MY 2 CENTS It appears eVTOL developers desire


exclusion much more than inclusion when aligning with the existing helicopter industry. The eVTOL developers argue that such exclusion is warranted because of the performance variances and capabilities of their aircraft, which would preclude full integration with helicopters. What isn’t mentioned is their desire to saturate their markets with a constant flow of eVTOL aircraft solutions with less than one-minute turnaround times; an environment where a helicopter would be more of a distraction to their desired business model.


All the attention the vertical-lift industry is receiving due to eVTOL emergence is beneficial to the aggregate of the industry. Within all the fanfare given to eVTOL, it may be easy to lose sight of the potential negatives


to the helicopter operators


in the long term. Yet without asking the hard questions, falsely embracing eVTOL without a required commitment to


the


helicopter industry could be our demise. I’ve heard it said, “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.” But in terms of a Trojan Horse, looking in that horse’s mouth may have won the war!


Randy Rowles has been an FAA pilot examiner for 20 years for all helicopter certificates and ratings. He holds an FAA Gold Seal Flight Instructor Certificate, NAFI Master Flight Instructor designation, and was the 2013 recipient of the HAI Flight Instructor of the Year Award. Rowles is currently the owner of the Helicopter Institute. He can be reached at randyrowlesdpe@gmail.com


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