Rotorcraft Network

Insights and expertise from rotorcraft professionals.

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One Industry. One Network.

The rotorcraft and vertical flight industry deserves a dedicated professional network. Discover how the Rotorcraft Network brings together pilots, technicians, engineers, operators, companies, AAM innovators, and UAS professionals in one industry-focused platform.

Build Professional Connections That Move the Rotorcraft Industry Forward

Success in the rotorcraft industry is built on relationships. Discover how the Rotorcraft Network helps pilots, technicians, engineers, operators, and aviation businesses build meaningful professional connections that create new opportunities.

Garmin Aviation: Advancing Helicopter Avionics for Modern Vertical Flight

Discover how Garmin Aviation supports the rotorcraft industry with integrated helicopter avionics, flight displays, navigation systems, and cockpit technologies designed for a wide range of vertical flight missions.
Why Vertical Magazine Is a Valuable

Why Vertical Magazine Is a Valuable Resource for the Rotorcraft Industry

Discover why Vertical Magazine is a leading rotorcraft industry resource, providing aviation professionals with news, feature stories, podcasts, and insights covering operations, safety, maintenance, and innovation.
Why Join the Rotorcraft Network?

Why Join the Rotorcraft Network?

Professionals often rely on personal contacts, trade shows, conferences, local organizations, and scattered social media groups to stay connected. Valuable conversations disappear in busy news feeds. Industry expertise becomes difficult to find. New professionals struggle to discover mentors, and companies often have limited ways to introduce themselves to the people they want to reach. The Rotorcraft Network was created to change that.

FAA’s eVTOL Pilot Program Signals a New Chapter for Vertical Flight

The FAA's eVTOL Integration Pilot Program marks an important step toward real-world Advanced Air Mobility operations. Explore what this milestone means for the future of vertical flight, rotorcraft operators, and the integration of eVTOL aircraft into everyday aviation.

The Rotorcraft Industry Needs Its Own Network

The rotorcraft industry keeps people connected every day. Isn't it time the industry had a place to connect, too? The MGB Network was created to bring pilots, technicians, engineers, operators, manufacturers, educators, students, and aviation businesses together in one growing professional community built specifically for rotorcraft and vertical flight. Read the full article and discover the vision behind the network.

Why Rotorcraft Operators Should Respond to FAA NPRMs:  Enhancing Safety Through Airworthiness Directives

Rotorcraft operators, from EMS to offshore transport, face unique safety and operational challenges. Engaging in FAA Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) is critical to shaping Airworthiness Directives (ADs), legally enforceable regulations that address unsafe conditions in helicopters, engines, rotors, or components.
Rotorcraft charts

New on Rotorcraft Network: Rotorcraft Charts – Always Current FAA Charts at Your Fingertips

We’ve just launched Rotorcraft Charts — a brand-new, pilot-first tool built directly into the Rotorcraft Network on the MainGearbox platform. What is Rotorcraft Charts? A fast, searchable hub for the latest FAA aeronautical products, automatically synced daily using the official FAA Aeronautical Product Release API (APRA).