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Over the next 10 months working at Vortex, Glynn labored tirelessly, leaving his home at 4 a.m. to drive from Louisiana to the Vortex heliport in Mississippi to ensure that his students could fly when the sun came up. Most days he’d still be at the heliport at 10 p.m., after completing night instruction or just spending extra time helping students with their studies, before traveling back home to do it all again the next day.
Jason Glynn Receives HAI’s Salute to Excellence Pilot of the Year Award
Helicopter Association International (HAI) recently announced that Jason Glynn, a pilot for Era Helicopters in Houma, Louisiana, is the 2020 recipient of the association’s Pilot of the Year Award. The award recognizes an outstanding single feat performed by a helicopter pilot during the year or extraordinary professionalism over a period of time. Nominees must be active helicopter pilots. The award is to be presented at HAI’s Salute to Excellence Awards luncheon at HAI Heli-Expo 2020.
Among its many highlights, Glynn’s stellar career includes having served as a flight instructor for Vortex Helicopters in Mississippi, followed by roles at Era Helicopters with increasing levels of responsibility.
But Glynn didn’t start out in the helicopter industry: first, he repaired diesel-engine generators on petroleum exploration platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. After multiple helicopter flights, however, Glynn’s passion for aviation grew to the point that he decided flying helicopters was what he wanted to do for the rest of his career.
Glynn became more familiar with the helicopter industry while in a job performing base support at the Era heliport in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, where he loaded and unloaded cargo, refueled aircraft, and washed helicopters. Six months later, Glynn began putting himself through Vortex’s flight school while still working as a ramp hand for Era. An exceptional student, he impressed the school’s instructors, examiners, and owner, who offered Glynn a job as a flight instructor upon his graduation.
After his time as a flight instructor at Vortex, Glynn had flown nearly 920 hours, making him eligible to become a copilot at Era. Throughout this period, his inspiring attitude, exemplary work ethic, and thirst for knowledge prompted unsolicited recommendations from
almost every
senior captain in the company. Because of Glynn’s outstanding dedication to the job, Era’s chief pilot was already very familiar with his name, which led to a position with the company as a copilot of a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter.
Throughout his 16 years at Era, Glynn has continued to excel, quickly moving through the ranks of instrument flight rated second- in-command (IFR SIC) to visual flight rated (VFR) captain to IFR captain. His work ethic, dedication to aviation safety, and strong desire for positive industry change inevitably drew him into a management role at the company. Over the years, Glynn has served as base lead pilot, assistant chief pilot, assistant director of operations, S-76/EC225 check airman, operations manager and now director of operations.
“Jason has left an indelible mark on our industry, embodying exemplary leadership, fostering positive change and continued innovation,” says Jamie Comar, chief pilot and director of training at Era, in nominating Glynn for Pilot of the Year. “He’s been the go-to guy for employees and passengers alike – the lifeblood of Era and the company’s drive for aviation safety and excellence. Anyone who’s had the pleasure of working around this man remembers his name, his work ethic, and his selfless ambition.”
Glynn’s award will be presented at the Salute to Excellence Awards luncheon during HAI Heli-Expo 2020. HAI Heli-Expo®
the world’s largest helicopter trade show and exhibition, will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, Jan. 28–30.
Kaman Receives Order for K-MAX Helicopter
Kaman Aerospace recently announced that it received a new order for the K-Max® medium-to-heavy lift helicopter from new operator Heli Air-Swiss, a member of Heli- Austria of St. Johann im Pongau, Austria. Heli-Austria currently operates 35 aircraft focused on emergency medical services, tourism, aerial construction, and flight training. Delivery of this aircraft is planned for December 2019. This brings the total number of firm orders since the relaunch of production to 13 aircraft.
“Heli-Austria has been in operation for over 35 years and at this time, we have extended our range of operation from within Austria to projects worldwide, adapting our capabilities to the ever-growing needs of our clients. Adding K-Max®
to our fleet is an
important step for new customer offerings and expanding our overall capabilities,” stated Roy Knaus, CEO of Heli-Austria.
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“We are excited to welcome Heli-Austria, a new operator in the European market, to the K-Max family. The K-Max continues to deliver proven performance and provides a dependable solution for operators and end users,” stated Darlene Smith, vice president & general manager, Kaman Air Vehicles Division.
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