HAI
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR
Jeffery Smith R.O.P. Aviation
DEPARTMENTS/COLUMNS
8 From the Board What You Can Expect in Atlanta By Jeff Smith
10 President’s Message New Benefits for HAI Members By James A. Viola
12 Advocating for You FAA Reauthorization Underway
By Cade Clark, John Shea, and Katia Veraza
15 ROTORWash X
HAI Briefs
X HAI on Social X
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HAI Member Benefit of the Month: SMS Coaching and Assessment
5 Dos & Don’ts for Nailing the Job Interview
In the Spotlight: Tammy Duckworth, Helicopter Pilot, US Army Veteran, and US Senator
XRotorcraft Events 28 FlyOver
Aaron Fitzgerald and a Eurocopter Bo-105C
By Mark Bennett
64 Flight Path Cmdr. Brian Wetzler, US Coast Guard, Ret.
66 Future Faces Robert Baumgartner, Helicopter Maintenance Technician, PJ Helicopters
By Aaron Karp
68 Accident Recovery Trust We Must By David Jack Kenny
72 Fly Safe No More Excuses By Christopher Young
76 Work Safe Managing the Dirty Dozen By Zac Noble
79 Index of Advertisers
80 Last Look Able Aerospace Services Bell 412 Main Rotor Head Overhaul
By Mark Bennett
Teterboro, New Jersey, USA General Aviation
VICE CHAIR B. Adam Hammond
Tennessee Valley Authority Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Government Service
TREASURER Nicole Battjes
Rainbow Helicopters Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Commercial Aviation
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Mark A. Schlaefli Dakota Rotors LLC
Custer, South Dakota, USA Commercial 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
Brian Jorgenson Timberline Helicopters
Sandpoint, Idaho, USA Commercial Aviation
Rick Kenin Boston MedFlight
Bedford, Massachusetts, USA Commercial Aviation
Randal R. Rowles Helicopter Institute Inc.
Fort Worth, Texas, USA Commercial Aviation
Stacy Sheard
Executive Jet Management/Fanatics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Commercial Aviation
MARCH 2023 THE MAGAZINE OF HELICOPTER ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
ON THE COVER: It’s nearly here! Leonardo appears almost ready to complete its 20-year pursuit of FAA certification for the world’s first certificated civil tiltrotor, the AW609. (Leonardo Helicopters US Photo)
The AW609 Vertical Aviation’s Game Changer
Robert Miller Stallings Titan Aviation Fuels
New Bern, North Carolina, USA General Aviation
LEGAL ADVISOR
H. Bryan Brewer III Crowell & Moring LLP
Washington, D.C., USA SPECIAL ADVISOR–
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGY Jonathan Daniels
Praxis Aerospace Concepts International, Inc.
Searchlight, Nevada, USA
SPECIAL ADVISOR– INTERNATIONAL
Francois Lassale Heli SGI
Denpasar Selatan, Bali, Indonesia
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