The Vertical Flight Society has an extensive library of educational videos on vertical flight. In addition to those available to the public on our YouTube Channel, more in-depth videos are available for VFS members by logging in at the top of the page. Check out our older videos in our Video Library Archive.
2023
- 17th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS), Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 22-23, 2023 [slides]
- All presentations covered in 14 individual videos are available to the members.
- Both days video-on-demand: $245
- Forum 79 videos, West Palm Beach, Florida, May 16-18, 2023
- 12 video recordings — two public and 10 members-only — are available on the VFS Forum 79 video page — new!
- YouTube videos available to the public (YouTube):
- Video on Demand (for purchase):
- 2nd Annual H2-Aero Symposium, Long Beach, California, March 28-30, 2023 [slides]
- All presentations covered in 9 individual videos, including two videos available to the public.
- Both days video-on-demand: $350
- VFS-AIAA On-Demand Short Course, recorded Feb/March 2023
- Electric VTOL Aircraft Design: Theory and Practice, 20 hours of in-depth lectures
- Heli-Expo 2023, Atlanta, Georgia, March 6-9, 2023. VFS recorded all of the major helicopter manufacturer press briefings and many other activities at Heli-Expo 2023. Our YouTube playlist includes:
- "The Future of Vertical Flight," VFS Media Briefing at Heli-Expo 2023 (50:50)
- Meet the new VFS Executive Director Angelo Collins (14:31)
- HAI press conference, Heli-Expo 2023 (33:09)
- Airbus press conference, Heli-Expo 2023 (47:42)
- Bell press conference, Heli-Expo 2023 (20:35)
- Entrol press conference, Heli-Expo 2023 (5:45)
- Leonardo Helicopters press conference, Heli-Expo 2023 (42:20)
- MD Helicopters press conference, Heli-Expo 2023 (46:58)
- AEROASSET press briefing, Heli-Expo 2023 (10:52)
- European Rotors press conference, Heli-Expo 2023 (25:01)
- Sikorsky press conference, Heli-Expo 2023 (44:02)
- Robinson Helicopter press conference, Heli-Expo 2023 (26:20)
- VFS Captures 48 Helicopters in Flight Demos & Fly-Out in 4K at Heli-Expo 2023 (1:10:46)
- 10th Biennial Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting and 10th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium, Mesa, Arizona, Jan. 24-26, 2023
- There are 28 video recordings of the plenary, eVTOL and Autonomous VTOL presentations — more than 50 hours of video are available for meeting attendees! (Contact VFS headquarters to purchase access.)
- YouTube videos available to the public:
- Short Course video-on-demand: $400
- Download PDFs of the plenary and Electric VTOL presentations and the Autonomous VTOL technical papers from the VFS Vertical Flight Library.
2022
- 6th VFS Workshop on AAM Infrastructure, Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 20-22, 2022
- Both days video-on-demand: $300
- Development, Qualification and Affordability of Complex Systems Technical Meeting, Huntsville, Alabama, Sept. 14-15, 2022 [papers and presentations]
- Both days video-on-demand: $325
- 16th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS), Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 23-24, 2022 [slides]
- Both days video-on-demand: $175
- Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 25-29, 2022
- Interviews of 11 rotorcraft and eVTOL leaders (YouTube playlist)
- Rotorcraft Webinars & Interviews
- Webinar: Art Linden, Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche Program Director (1996-2000), VFS Stratford Chapter, Sep 21
- Webinar: Aeroacoustics, Additive Manufacturing & Rotor Icing - Successful R&D for Vertical Lift through Industrial & Academic Collaboration, VFS Montreal-Ottawa Chapter, May 24
- Webinar: Tom Champion: GE Aviation's T901/ITEP Overview, VFS Stratford Chapter, Apr 27
- Webinar: Vertical Lift in Canadian Search & Rescue: Military Operations, VFS Montreal-Ottawa Chapter, Feb 22
- Webinar: Vertical Lift in Canadian Search & Rescue, VFS Montreal-Ottawa Chapter, Feb 15
Forum 78 videos, Fort Worth, Texas, May 10-12, 2022
- 12 Forum 78 video recordings — two public and 10 members-only — are available on the VFS Forum 78 video page — new!
