cockpit of an Air Zermatt Bell 429.
Photo: Uros Podlogar
RotorPro.com July/Aug 2026
AIR ZERMATT’S BELL 429S
RAISE YOUR MUG!: WEST FLANDERS’ AIRBORNE LIFESAVER
VISIBILITY TOOL SMARTPHONE APP
PATAGONIAN HELICOPTER EXPEDITION
CREWED-UNCREWED TEAMING
REWRITES SAR RULES AMTC ISSUE
BY THE NUMBERS Fascinating and Fun Factoids
HANGAR TALK UAS, AAM & EVTOL News relating to unmanned aerial systems
PRODUCTS & SERVICES FOCUS SHOT OVER & MIDWEST AEROSPACE
ROTORCRAFT CHECKRIDE FROM SPELL-CHECK TO CHECKRIDES
JULY/AUG 2026
AMTC ISSUE
DEPARTMENTS
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