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I know a number of people in Silicon Valley who were motivated to embrace the defense space specifically because they saw the defense of Ukraine as a worthy cause. It's gonna be interesting to see whether there are still moral principles there, or if "defense tech" is now just a funding ploy.

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Great reporting on the collapse of electric airplane developer Eviation by Dominic Gates of @seattletimes.com: www.seattletimes.com/business/boe...

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Spot the #eVTOL differences! Top picture is from Archer Aviation's press release this morning, lower picture is from a November 2024 press release. Presumably we'll hear more about their new Midnight prototype on their Q4 earnings call this afternoon.

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New perk for attendees of my eVTOL course at Verticon: Joby will be giving us a private, in-depth tour of their aircraft on display in Dallas, plus adding new course material on fire & crash safety. The course runs from 8-5 on Sunday, March 9. Register here: verticon.org/education/el...

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Lots of good quotes and replies on this post, underscoring how far the aviation industry's safety culture has progressed compared to the culture at large. Really hope we don't go backwards.

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Reminder: There's still time to sign up for my eVTOL course at Verticon in Dallas on March 9! I have amazing guest speakers, we're going to be covering lots of new ground, and you'll get a free trial sub to @theaircurrent.com. Register here: verticon.org/education/el...

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Air Force will transition eVTOL efforts under Agility Prime to new program theaircurrent.com/defense/air-... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

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Join us for the Vertical Flight Society-AIAA Short Course on Electric VTOL Aircraft Design: Theory and Practice from Feb. 25 – March 27! aiaa.mycrowdwisdom.com/diweb/catalo... Learn from pioneering leaders in industry and academia about #eVTOL aircraft on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1–3 pm ET.

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NEW from me on @theaircurrent.com: - More details of which roles were impacted by firings at FAA - Explanations of what these roles do - Details about what safety personnel were * not * affected All safety reporting is available without a subscription: theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...

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SCOOP: Electric airplane aspirant Eviation lays off most of its staff theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

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For Black History Month, my niece was assigned to do a one-pager on a person of her choosing. She picked Bessie Coleman. I'm a proud aunt! 😊

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Supernal prepares eVTOL technology demonstrator for first flight in Mojave theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

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Mojave eVTOL mystery solved. 🕵️‍♀️ This one was really fun to sleuth out!

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New! Vertical Aerospace's chief engineer is joining my eVTOL course at Verticon as a guest speaker: www.linkedin.com/posts/elanhe... The course runs Sunday, March 9 at the Dallas Convention Center, register here: verticon.org/education/el... (You don't need to be a helicopter pilot to sign up!)

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Yet another reason to switch to Apple Maps! I couldn't believe it when this feature first assaulted me, adding exactly zero value.

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Other #eVTOL developers may be dropping like flies, but investors keep giving Archer Aviation more money. I caught up with Archer CEO Adam Goldstein yesterday to discuss why. My latest dispatch for @theaircurrent.com: theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...

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This is a fantastic story by the Noema author who also wrote an excellent piece on green aviation (linked in the replies). It occurs to me that a best-case geothermal scenario would also greatly improve the business and environmental case for power-to-liquid SAF.

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I'll be teaching a full-day #eVTOL course at Verticon in Dallas on March 9, and I've lined up some fantastic guest speakers from Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation and Beta Technologies. Find more details here: verticalmag.com/press-releas... And register here: verticon.org/education/el...

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The knowns and unknowns of eVTOL downwash theaircurrent.com/technology/t... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

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This is really good — thanks to @aerossurance.bsky.social for re-upping.

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It's fair game to criticize an NTSB investigation after it's concluded, and I often do. But investigators need time and space to establish the baseline facts that enable productive safety conversations — if we actually care about safety. theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...

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Trump upends decades-old global air safety investigatory norms theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @jonostrower.com and @willguisbond.com and @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

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Sign up to join Vertical Flight Society and industry leaders next week (Feb. 4-6) in Phoenix at our Transformative Vertical Flight (#TVF2025) meeting! www.vtol.org/tvf2025 Thanks to our Autonomous VTOL panel speakers. Session will be chaired by @elanhead.com, Senior Editor of @theaircurrent.com!

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Our #TVF2025 meeting starts next week in Phoenix! Register today: www.vtol.org/tvf2025 We have nearly 100 speakers Feb. 4-6 to discuss #Helicopters, #Rotorcraft, #UAS, and other types of #VTOL / #AAM aircraft. Our #ElectricVTOL speakers are chaired by @elanhead.com, editor of @theaircurrent.com!

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Five years ago now, wow. Spoiler: VFR-into-IMC accidents are still happening. 😔

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SCOOP: Former NBAA COO Chris Rocheleau has been sworn in as FAA deputy administrator (via @theaircurrent.com): theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...

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Back in 2019, I had the chance to fly Red Bull's rare Bristol Sycamore helicopter, which was originally delivered in 1957. I shared this story on Mastodon over the weekend, figured I'd share it here, too. verticalmag.com/features/his...

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In aviation, hidden software flaws can be deadly. For @theaircurrent.com, I wrote about how Airbus leveraged its Skywise data platform to discover such a flaw, then acted on its findings in time to avert a potential catastrophe. theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...

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How big data helped Airbus avoid a potential catastrophic accident theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

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