From The Desk of The Editor


2015 WAS AMAZING FOR ROTORCRAFT PRO!


2016 Will Be Even Bigger


First, THANK YOU to our readers and ad partners for the tremendous support in 2015! In an effort to be the number one media company in the helicopter industry, we at Rotorcraft Pro created several new initiatives to better serve our readers and partners.


ENGAGEMENT


While everyone else was trying to “out-photo- contest” one another, we worked hard to engage the people and businesses working in the industry on issues important to them.


Salary Survey – First, we engaged human resources professionals and working helicopter pilots to participate in the 2015 U.S. Helicopter        salarysurvey. rotorcraftpro.com and will be reported in the 


Operators OEM Survey – As we did in 2015, this year we will engage helicopter operators all over the country to participate in a survey which will measure their experience with respect to their OEM in areas of performance, training, maintenance, support, operating costs, safety, and customer satisfaction.


Innovators Contest – Last year Rotorcraft Pro sought product and service submissions from innovative companies in the industry. We then put them to industry for a social media vote-off and reported on them in September 2015. Stay tuned for a similar contest where the top 10 innovators 


We will continue to engage the working people  to promote growth, educate, entertain, and move the industry forward.


QUALITY


We have undergone transformative steps to take s high quality to the next level. We doubled our editorial and photography budgets to bring informative and engaging content to our readers on topics relative to both the military and civil sectors of the helicopter industry. With the addition of our new sister publication, Rotorcraft Pro en Español, we created original content and marketing opportunities to connect our partners with growing Latin American markets.


Beginning with this issue, Rotorcraft Pro becomes a bi-monthly publication. Not only has your magazine doubled in size with more features, photography, and overall great content, but it now has the look and feel of a luxury magazine.


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Publisher Brig Bearden


brig@rotorcraftpro.com Editor-In-Chief Lyn Burks


lyn.burks@rotorcraftpro.com Account Executive Teri Rivas


teri.rivas@rotorcraftpro.com Layout Design Bryan Matuskey


production@rotorcraftpro.com Online Accounts Manager Lynnette Burks


lynnette.burks@rotorcraftpro.com Copy Editor


Rick Weatherford rick@rotorcraftpro.com Social Media Guru Laura Lentz


Contributing Writers


James Careless Sharon Desfor


Rick Weatherford Eric Lian


Matt Johnson


Randy Mains Brad McNally Tim Pruitt


Randy Rowles Scott Skola


REACH, TRUST & VALUE


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ROTORCRAFT PRO: MORE THAN JUST A MAGAZINE


Rotorcraft Pro also offers several of the busiest helicopter websites in the world, high-quality video production, innovative apps, and is the only media company producing educational conferences in the industry. No matter the medium, no matter the budget, Rotorcraft Pro provides the best REACH, TRUST, and VALUE when it comes to promoting businesses and participants in the helicopter industry.


Lyn Burks, Editor In Chief


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