FEATURES 56


CONTENTS


AIRBUS 2025 THE RIGHT PRODUCTS AT THE RIGHT TIME


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NAVIGATING THE SKIES OF SAFETY COPTERSAFETY’S HELSINKI HUB


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2024-2025 SALARY SURVEY & BENEFITS REPORT


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VIDEOS 31 Robinson R88 Launch 63 Coptersafety


VAI Verticon 2025 Helicopter Fly-In Arrivals Video | Dallas, TX


MY 2 CENTS Vertical-Lift Pilot Training and Hiring Is Changing


MEET A ROTOR PRO


Meet a Rotor Pro: Jani Hartung, Alaska Utility Helicopter Pilot


EXECUTIVE WATCH Gretchen Johnson, CEO, DaVinciSKY Group


SAFETY SITREP The Importance of Safety Reporting


UNCREWED UPDATE BVLOS RULEMAKING IS URGENTLY NEEDED


NEVADA’S FOREST PROTECTORS THE NEVADA DIVISION OF FORESTRY AVIATION SERVICES


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MILITARY TO CIVILIAN Jamieson Hicks’ Story


MAINTENANCE MINUTE Speak the Language


HELIPHOTOS Photos from the Field


HANGAR TALK Industry news relevant to your business


BY THE NUMBERS Fascinating and Fun Factoids


VR, AR AND MR LEAD THE WAY IN ROTORCRAFT SIMULATION TRAINING


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HANGAR TALK UAS, AAM & eVTOL News relating to unmanned aerial systems


PRODUCTS & SERVICES FOCUS EVOLUTION HELMETS & HELILADDER


ROTORCRAFT CHECKRIDE PAVING THE WAY TO A SUCCESSFUL CHECKRIDE


COVER


RotorPro.com Mar/Apr 2025


An NDF helitack crew waits to be picked up after a mission, shortly before sunset in front of Lake Tahoe.


COPTERSAFETY SIM TRAINING


NEVADA DOF VR & AR SIMULATION


2025 REPORT: PILOT SALARY & BENEFITS


FOREST PROTECTORS


AIRBUS HELICOPTERS 2025 PROGRAM UPDATE


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Mar/Apr 2025


MAR/APR 2025


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