▪ Who should be in the room when decisions affect- ing aviation safety are made? The National Park Service’s decision to have nonaviation stakeholders make critical safety-of-flight decisions is one of the alarming outcomes of that agency’s air tour management plan (ATMP) process. VAI is working to get the ATMPs back on track, including bringing aviation stakeholders such as VAI and operators into the decision-making process. VAI’s advocacy on behalf of our industry pays off in other
ways as well. New legal or regulatory decisions are often based on precedent—past decisions or rulings—so VAI’s actions to, for example, preserve infrastructure and airspace access are vital to the success of both the current and future vertical aviation industry. When access to airspace is eliminated, when vital aviation infrastructure is torn down, we risk losing that airspace and that infrastructure forever. This is why coming together as a united industry makes so much sense. We occupy the same low-altitude airspace,
use the same infrastructure, and enjoy all the advantages that vertical aviation gives us. We also wrestle with the same challenges—why not find solutions that will lift us all? Moreover, the public does not see the fine distinctions
that we in the industry think divide us. When an operator 1,000 miles from you, someone you have never met or even talked to, has an accident, that news affects how the public sees your operation—and indeed vertical aviation as a whole. All sectors of our industry have a stake in making sure that the next era of aviation is launched efficiently, economically, and safely. The whole world is watching. VAI’s commitment to addressing the immediate needs
of the vertical aviation industry lays the groundwork for a future in which we all can thrive, ensuring that the industry can fly to new heights for generations to come.
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