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“Crisis Communications: What to Say (and Not Say) after the Accident”; and “Communicating Your Value to Elected Officials.” Several HAI staff members will present the classes. The first course of the day is open to all HAI HELI-EXPO attendees (advance regis- tration is required). The remaining courses are open to HAI members only, with advance registration required. To register for Communications
University, visit
heliexpo.com/ hai-heli-expo-communications-u.
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FAA Approves HAI Petition for Exemption Allowing HAA Ops
HAI’S PETITION TO ALLOW HELICOPTER air ambulance (HAA) operations despite potential radio altimeter disruptions by 5G C band deployment was partially approved by the FAA in mid-January 2022. The exemption sought relief from regulations requiring a normally functioning radio altim- eter for certain operations. The exemption allows Part 119 certifi- cate holders authorized to conduct HAA operations under Part 135, subpart L, to continue Part 135 helicopter operations while employing radar altimeters that may not function normally due to 5G C band interference. The relief also allows HAAs to use night-vision goggles (NVG). The exemptions are contingent on spe- cific conditions and limitations. All pilots conducting operations under the exemp- tion are required to receive and maintain a record of proper training. Additionally, NVG operations require the installation of a mov- able searchlight, and pilots or crew mem- bers must establish radio contact with ground personnel at a landing site to receive and confirm a description of the landing site. “This exemption will allow HAA opera- tors to continue to do what they do
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The FAA’s partial approval of HAI’s petition to allow HAA operations despite potential radio altimeter interference from 5G is good news for air medical services, including Guardian Flight, operator of this AS350 B3e Écureuil.
best—save lives,” says James Viola, presi- dent and CEO of HAI. “There is no ques- tion that it is in the public interest for these lifesaving operations to continue. HAI’s top priority will always be safety, and we will continue to work with the FAA to deter- mine the best solutions, whether through exemptions or through alternative methods of compliance, to provide all our members with the means for continued safe operation.” With the support of HAI member air medical operators, the Air Medical Operators Association, and the Association of Air Medical Services, HAI submitted the petition in late October. The petition sought to mitigate the safety risks imposed on helicopter operations by telecom compa- nies’ deployment of new 5G communica- tion equipment that overlaps frequencies used by aircraft radar altimeters. To pre- serve the safety of the National Airspace System, the FAA issued Airworthiness Directive 2021-23-13 in December, fol- lowed by an unprecedented number of Notices to Air Missions on Jan. 13, 2022. “This is a significant victory not only for HAA operators but for the countless
communities and hospital networks that would have been deprived of the critical lifesaving support that can only be offered by helicopter operations,” says John Shea, director of Government Affairs at HAI. “While this is great news for the HAA sec- tor, the even bigger story is that the FAA’s decision on HAI’s petition has outlined a path for replicating this exemption for other helicopter operations that serve the public.”
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El Aero Services Is First Customer in HAI SMS
Program NEVADA-BASED HELICOPTER OPERATOR El Aero Services has become the first member to join the HAI SMS Program. The company fully implemented the system on Jan. 1, 2022. Last fall, HAI introduced its safety man- agement system (SMS) program as an affordable, scalable solution for small rotor- craft businesses seeking to incorporate SMS into their operations. HAI partnered with three industry-leading SMS software providers to offer an affordable range of
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