HAI
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN
Randal R. Rowles Helicopter Institute Inc.
Fort Worth, Texas, USA Commercial Aviation
VICE CHAIRMAN
Jeffery Smith R.O.P. Aviation
MARCH 2022 THE MAGAZINE OF HELICOP OPTER ASSOC ATSOCIATI N INT ASSOCIA OCIATION INTE NT RNAT ATIONAL
Teterboro, New Jersey, USA General Aviation
TREASURER
ERICKSCKSON AT
ERICSON AT
MAKING IT WOR
MAKING IT
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ON THE COVER: Photographer Mark Bennett captured this Erickson S-64F, nicknamed “Elvis,” heading for the 2018 Pole Creek Fire, near Spanish Fork, Utah, with a full load of water newly siphoned from a roadside pond.
Jack Matiasevich
Southern California Edison Co. Chino, California, USA General Aviation
ASSISTANT TREASURER B. Adam Hammond
Tennessee Valley Authority Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Government Service
PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER James A. Viola
Helicopter Association International Alexandria, Virginia, USA
CHIEF OF STAFF DEPARTMENTS/COLUMNS
8 From the Board Prepare for a Great Expo By Randy Rowles
10 President’s Message Over the Horizon By James A. Viola
12 Advocating for You The Impact of 5G on Vertical Flight Operations
By Cade Clark, John Shea, and Emma Taylor
15 ROTORWash
HAI Briefs
HAI on Social
In the Spotlight: Graham Nickisson, Media and Emergency Service Liaison, Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service Rotorcraft Events
22 FlyOver Randy Rowles and a Eurocopter AS350 B2
4 ROTOR MARCH 2022
54 Flight Path Patrick Bory
56 Future Faces Matt Goodrich, Helicopter Pilot, Instructor, and Operator
By Jaasmin Foote
58 Recent Accidents & Incidents
61 Accident Recovery Black Night at Black Rock By David Jack Kenny
66 Fly Safe Is Our Reluctance to Share Killing Us? By Chris Hill How I Survived IIMC By Julie Pearson
71 Index of Advertisers 72 Last Look
Anthelion Helicopters, Long Beach, California; Guimbal Cabri G2
By Mark Bennett
AND CORPORATE SECRETARY Roxanne R. Fox
Helicopter Association International Alexandria, Virginia, USA
DIRECTORS Nicole Battjes
Rainbow Helicopters Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Commercial Aviation
Brian Jorgenson Timberline Helicopters
Sandpoint, Idaho, USA Commercial Aviation
Rick Kenin Boston MedFlight
Bedford, Massachusetts, USA Commercial Aviation
Mark A. Schlaefli Redding Air Service
Redding, California, USA Commercial Aviation
Stacy Sheard
Executive Jet Management/Fanatics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Commercial Aviation
LEGAL ADVISOR
H. Bryan Brewer III Crowell & Moring LLP
Washington, D.C., USA
UAS SPECIAL ADVISOR Jonathan Daniels
Praxis Aerospace Concepts International, Inc.
Searchlight, Nevada, USA
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