HAI REFLECTIONS


Sarah MacLeod


Sarah MacLeod is a managing member of the Obadal, Filler, MacLeod & Klein, P.L.C., law firm and a founder and the executive director of the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA). She has advocated for individuals and companies on international aviation safety law, policy, and compliance issues for 40 years.


Thinking about 75 years, like looking back on ARSA’s 40, I’m struck by how much changes and how much stays the same. The rotorcraft industry is facing interesting shifts in technology that are driving considerable excitement but don’t fundamentally change the mission: Whether it’s a vintage Huey or a conceptual vertical-lift platform, the dedication is to safe operation. – Sarah MacLeod


Faith Ortega


Faith Ortega, a helicopter mechanic and helicopter maintenance instructor with Air Evac Lifeteam, is a 2023 recipient of Air Maintenance Technology magazine’s 40 Under 40 Maintenance Professional Award. Ortega created the HowToHelicopter social media pages, where she posts about her experiences and hopes to inspire others to get into the industry, and is also an HAI brand ambassador.


Being an HAI member has allowed me to network within our industry. I have been blessed to meet some of the most encouraging and influential people this way. Many of these folks have been great contacts to guide me in future career adventures! – Faith Ortega


HAI BOARD CHAIRS


Who better to express HAI’s impact on the vertical aviation industry than the member volunteers elected to lead the association?


Gian Franco Blower Don Miller


Don Miller was sergeant major of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268, out of US Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California. The squadron deployed twice between 2004 and 2006 to the Al Taqqadum Airbase (ORAT) in Iraq, covering casualty evacuations between Fallujah and Ramadi and beyond, transporting more than 800 urgent casualties.


It was an honor to serve. – Don Miller


A fixed-wing and helicopter pilot, Gian Franco Blower was a founding member of Elitos Helicopters. As head of the International Committee of the then-named Helicopter Association of America, Blower led the association’s embrace of its international identity and transition to what is now HAI. He went on to serve as HAI Board chair in 1982–83.


The helicopter industry today is a mature participant in the aviation family, similar to the airlines, due to HAI’s hard work and dedication through the years. – Gian Franco Blower


160 ROTOR SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE


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