Vertical’s December ’25/January ’26 issue is now available to read online!
Inside this issue:
• Vertical Magazine Photo Contest – Find out the winners of this year’s edition of the Vertical Magazine Photo Contest, and look through dozens of honorable mentions.
• Quantum Leap – Flight school and Robinson Service Center Quantum Helicopters begins a new chapter.
• Thinking Like an Accident Investigator – What we learned from SCSI’s week-long helicopter accident investigation course.
• Spoiling the Recipe for Disaster – We look at some of the ways to help prevent controlled flight into terrain.
Plus:
• Atlantic Airways shows us its AW139 flight simulator with integrated AR hoist trainer.
• How the crew of an AW139 dealt with complete loss of collective control.
• Revisiting the “dirty dozen” most common human factors that contribute to aviation accidents.
2025 Vertical Photo Contest
We reveal the winners of this year’s edition – and showcase a host of spectacular entries.
Quantum Leap
Flight school and Robinson Service Center Quantum Helicopters begins a new chapter.
By Oliver Johnson
Spoiling The Recipe For Disaster
We look at some of the ways to help prevent controlled flight into terrain.
By Terry Palmer
The North Atlantic’s Hidden Gem
Atlantic Airways shows us its AW139 flight simulator with integrated AR hoist trainer.
By Tina Podlogar
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Thinking Like An Accident Investigator
What we learned from SCSI’s week-long helicopter accident investigation course.
By Elan Head
Revisting The Dirty Dozen
Former accident investigator Gordon Dupont created a list of the 12 most common human factors that contribute to aviation accidents.
By Jen Boyer
Out Of Control
How the crew of an AW139 dealt with complete loss of collective control.
By Jop Dingemans and Janine Lythe
