airplane pilots, relying on Executive Jet Management to manage all other aspects of the aircraft, including support staff.
As part of the 2012 Sikorsky Legacy of Heroes world tour,
Stacy and colleagues visited India, where they took the opportunity to introduce these
schoolchildren to the S-92 before taking them for a flight.
Making Genuine Connections Te secret to all of her opportunities in the civil helicopter industry, Stacy believes, is the willingness to network and make genuine connections with people. After her visit and the positive impression she’d left, the chief pilot of Sundance made sure that when jobs opened up again, she was one of his first hires. Stacy never forgot this lesson and has since dedicated her volunteer time to helping others learn how to do the same. Stacy’s first HAI HELI-EXPO® was 2004 in Las Vegas, and
she hasn’t missed a show since. She was first invited to par- ticipate in the events sponsored by the Whirly-Girls, the international organization for female helicopter pilots, and then, being Stacy, found her way to other opportunities there. “I soon began participating in the HAI Pilot Mentoring Committee and in Rotorcraft Pro’s HeliSuccess Career
Development Seminar and Job Fair,” she says. “My subject was networking and how important it was to make genuine connections—the kind that help us support each other. But I really felt there was a need for military-to-civilian transition support. You really need the introduction to the civil industry and mentoring to help bridge that gap.” In 2012, Stacy was invited to speak to military aviation
personnel at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, about transitioning to the civilian world. HAI staff were also present and invited Stacy to develop the Military-to-Civilian Transition Workshop (Mil2Civ) at HAI HELI-EXPO. She has since led the Mil2Civ workshop as coordinator and presenter while also helping to recruit mentors to support military pilots in their transition. “I really wished I had that kind of support when I was transitioning,” Stacy says. “Now that I know what it takes, I can tell others and help them be successful in their civilian careers. It feels good to give back.” As a woman, Stacy believes making positive connections with others in the industry was even more important. “When
PHOTO COURTESY STACY SHEARD
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