HAI
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR
Stacy Sheard
Executive Jet Management/Fanatics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Commercial Aviation
VICE CHAIR Marc T. Stanley
MassMutual Financial Group Springfield, Massachusetts, USA General Aviation
TREASURER
Randal R. Rowles Helicopter Institute Inc.
Fort Worth, Texas, USA Commercial Aviation
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Jeffery Smith R.O.P. Aviation
Teterboro, New Jersey, USA General 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
Douglas K. Barclay Kachina Aviation
Nampa, Idaho, USA Commercial Aviation
Jan Becker
Becker Helicopter Services Pty Ltd Marcoola, Queensland, Australia Commercial Aviation
B. Adam Hammond
Tennessee Valley Authority Helicopter Services
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Government Service
Jack Matiasevich
Southern California Edison Co. Chino, California, USA General Aviation
Mark A. Schlaefli Sundance Helicopters, Inc.
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Commercial Aviation
Nicole L. Vandelaar Novictor Helicopters
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Commercial Aviation
LEGAL ADVISER
H. Bryan Brewer III Crowell & Moring LLP
Washington, D.C., USA
SPECIAL ADVISER – UAS Scott Burgess, PhD
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Rule, Texas, USA
2020 Q3 ROTOR 3 X X DEPARTMENTS/COLUMNS
6 From the Board Finding Your Next Opportunity By Stacy Sheard
8 President’s Message Seeking Translational Lift By James A. Viola
10 IMHO Safety Needs a Safety Culture By Jennifer Homendy
12 Advocating for You X
Legislative Update X Legislative Spotlight
15 ROTORWash X
HAI Briefs
X HAI on Social X
One Question, Many Answers: Are you prepared for flight after COVID?
In the Spotlight: Randall Rochon, Vice Chair, Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals
5 Dos & Don’ts for Implementing Flight-Data Monitoring
24 FlyOver Wilson Construction and an MD 500E
52 Flight Path Samantha Bean
53 Future Faces WAI Scholarship Winner Diana Stearns By Jaasmin Foote
54 Recent Accidents & Incidents
56 Accident Recovery Practice Makes Perfect By David Jack Kenny
59 Fly Safe Making Safety Simple (but Effective) By Zac Noble
61 Last Hover James O. Wisecup
61 Index of Advertisers
62 Last Look Van Horn Aviation’s Bell 206B By Mark Bennett
Stacy Sheard
HAI’s 2020–21 Chair Builds Connections Around the World
2020 QUARTER 3 THE MAGAZINE OF HELICOPTER ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
ON THE COVER: Aviation photographer Dan Sweet (who also has a day job as HAI’s director of public relations and communications) photographed HAI Board of Directors Chair Stacy Sheard at the Fanatics hangar at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) on Jun. 8, 2020. An AW139 captain who flies corporate transport, Sheard is also an energetic networker with a passion for helping veterans and, well, just about anybody. She has a personal message to HAI members on p. 6, and her profile begins on p. 26.
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