The latest issue of Vertical Valor Plus is now available to read online.
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The latest issue of Vertical Valor Plus is now available to read online!
Inside this issue:
• Ready to Respond – Care Flight modernizes its fleet with more capable Airbus H125s to enhance care in remote Northern Nevada.
• Flying Colors – Ornge serves Ontario with its distinctive neon-and-white PC-12 NG and AW139 fleet.
• Tapping into Talent – Facing fierce competition for pilots, clinicians, and maintainers, air medical organizations are creating new pathways to attract, develop, and retain talent.
• Beyond Survival – How Krista Haugen transformed personal tragedy into advocacy for safety, survivors and resilience.
• Connected Care – New telemedicine technologies are improving communication, decision-making and patient care in HEMS.
Plus:
• A message from the president of AAMS on how advocacy, collaboration and education are shaping the future of medical transport.
• ECHO leaders discuss how training, safety, peer support and collaboration are preparing aviation professionals for an increasingly complex operating environment.
• Blades of Valor recipients John Garcia and Dr. Nicholas George are helping shape the future of medical transport.
• Pilots Who Ask Why dives into how pilots can determine whether they’re fit to fly.

Care Flight modernizes its fleet to enhance care in remote northern Nevada.
By Jen Boyer

Building Stronger Flight Crews
ECHO strengthens flight crews through training, safety, peer support and collaboration.

Air medical leaders discuss recruiting, hiring and retaining talent in a competitve market.
By Lisa Gordon

Recognizing two innovators advancing the future of medical transport through leadership and service.

How Ornge’s combined rotary- and fixed-wing fleet brings air ambulance care across the province of Ontario.
By Ben Forrest


Telemedicine gives HEMS crews instant specialist access, improving communication and patient care.
By Gerrard Cowan

Fit To Fly?
Where do you draw the line when deciding whether you’re fit to fly?
By Jop Dingemans & Janine Lythe

The People We Sometimes Forget
How communications and operations control centers quietly protect air medical flights.
By Michael Benton
| # | Наименование новости | Тональность | Информативность | Дата публикации |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vertical Plus’s October/November 2026 issue now available | 0 | 13.27 | 01-10-2026 |
| 2 | How air medical operators are building the next generation of talent | 0 | 6.75 | 23-09-2026 |
| 3 | AirMed World Congress set for 2026 edition | 0 | 11.39 | 07-09-2026 |
| 4 | Blades of Valor Road Tour: Where the mission happens | 0 | 6.37 | 18-08-2026 |
| 5 | Beyond Survival: How flight nurse Krista Haugen turned trauma into a lifesaving mission | 0 | 5.81 | 21-09-2026 |
| 6 | SKYTRAC turns 40 with its sights set on aviation’s data-driven future | 0 | 13.5 | 28-09-2026 |
| 7 | FAA seeks public input on transporting firefighters using restricted category aircraft | 0 | 6.77 | 16-09-2026 |
| 8 | NTSB finds unidentifiable pilot incapacitation led to fatal California CBP helicopter crash | 0 | 7.09 | 23-09-2026 |
| 9 | New head of Airbus Corporate Helicopters discusses hopes for division | 0 | 7.61 | 24-09-2026 |
| 10 | Wisdom from the Field: How relationships determine success in helicopter maintenance | 0 | 7.35 | 15-09-2026 |