- YouTube videos available to the public:
- Special Session 2: Future Vertical Workforce, May 10
- The 42nd Annual Nikolsky Lecture,“Computational Vertical Lift Aeromechanics and Its Future in the Twenty-First Century," May 10
- 78th Annual Awards Ceremony, May 12
- AERO Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen, Germany, April 27-30, 2022
- Recordings of 10 electric aviation/eVTOL presentations (YouTube playlist)
- First H2-Aero Symposium and Workshop, Long Beach, California, March 29-31, 2022
- VFS videos from HAI Heli-Expo 2022, Dallas, Texas, March 7-10
- "The Future of Vertical Flight," VFS Media Briefing at Heli-Expo 2022
- "The ((Quiet)) Electric VTOL Revolution," VFS Panel at Heli-Expo 2022
- Bell Press Briefing at Heli-Expo 2022
- Enstrom Aerospace Press Briefing at Heli-Expo 2022
- Guimbal Press Briefing at Heli-Expo 2022
- Sikorsky Innovations talk at Heli-Expo 2022
- State of Sikorsky Press Briefing at Heli-Expo 2022
- Airbus Helicopters Press Briefing at Heli-Expo 2022
- Leonardo Press Briefing at Heli-Expo 2022
- Robinson Helicopter Press Briefing at Heli-Expo 2022
- Safran Helicopter Engines Press Briefing at Heli-Expo 2022
- Aero Asset Press Briefing at Heli Expo 2022
- Ozark Aeroworks Press Briefing at Heli-Expo 2022
- VFS Interview: Martin Stucki, CEO, Marenco Swiss Helicopter at Heli-Expo 2022
- VFS Interview: Mark Tyler, SEI Industries at Heli-Expo 2022
- VFS Interview: Christian Blagborne, StandardAero at Heli-Expo 2022
- VFS Interview: Simon Briceno, Jaunt Air Mobility at Heli-Expo 2022
- VFS Interview: Chris Jaran, COO, MD Helicopters at Heli-Expo 2022
- VFS Interview: Stella-Marissa Hughes, CAE, at Heli-Expo 2022
- VFS Interview: David Horton, CEO, Schweizer Helicopters, at Heli-Expo 2022
- HAI President's Report at Heli-Expo 2022
- VFS Captures 44 Helicopters in Heli-Expo Flight Demos & Fly-Out
- Digital Enterprise Workshop, Huntsville, Alabama, Feb. 23, 2022
- Transformative Vertical Flight 2022 (including the 9th Annual VFS Electric VTOL Symposium), San Jose, California, Jan 25-27, 2022. The invited presentations were video recorded and are available to all current VFS members and registrants at no charge.
- There are 29 video recordings of the plenary, Aeromechanics and eVTOL presentations — more than 50 hours of video are available! (VFS members can also download PDFs of the eVTOL presentations for free from the VFS Vertical Flight Library.)
- VFS Interview: Chuck Taylor, Kitty Hawk Heaviside 2
2021
Forum 77 videos
- 2021 Short Course on Electric VTOL Technology, June 14-15
- Introduction to Practical VTOL Aircraft Cost Estimating, June 22-23
- Short Courses (video on demand):
- Video recordings of all 300 presentations (approx. 150 hours) from Forum 77 can be purchased and watched. Register to gain all the same access as the live event, except the networking/chat functions and the Exhibitor Technical Briefings.
- Forum 77 introduction video, May 9
- 77th Annual Grand Awards Ceremony, May 5
- 41st Annual Nikolsky Lecture: “Rotorcraft Design: The Crucial Influence of Safety from Concept to Fleet Support,” Fabio Nannoni, Senior Vice President for Safety Management Governance, livestream, May 5 [slides]
- Rotorcraft Webinars & Interviews
- eVTOL Webinar: Raising $tartup Capital: eVTOL Financing 101 - Lesson 1, Dana Jensen, Gemini; Rafferty Jackson, Jack Industries and Kirsten Bartok Touw, New Vista
- All four lessons can be found here — free for members!
- Webinar: Teledyne FLIR - Leading Perception and Awareness Solutions, VFS Arizona, Philadelphia and Redstone Chapters, Dec 7
- Webinar: Research on Rotorcraft Flight Dynamics and Control at PSU VLRCOE, VFS Redstone Chapter, Dec 6 [slides]
- Webinar: Dual-Solver Hybrid Methods for Rotorcraft Aeromechanics, VFS Stratford Chapter, Oct 28 [slides]
- Webinar: Next Generation Pilots: Training and Certification, VFS Montreal-Ottawa Chapter, Oct 20 [slides]
- Webinar: CH146 Griffon Limited Life Extension (GLLE), VFS Montreal-Ottawa Chapter, Sep 30 [slides]
- Webinar: Modern Operations with Future Integrated Vehicle Management Systems, Technical Meeting hosted by VFS Philadelphia and Aberdeen Chapters, Aug 19-20, with 9 hours of recorded webinars for sale as video-on-demand. Or check out the agenda and see what is available! [slides]
- Webinar: Future Vertical Lift CFT Update, VFS Philadelphia, Arizona and Redstone Chapters, Aug 11 [slides]
- Half-day webinar: FAA Vision Systems Summit, Cliff Johnson, FAA; Carlo Tiana, Collins; Trish Ververs, Honeywell; et. al; June 25 [slides]
- Webinar: Agricultural Spraying Operations in Vertical Lift, VFS Montreal-Ottawa Chapter, June 1 [slides]
- Webinar: Robotic Exploration of Titan with Dragonfly, a Multi-rotor Relocatable Lander, VFS Stratford Chapter, Apr 28 [slides]
- Webinar: NASA's new Advanced Air Mobility Mission, VFS Hampton Roads Chapter, Apr 23 [slides]
- Webinar: Recent Vertical Lift Research at the National Research Council of Canada, VFS Montreal/Ottawa Chapter, Apr 23
- Webinar: US Army Aviation Policy for Advanced Manufactured Aircraft Parts, VFS Philadelphia/Arizona/Redstone Chapters, Apr. 22 [slides]
- Webinar: Motion Amplification® and Camera-Based Full Field Vibration Techniques, VFS Stratford Chapter, Feb 24
- Webinar: LA County Fire - Air Operations | Saving Lives From the Air, VFS Federal City Chapter, Feb 23
- Webinar: Vertical Lift Modernization Efforts, VFS Federal City Chapter, Feb 4
- Electric VTOL $tartup Financing Lessons
- Electric VTOL Webinars & Interviews
- 6th Workshop on eVTOL Infrastructure, Sep 20-22, with 11 hours of recordings as video-on-demand. Or check out the agenda and see what is available!
