Next VHA Meeting: March 22, 2026

Mitchell Hynes • March 2, 2026

VHA Meeting: March 22, 2026 at 11:00 at KJGG

Our next Virginia Helicopter Association meeting will take place at the usual meeting location, the meeting room above Charley's Airport Restaurant at KJGG. Meeting will begin promptly at 11am. Don't worry, Charley's will be open for lunch :)


Being that this meeting will be our first for 2026, we have quite a few things planned, so this will be a meeting you don't want to miss! Meetings are open to anyone, VHA member or not. As usual, the entire meeting will be streamed via Zoom for anyone to join in.


The Zoom information to join the meeting (open to the public) can be found here.


Up on the docket we have:


Verticon 2026 Discussion

We have many VHA Members that will be travelling to Verticon in the weeks prior to this meeting. Members will report back on interesting announcements/information from the event. 

Verticon Banner


Review of Accidents From 2025

VHA President / Safety and Training Chair Mitchell Hynes will present on accident trends from 2025, as well as discuss some specific accidents with lessons that can be learned.

Crashed Helicopter


State of the Maintenance Industry

VHA Membership Chair Stephen Burge will give a presentation on the current aviation maintenance industry and how it relates to A&Ps. 

Helicopter being repaired



Virginia Helicopter Association Announcements!

The VHA has exciting plans for 2026, and the officer board plans to share them with the membership at this meeting.


Dues for 2026 will also be collected at this meeting, so if you plan on joining for the 2026 year, don't forget to bring your $40! Cash is fine, or checks may be made out to "Virginia Helicopter Association".