HAI
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR
Stacy Sheard
Executive Jet Management/Fanatics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Commercial Aviation
VICE CHAIR
Randal R. Rowles Helicopter Institute Inc.
Fort Worth, Texas, USA Commercial Aviation
TREASURER
Jeffery Smith ROP Aviation
Teterboro, New Jersey, USA General Aviation
ASSISTANT TREASURER Jack Matiasevich
Southern California Edison Co. Chino, California, USA General Aviation
PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER James A. Viola
Helicopter Association International Alexandria, Virginia, USA
CHIEF OF STAFF
AND CORPORATE SECRETARY Roxanne R. Fox
Helicopter Association International Alexandria, Virginia, USA
DIRECTORS
Douglas K. Barclay Kachina Aviation
Nampa, Idaho, USA Commercial Aviation
Jan Becker
Becker Helicopter Services Pty Ltd Marcoola, Queensland, Australia Commercial Aviation
B. Adam Hammond
Tennessee Valley Authority Helicopter Services
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Government Service
Mark A. Schlaefli Redding Air Service
Redding, California, USA Commercial Aviation
Nicole L. Battjes Rainbow Helicopters
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Commercial Aviation
LEGAL ADVISOR
H. Bryan Brewer III Crowell & Moring LLP
Washington, D.C., USA
SPECIAL ADVISOR – UAS Scott Burgess, PhD
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Rule, Texas, USA
6 From the Board Telling Our Story By Stacy Sheard
DEPARTMENTS/COLUMNS 58 Future Faces
8 President’s Message Being in the Thick of It Creates Additional Risk
By James A. Viola
10 Advocating for You FCC Decisions Imperil Aviation Safety
By Cade Clark, John Shea, and Emma Taylor
15 ROTORWash
HAI Briefs HAI on Social
In the Spotlight: Ryan Terry, Director of Regulatory Licensing and Policy, Lockheed Martin Corp. Rotorcraft Events
22 FlyOver Chopperguy on YouTube and a Robinson R44
56 Flight Path Amber Malin
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JUNE 2021 ROTOR 3
HAI Commercial Helicopter Pilot Rating Scholarship Winner Jordan Nieters
By Jaasmin Foote
60 Recent Accidents & Incidents
63 Accident Recovery Slipping Standards By David Jack Kenny
66 Fly Safe Protecting the Heart of Your Aircraft By Zac Noble
68 Work Safe Components of Workplace Safety By Terry Palmer
70 Last Hover Jack Harter
71 Index of Advertisers
72 Last Look ROTAK Helicopter Services’ Kaman K-MAX
By Mark Bennett
Native Support
MD Helicopters Helps Navajo Tribe Weather the Pandemic JUNE JUNE 2021 THE MAGAZINE OF HELI HELICOPTERTER ASS CIASOCIATION I ER ASSOCIA N INTERNA IO ERN RNATION IONAL ONAL
ON THE COVER: For more than a year, MD Helicopters made weekly flights to bring equipment, PPE, and cleaning supplies to residents of the Navajo Nation, including trips to Monument Valley along the Arizona/Utah border, which is where aviation photographer Mark Bennett shot this image. Read more about how these missions helped isolated communities get through the coronavirus pandemic in Mark’s photo essay on p. 46.
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