JUN 2025


DEPARTMENTS


6 FROM THE BOARD


Reflection and Anticipation By Mark A. Schlaefli


8 ADVOCATING FOR YOU


Some Positive Signs By Cade Clark, Theresa Marr, and Katia Veraza


12 UPDRAFTS


VAI Briefs VAI Member Benefit of the Month 5 Dos and Don’ts In the Spotlight Vertical Aviation Calendar


26 FLYOVER


TruFlight Academy and a


Guimbal Cabri G2 By Mark Bennett


60 ACCIDENT RECOVERY


Caught in a Jam By David Jack Kenny


64 FLY SAFE


Are You Mentally Fit to Fly? By Mark Huber


68 WORK SAFE


Integrity in Aircraft Maintenance By Zac Noble


70 LAST HOVER


Norma Lantz


71 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS


72 MEMBER FOCUS


Gyro-Stabilized Systems By Mark Bennett


INDEX OF ADVERTISERS On the Cover


Katie Reilly, Photographer


Rick Kenin


VAI Chairman Aims for New Heights


Rick Kenin stands at Boston MedFlight headquarters at Hanscom Field (KBED) in Bedford, Massachusetts, on Apr. 11, 2025. Behind him, pilot in command Matt Koerber conducts his daily start-of-shift preflight inspection and hover checks in one of the company’s seven Airbus H145s. Read about VAI’s new chairman and his vision for VAI on p. 28.


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