Author: Maxime Lapalme

The Montreal-Ottawa Chapter returned to the Ottawa region for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, with an event on April 11th at General Dynamics Mission Systems – Canada (GDMS-C). Mark McKeeman from Transport Canada started the event with a presentation on marine wildlife surveillance in the St. Lawrence Gulf, highlighting the use of remotely […]

REGISTER HERE The Montreal-Ottawa Chapter of the Vertical Flight Society is happy to present an in-person event in the Ottawa region on April 11th, 2024. The theme of the evening will be the role of helicopters and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in guarding coastal sovereignty, with a focus on shipborne maritime operations and challenges. […]

On Wednesday February 21st, more than 80 enthusiastic participants gathered at the Bell Textron Canada Limited facility in Mirabel for the first Montreal-Ottawa VFS Chapter event of the year, titled “Icing Testing on Helicopters: The Bell 525 & NRC Capabilities”. The event featured two distinguished speakers, Dr. David Orchard from the National Research Council’s (NRC) […]

Icing Testing on Helicopters: The Bell 525 & NRC Capabilities Tickets, Wed, 21 Feb 2024 at 5:30 PM | Eventbrite *** INFORMATIONS EN FRANÇAIS CI-DESSOUS *** The Montreal-Ottawa chapter of the Vertical Flight Society invites you to learn about the challenging work being done in testing icing protection systems for rotorcraft. Our first speaker, Dr. Albert Brand, will discuss a […]

The Montreal-Ottawa chapter of the VFS close out the 2023 schedule with one last event in Laval QC. Over 50 people showed up to hear representatives from Bell, Siemens and H55 share the exciting work that is being done to bring carbon neutral fuel sources to aviation. Thomas Parsons from Bell shared work that was […]

Reserve your ticket now The vertical lift industry has a bright future with the proliferation of remotely piloted platforms, eVTOL & AAM looming large on the horizon, the strong traditional rotorcraft market as well as exciting new defense platforms under development. But what is the fuel source that will drive this future? The Vertical Flight […]

CAE hosted the Montreal-Ottawa Chapter of the Vertical Flight Society on May 26, 2023. The keynote speaker was Ms. Marilyn Pearson, CAE’s Global Regulatory Affairs lead, who discussed the challenges to pilot training and operations in the AAM realm. Philippe Couillard, CAE’s VP of Engineering, also gave a brief corporate overview, as well as a […]

Space is limited so reserve your ticket here now. Join Marilyn Pearson in identifying the challenges to pilot training and operations in the new AAM realm. What will the new pilots need to be qualified and what are the regulatory challenges as we look toward integrating these new pilots and aircraft operations into the National Airspace Systems. […]

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