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ROTORWA H INDUSTRY DATA, TOPICS, ADVICE, HAPPENINGS, ISSUES, AND NEWS TO KEEP THE ROTORS TURNING HAI BRIEFS HAI, ERHC Help Bring Route, Zone Changes to Washington, D.C.


MODIFIED HELICOPTER routes are coming to the North Capital Region, which comprises areas of Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C., thanks to a successful part- nership involving US House Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.-08), the FAA, HAI, and the Eastern Region Helicopter Council (ERHC). “This has been a very successful program all around,” says Jeff Smith, chair of the HAI Board of Directors. “This all came together exactly how it should have, with industry and government


Beyer. He’s a real pragmatist, and he worked with us to accomplish tangible results,” Smith continues. “He was also instrumental in getting local municipalities on board to continue to fund data-gathering a year past when our study ended, to help determine the benefits of the changes. His leader- ship illustrates how well we can all work together toward mutually beneficial results when communication and


communicating and working together to come to a solution. “A lot of credit goes to Representative


collaboration are involved.” Last year, in response to recommenda- tions from a 2021 report that Rep. Beyer ➤


Reel Insights ONSOCIAL 24,478 49 1,823 92


HAI Brand Ambassador and helicopter maintenance tech Faith Ortega took an HAI Professional Development Course in survival and egress training at HAI HELI-EXPO 2023. As a mechanic, Faith often works with helicopter flotation devices, so her participation in the course—which started in the classroom and ended in the pool—attracted followers and nonfollowers alike to the tune of 24,481 views and 1,993 engagements!


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