Vertical Flight Society Arizona Chapter

09/16/2020

You are invited to submit papers for the upcoming VTOL Technical Meeting and Symposium happening January 2021. Please visit our website for more details:

Venue:Sheraton Hotel at Wrigleyville West. NOTE: In the event that the COVID-19 pandemic does not allow for a safe meeting, it will be converted to fully virtual event. Overview: The21st century has seen a continued emphasis on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), as well as greater autonomy and automat...

03/05/2020

VFS Dinner and Presentation with John Nunes on February 27th, 2020

12/15/2017

Very cool article by our Shephard media attendee about our 5 December dinner meeting with renowned pilot Rich Lee. Check it out!
https://quillorcapture.com/2017/12/14/inside-the-home-of-the-apache/

12/05/2017

Looking forward to our dinner meeting tonight!! Join us 5pm at Red Mountain Country Club.

09/12/2017

Call for Papers!

The AHS International Forum #74 will be held on May 14-17, 2018 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Technical paper sessions will begin on May 15th. This call for papers invites abstracts to be submitted for consideration in any of the technical areas sponsored by the Society's 21 technical committees. Abstracts are due by Monday, October 16, 2017 and must be submitted in PDF Form to the Mira website via www.vtol.org/mira

Please find additional information, including abstract guidelines at https://vtol.org/annual-forum/forum-74

09/11/2017

Call for Industry Tour Volunteers!

The AHS International Forum #74 My 14-17, 2018 and is being held in Phoenix! Let's show our visitors that Arizona has a robust aerospace and aviation presence, serving companies such as BAE Systems, Boeing, Honeywell Aerospace, MD Helicopters, Triumph Group, UTC Aerospace Systems and many more.

We're currently looking to set up industry tours for Monday, May 14th. Please email [email protected] if your company would be interested in hosting a tour for our visitors.

09/08/2017

2017 - 2018 Calendar

October
October 8 - Scholarship applications due. See the website for more information http://ahsaz.org/scholarships/

October 16 - AHS International Forum #74 abstracts due. See the website for more information http://ahsaz.org/call-for-papers/

November
AHS AZ + AAAA Dinner Meeting. Details to come.

November 18 - Robert Lichten Award abstracts due. Competition to be held in December 2017. See the website for more information http://ahsaz.org/lichten-award/

December
December 5 - AHS AZ Dinner Meeting. Rich Lee, Boeing Pilot and Engineer will present "Superbowl ###: A Pilot's Perspective" Tickets available on the website. http://ahsaz.org/activities/

February
AHS AZ Family Picnic. Details to come.

May
May 14-17 - AHS International Forum #74 in Phoenix, AZ. The world's leading international technical event on vertical flight technology will be held in Phoenix in 2018. The three-day meeting will include over 200 technical papers on every discipline as well as dozens of invited presentations and discussions by leaders in the military and government agencies. See AHS International website for more details https://www.vtol.org/annual-forum/forum-74

For more details on our upcoming events, please check the chapter website at http://ahsaz.org/activities/

Activities The Arizona Chapter of AHS sponsors a wide variety of events during the year. For event Information please contact [email protected] Save the Dates! Please mark your calendars for the following dates: November – 2017 Joint AHS/AAAA Dinner Meeting, Date and Location TBD December 5th – 20...

09/07/2017

Don't Forget! Scholarship Applications are due October 8. AHS AZ awards the Dr. Friedrich Straub Memorial Scholarship to students who demonstrate an interest in pursuing engineering careers in the fixed wing, rotorcraft or VTOL (vertical take-off/landing) aircraft industry. See the website for more information: http://ahsaz.org/scholarships

The AHS Arizona Chapter pleased to announce the competition for the Dr. Friedrich Straub Memorial Scholarship awards. These scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate an interest in pursuing engineering careers in the fixed wing, rotorcraft or VTOL (vertical take-off/landing) aircraft ind...

05/09/2017