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Your Member Benefits


Why should you be a member of VFS?

The Vertical Flight Society is the world's only technical society for professionals working within the vertical flight technology community, including the advanced air mobility (AAM) sector). Society members cover the spectrum of international engineers, scientists and leaders from government, industry, military/civil operators and academia.

Read on to discover the many benefits of membership with VFS.

Already a member? Access your benefits at My VFS.

 

Membership programs for individuals and organizations

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Individuals

Includes regular and "plus" membership, students, young professionals (under 30), active duty military and retirees.

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Organizations

Includes associations, operators, government agencies, consultants and certain small organizations.

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Educational Institutions

Includes academic institutions and libraries. Are you a student? We offer a special student individual rate.

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Collaborate with leading industry experts to help tackle the toughest challenges in vertical flight.

Access resources including conference proceedings, journal, photos, short courses, and webinars.

Network with more than 1,200 peers at our Annual Forum or other technical meetings throughout the year.

Participate in one of our 22 technical committees or your local chapter.

Help advocate on behalf of our industry to foster greater support for vertical flight.

Be recognized by your peers or nominate others through our prestigious awards programs.

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Membership in the Vertical Flight Society has been “a fantastic opportunity for me to discover my specific interests within rotorcraft technology as well as meet several influential people in the field.”

Dr. Jason Cornelius
VFS member since 2013

More member benefits:

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Vertiflite Magazine

Get in-depth insight into the latest with the world’s leading magazine on vertical flight technology. Published bi-monthly, it is also available online. Members get access to more than 70 years of Vertiflite archives!

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Journal of the AHS

The world’s only vertical flight technical journal, the Journal of the American Helicopter Society has the latest scientific findings and engineering breakthroughs. Member rates start as low as $75 a year for an online subscription.

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Vertical Flight Resource Library

The Vertical Flight Resource Library includes over 16,000 downloadable papers from nearly all Forum Proceedings from 1943 to today, as well as papers from more than 100 Technical Meetings held in the US and internationally.

  1. Our members receive discounted registration and prices on Vertical Flight Society conferences, proceedings and other publications. Check out the Vertical Flight Resource Library!
  2. Enjoy the complimentary Paper of the Month, selected from papers presented at past Annual Forums and other technical meetings—always free for members!
  3. Members can browse career opportunities and post their résumé in the Vertical Flight Career Center.

Explore these other member resources

  • eVTOL.news

    The Electric VTOL News—your foremost resource for eVTOL news and information

    The Electric VTOL News highlights the incredible promise and progress of battery-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The site focuses primarily on non-helicopter VTOL aircraft large enough to carry passengers without conventional helicopter flight controls.

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  • Hover

    Hover—your home for online networking and collaboration

    Visit Hover, your online home for networking with your fellow members.

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  • Vertipedia

    Vertipedia—your "one-stop shop" for vertical flight facts and figures

    Check out Vertipedia, your resource for information on milestones in the history of vertical flight and the people who made them possible, facts and figures on vertical flight aircraft, targeted searches of vertical flight data, and more!

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  • VFS Image Gallery

    The VFS Image Gallery—your source for more than 11,000 images

    Check out the VFS Image Gallery, home to over 11,000 images—many taken by VFS members! With over 24GB of image data (and growing all the time), the gallery features photos from the earliest days of vertical flight up to the future of possibilities.

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