September-October 2025 Vertiflite
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Featured In This Issue:
- Commentary: Excuse the Mess… A Farewell and a New Beginning for Vertiflite
- Rotorcraft News
- Washington Report
- HUMS Around the Clock
- Forging the Future of Army Aviators: The Flight School Next Challenge
- VFS Job Board
- MagLev Aero Unveils TEMPEST Propulsion Platform in Boston
- MightyFly Demos Autonomous Cargo Aircraft
- Electric Aircraft Symposium 2025: Two Decades of Progress and a Look Ahead
- Joint Triumph — SURVICE & BAE Systems Support VFS Mission With TRV150 APKWS Trials
- Honoring Sikorsky’s Legacy: Two Facilities Inducted into VFS Heritage Sites Program
- EASA Vortex Ring State Technical Paper Wins Top Honors at VFS Forum 81
- VFS Launches New Website
- eVTOL Leaders
- VFS and SAE International Sign MoU to Advance Vertical Flight Education and Outreach
- Electric VTOL News
- Leadership Profile: Marilyn Pearson
- Chapter Updates
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About Our Cover
Airbus will compete against other manufacturers to maintain its UH-72A Lakota (shown) as the pilot trainer helicopter for the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence. See pg. 14. (U.S. Army photo)
Posted: September 11, 2025