- Webinar: Insect-Scale Flapping-Wing Aerial Robots, Dr. Kevin Chen, MIT, VFS East New England Chapter, Dec 1 [slides]
- eVTOL Webinar: Hydrogen Powered Vertical Aviation, Sam Whitehorn and Kelly Lugar, Elevate Government Affairs, Nov 29 [slides]
- eVTOL Webinar: GoFly and the Development of Aria, David Coleman, Texas A&M, VFS Southwest Chapter, Nov 9 [slides]
- eVTOL Webinar: Airspace Integration of UAS and UAM, Parimal Kopardekar, NASA; Vladimír Foltín, EASA; Phil Binks, Altitude Angel; Chris Kucera, OneSky Systems; presented as part of European Rotors, Oct 29 [slides]
- 5th Workshop on eVTOL Infrastructure, Sep 20-21, with 16 hours of recordings as video-on-demand. Or check out the agenda and see what is available! [slides]
- eVTOL Webinar: Successfully Transitioning to Autonomous Vertical Flight,: Pay-Per-View ($50) [agenda] Sep 15 [slides]
- eVTOL Writers Group: Overair Unveils Much Anticipated Butterfly eVTOL Design, Ben Tigner, James Orbon, Josh Aronoff, Dan Salcius, Colin Shaw and Craig Smith, Overair Aug. 11
- eVTOL Writers Group: An Innovative & Data-Driven Approach to Building the Aviation Workforce of Tomorrow in Advanced Air Mobility, Chris Courtney and Tim Schoenauer, CAE, July 7 [slides]
- eVTOL Webinar: eVTOL Certification, David Webber, FAA, June 29 [slides]
- eVTOL Webinar: BETA Technologies, Herman Wiegman, BETA, VFS East New England Chapter, June 28 [slides]
- eVTOL Webinar: NASA Aeronautics Contributions to the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, VFS Arizona/Philadelphia/Redstone Chapters, Susan Gorton, NASA, June 17
- eVTOL Writers Group: Electric Power Systems: EPiC battery family, Nathan Millecam, Randy Dunn and Michael Armstrong, EP Systems, June 8 [slides]
- eVTOL Webinar: Unmanned Aerial Systems/Urban Air Mobility, VFS Arizona/Philadelphia/Redstone Chapters, Hector Garcia, Honeywell, Apr. 1 [slides]
- eVTOL Writers Group: RTI, Chip Downing, Mar 24 [slides]
- eVTOL Flight Test Council: System-Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) for Flight Testers, Nancy Leveson, MIT, Mar. 9 [slides]
- 4th Workshop on eVTOL Infrastructure, Mar 2-4, with 16 hours of recordings for sale as video-on-demand. Or check out the agenda and see what is available! [slides]
- eVTOL Writers Group: Embention, Javier Espuch, Feb. 17 [slides]
- eVTOL Writers Group: Volocopter, Florian Reuter and Oliver Reinhardt, Volocopter, Feb. 10
- eVTOL Flight Test Council: Austin Meyer - How X-Plane can be used for eVTOL Flight, Austin Meyer, X-Plane, Jan. 19
- 15th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS), July 20-22, 2021 [slides]
- Day 1 Panel 1: Global Overview
- Day 1 Panel 2: Regional Air Mobility Business Case
- Day 1 Panel 3: Aircraft Conversions and Supplemental Type Certifications
- Day 1 Panel 4: Electric Aircraft for Public Services and Defense
- Day 1 Panel 5: Community Integration
- All three days video-on-demand: $140
- First day free (video)
- "Growing the Workforce & Incorporating Diversity," VFS panel at EAS 2021
The 8th Annual VFS Electric VTOL Symposium was held virtually on Jan. 26-28. The invited presentations were video recorded and are available to all current VFS members at no charge.
- There are 17 video recordings of the plenary and Autonomous VTOL and eVTOL presentations — more than 35 hours of video are available! (VFS members can also download PDFs of the presentations for free from the VFS Vertical Flight Library.)
- Short Course on eVTOL Design (Intermediate): Video-on-demand for the latest 8-hour eVTOL short course is now available for purchase! Check out our past educational short courses for purchase.
Check out our older videos in our Video Library Archive.
We also have a great collection of videos and lectures on electric VTOL, historical aircraft, the human powered helicopter competition and much more on our @VTOLsociety channel on YouTube. Check them out!