FROM THE DESK OF THE PUBLISHER
NIGHTCON 2011 A SUCCESS Now that NightCon 2011 has come and gone, we are very
proud to announce that the event was not only a success, but quite possibly could become the premier event in the night flight business. The level of participation, from regulators, operators, industry experts and pilots, far exceeded our expectations. Later in this issue you will find an article by Dave Oglesbee that gives a nice “observer’s” perspective of how the event turned out. Needless to say, we are already quickly preparing for NightCon 2012. Expect an announce- ment during the Air Medical Transportation Conference in St. Louis.
TRAGEDY ON THE EAST RIVER This business is risky, sometimes tragically so. Recently
we learned of another deadly accident in New York City’s East River. Again, many in the local media have chimed in as to the cause, quoted ‘so called’ experts, and fed the hysteria in a very irresponsible manner. Unfortunately, very little can be done to prevent over-eager journalists from jumping to une- ducated conclusions. The effect is not only damaging to our industry, it is disrespectful of those who may have lost their loved ones. All we, as an industry, can do is reach out to the mainstream media and do our best to inform and educate.
AMTC 2011 In mid-October several thousand Air Medical folks will
converge upon St. Louis for the annual Air Medical Transportation Conference. Each year the Association of Air Medical Services puts on a first-class show full of high-qual- ity presentations and educational opportunities. This year will undoubtedly be no different. Stop by Booth 506 and say Hi to the RPMN team.
WELCOME I’d like to take a few minutes to formally welcome Brig
Bearden and Billy Thompson to our team here at Rotorcraft Professional. Brig has come on board to take the new posi- tion of Group Publisher. As such he will oversee all the pub- lishing operations of Oak Mountain Media’s many media products. Billy has accepted the position of Associate Publisher of Rotorcraft Professional. Both of these gentlemen bring many years of publishing experience to our team, and we could not be happier to have them join us. Welcome, and good luck.
Best Regards,
Ron Whitney
GROUP PUBLISHER Brig Bearden
brig@rotorcraftpro.com
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Billy Thompson
billy@rotorcraftpro.com
DIR. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Butch Cole
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ONLINE EDITOR Lyn Burks
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PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ron Whitney
ron@rotorcraftpro.com
COPY EDITOR Ashley Dempsey
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CREATIVE DIRECTOR Dana Maxfield
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MANAGER, ONLINE ACCOUNTS Lynette Burks
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VICE PRESIDENT/CFO Clay Branum
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VICE PRESIDENT/CAO Rick Weatherford
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PHOTOGRAPHER Sarah Kritner
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CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Pam Fulmer
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