2020 QUARTER 2 THE MAGAZINE OF HELICOPTER ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR
Jan Becker
Becker Helicopter Services Marcoola, Queensland, Australia Commercial Aviation
VICE CHAIR Stacy Sheard
Executive Jet Management Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Commercial Aviation
TREASURER
Daniel B. Schwarzbach Houston Police Department
Houston, Texas, USA Government Service
ASSISTANT TREASURER
James O. Wisecup Air Methods Corporation Englewood, Colorado, USA Commercial Aviation
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
James A. Viola HAI
Alexandria, Virginia, USA CORPORATE SECRETARY
Roxanne R. Fox HAI
Alexandria, Virginia, USA DIRECTORS
Douglas Barclay Kachina Aviation
Nampa, Idaho, USA Commercial Aviation
Jack Matiasevich Southern California Edison
Chino, California, USA General Aviation
Randal R. Rowles Helicopter Institute, Inc.
Fort Worth, Texas, USA Commercial Aviation
Jeffery Smith R.O.P. Aviation
Teterboro, New Jersey, USA General Aviation
Marc T. Stanley
MassMutual Financial Group Springfield, Massachusetts, USA General Aviation
LEGAL ADVISER
H. Bryan Brewer III Crowell & Moring LLP
Washington, D.C., USA DEPARTMENTS/COLUMNS
6 From the Board HAI Keeps Moving By Jan Becker
7 President’s Message Reaching Our Potential By James A. Viola
8 IMHO
License to Learn By Stan Rose
10 Advocating for You X
Legislative Update X Legislative Spotlight
15 RotorWash X
HAI Briefs
X HAI on Social X
X X
One Question, Many Answers: How do you deal with IIMC?
5 Dos & Don’ts for Unplanned VFR Flight into IMC
In the Spotlight: NFL Star Helps Kids Pursue Aviation Careers X Helicopter Events
24 FlyOver Bell 505
57 Flight Path Eugene Reynolds
66 Work Safe PPE in These Unprecedented Times By Zac Noble
67 Fly Safe Unplanned VFR Flight into IMC: Stop the Insanity By Chris Hill
70 Recent Accidents & Incidents
72 Accident Recovery Untangling the East River Crash By David Jack Kenny
75 Future Faces HAI Scholarship Recipient Sarah-Grace Blanton By Jaasmin Foote
76 Last Hover X
Matthew Zuccaro X Michael A. Fahey X Elling B. Halvorson
XWilliam H. “Bill” Wells Jr. 78 Index of Advertisers
79 Last Look Rotak Helicopter Services’s Kaman K-1200 K-Max By Mark Bennett
Above and Beyond
Helinet Flies Ahead
COVID-19 World page 26
ON THE COVER: Photographer Mark Bennett captured this S-76 C++ flying over the traffic on LA’s Interstate 405. The helicopter, piloted by Steve Gould (left) and copiloted by Adam Ferris, is part of Helinet’s aircraft management program, which currently oversees four aircraft.
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