Helicopter pilot, senior editor @theaircurrent, contributor @verticalmag. Often exploring the world by air.
Joined June 2011
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I finally put everything I've been trying to tell non-helicopter-pilots about the Kobe Bryant crash into an article. verticalmag.com/features/hel…
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Over the summer, @theaircurrent team started hearing murmurs about how an emergency AD for the Airbus A330neo came to be. Left unchecked, a software flaw in the bleed air system threatened catastrophic damage. @elanhead with this groundbreaking report. theaircurrent.com/aviation-s…
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How big data helped Airbus avoid a potential catastrophic accident theaircurrent.com/aviation-s… (via @elanhead) #staycurrent
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Financial incentives for eVTOLs come amid push to ban helicopters in New York City theaircurrent.com/industry-s… (via @elanhead) #staycurrent
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Our first story of 2025 is another doubling down on air safety coverage. It also represents @theaircurrent's continued expansion into defense, which you should expect to see grow considerably in the weeks & months ahead. (Huge new reporting from @elanhead) theaircurrent.com/defense/v-…
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V-22 Ospreys will face ‘serious’ risks from flawed gears for foreseeable future theaircurrent.com/defense/v-… (via @elanhead) #staycurrent
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Archer Aviation CEO delves into the strategy behind Anduril deal theaircurrent.com/industry-s… (via @elanhead) #staycurrent
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Aionics targets new electrolytes as next step toward better eVTOL batteries theaircurrent.com/feed/dispa… (via @elanhead) #staycurrent
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Archer Aviation retains a champion at Stellantis amid leadership upheaval theaircurrent.com/feed/dispa… (via @elanhead) #staycurrent
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Vertical Aerospace CEO maps out future fundraising plans theaircurrent.com/industry-s… (via @elanhead) #staycurrent
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Skyports, Groupe ADP selected to operate Downtown Manhattan Heliport theaircurrent.com/feed/dispa… (via @elanhead) #staycurrent
The announcement of the future of the Downtown Manhattan Heliport is here! And the new operator is a joint venture between @Skyports_Infra and @GroupeADP: theaircurrent.com/feed/dispa…
"Announced in November 2023, a procurement process for the future operator of the Downtown Manhattan Heliport is currently underway and an announcement of the future of site is forthcoming." Background from me in @theaircurrent: theaircurrent.com/airports/j…
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Mudrick Capital sweetens its deal for eVTOL developer Vertical Aerospace theaircurrent.com/feed/dispa… (via @elanhead) #staycurrent
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New court filings shed light on Wisk and Archer’s protracted legal dispute theaircurrent.com/technology… (via @elanhead) #staycurrent
New development: @VerticalAero says it will share a business update on Tuesday, Nov. 12: businesswire.com/news/home/2…
Mudrick Capital makes play for control over eVTOL developer Vertical Aerospace (via @elanhead) #staycurrent theaircurrent.com/feed/dispa…
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The Air Current's @ElanHead read the FAA's new 880-page SFAR on eVTOL operating rules so you didn't have to. theaircurrent.com/regulation…
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NTSB issues the preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the Oct. 20 crash of a Robinson R44 helicopter near Houston, Texas. Download the report PDF: data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/a…
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Breaking down the FAA’s new eVTOL operating rules theaircurrent.com/regulation… (via @elanhead) #staycurrent
It wants more control over the company in exchange — and Vertical founder Stephen Fitzpatrick has been very reluctant to give that up. This struggle now seems to be coming to a head, as I report for @theaircurrent: theaircurrent.com/feed/dispa… 3/3