The Vertical Flight Society is now celebrating 80 years since it was founded on Feb. 25,1943. It has been an incredible honor serving as the sixth VFS Executive Director, and it's been extraordinarily rewarding to be a VFS member for the past 27 years - since Forum 52 - one-third of the existence of the Society. During this time, I've had the pleasure of meeting some of the helicopter and vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft pioneers, and other giants in industry, government and academia from around the world who made important contributions to advancing the future of vertical flight. I have also been so inspired by students, startups and other innovators with their novel ideas and new ways of thinking. This exposure through VFS - most brilliantly on display at our Annual Forum - creates a virtuous cycle by melding the wisdom of experience with innovative ideas from fresh perspectives.
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