HANGAR TALK
Adam Aldous, Night Flight Concepts; Greg Curtis, STARS; Mike Atwood, ASU; Hannah Gordon, ASU; Lyn Burks, RotorCraft Pro Media Network; Elan Head, Vertical Magazine
hopeful that this technology would help our world be a safer place, and I am glad that I was able to play a small role in making that happen along with many others over the years.” Additionally, The Night Vision
NVG Professionals Honored During NightCon 2013
Recently, two prestigious awards
were given out during the NightCon 2013 Night Vision Conference in Dallas, Texas in front of a group of helicopter operators from around the world, FAA officials and members of the Night Vision Advisory Council (NVAC). Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU)
CEO Mike Atwood was given the NIGHTCON Lifetime Achievement award which is designed to “recognize significant contributions and innova tion in the advancement of night vision that have led to regulatory approval and acceptance of night vision within civil aviation.” “I am humbled to receive this award because it comes from leading experts in the field of night vision,” said Atwood. “I never imagined when I first began working with night vision gog gles so many years ago that they would impact our daily lives so much. I was
16 October 2013
Awards presented the Mark of Excellence Award to Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service foundation (STARS) of Canada. The Mark of Excellence Award recognizes a Unit/Company that signi fies dedication to quality and excel lence in their operation. Event sponsors Aviation Specialties Unlimited, (ASU), Night flight Concepts, (NFC), Vertical Magazine and Rotorcraft Pro presented the award to Greg Curtis from STARS. During the conference, Transport
Canada Inspector of Flight Standards Stephane Demers ended his presenta tion on NVGs in Canada and spoke via SKYPE to the audience about STARS and why they exemplified The Mark of Excellence. “This was a special oppor tunity to have the person who nominat ed the award winner actually speak about why the recipient was worthy to receive the award,” said Night Vision Award emcee Scott Emerine. “This was also the first time the award was pre sented at NightCon and the first time an international operator has won the award, making the award even more unique.”
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