The RotorHub International Podcast

eVTOLs: Fact, Fiction, or Faction? In this episode of the RotorHub International Podcast, host Gideon Ewers sits down with Gary Vermaak, a senior advisor to the Advanced Air Mobility Institute, to discuss the challenges facing the eVTOL industry. From the realities of aircraft certification timelines to operational hurdles like battery performance in extreme conditions, we cut through the hype to uncover what’s truly feasible.

In our third and final episode, host Gideon Ewers sits down with David Smith, President & CEO of Robinson Helicopter Company, to discuss pressing challenges and emerging innovations in the rotorcraft industry. Smith offers his unique perspective on workforce development, regulatory constraints, industry-wide collaboration and exciting plans on the horizon for Robinson in 2025. Smith also teases upcoming Robinson projects and advocates for creative workforce development strategies ...

In our second episode, host Gideon Ewers sits down with David Solar, EASA's Head of General Aviation and Vertical Take Off and Landing and Steve Soliz, Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) Segment Manager at Bell. Solar shares insights from EASA’s recent Rotorcraft and VTOL Safety Symposium, where discussions covered advanced automation, new safety measures, and the evolving role of pilots. As technology progresses, Solar discusses how the industry is exploring autom...

Philippe shares his unique insights from over three decades in the industry, covering the rising demand for new and pre-owned helicopters, supply chain pressures, and workforce challenges. With critical shifts in defence spending, disaster response, and climate change impacts, the global vertical lift industry faces unprecedented growth – and an urgent need to adapt. #season1

There can't be many people on the planet with more knowledge of the helicopter market than our guest in this episode, Clark McGinn. In his time with the Royal Bank of Scotland, CHC Leasing, Waypoint Leasing and latterly at Uplifting Advice, he's been at the front when it comes to financing aircraft, and has the scars to prove it! #season2

The devastating wildfires in Southern California have dominated the news cycle. But as he only stepped down as CAL FIRE’s Chief of Flight Operations a few weeks ago, there is no one on earth better placed to talk about the agency’s efforts to combat wildfires on such a scale than our guest, Stu Sprung. We talk not only tactics but also the larger challenges the aerial firefighting community faces as the climate evolves.