Get involved!
US citizens should contact their members of Congress and let them know what issues are important to them.
- Send your Senator a letter or fill out a web form: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
- Write your Representative: http://www.house.gov/representatives/
- Want to contact state or local officials? Here are more ways to connect with your elected representatives: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials/
There are several useful resources on how to write your letters, including these ones:
- http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/letterscongress.htm
- http://www.congress.org/news/communicating-with-congress/
What to say?
Read some of our recent Commentaries published in Vertiflite on our Advocacy page about important vertical flight technology issues. Pick an issue that strikes a chord:
- Let your representatives know that vertical flight research and development is vitally important to the future capabilities of military and civil vertical flight aircraft.
- Tell them about the importance of investement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for the engineers of tomorrow and the workforce of today
- Tell them to support Future Vertical Lift (FVL), which is developing next generation rotorcraft across the military services.
Learn more about our Advocacy issues!
Updated 6/24/24
Updated 6/24/24