HAI
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR
Stacy Sheard
Executive Jet Management/Fanatics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Commercial Aviation
VICE CHAIR
Randal R. Rowles Helicopter Institute Inc.
Fort Worth, Texas, USA Commercial Aviation
TREASURER
Jeffery Smith ROP Aviation
Teterboro, New Jersey, USA General Aviation
ASSISTANT TREASURER Jack Matiasevich
Southern California Edison Co. Chino, California, 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
Mark A. Schlaefli Redding Air Service
Redding, California, 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 Q4 ROTOR 3 X X
6 From the Board The Vertical Flight Family By Randy Rowles
DEPARTMENTS/COLUMNS 24 FlyOver
US Customs and Border Protection and a Sikorsky UH-60A
8 President’s Message Pandemic-Generated Innovation By James A. Viola
10 Advocating for You The Post-Election Landscape By Cade Clark and John Shea
13 ROTORWash X
HAI Briefs
X HAI on Social X
One Question, Many Answers: What changes have you made since experiencing—or narrowly avoiding—an aviation accident?
5 Dos & Don’ts for Working in Longline Operations
In the Spotlight: Mark Bathrick, Director, Office of Aviation Services, US Department of the Interior X Helicopter Events
58 Recent Accidents & Incidents
61 Accident Recovery Bad Assumptions By David Jack Kenny
64 Work Safe Ensure Fuel Purity with Soak Testing By Walter P. Chartrand
66 Flight Path Ann Protheroe
67 Future Faces HAI Scholarship Recipient Nic Tillim By Jaasmin Foote
69 Index of Advertisers
70 Last Look Lazy T Ranch’s Airbus AS350 B3e By Mark Bennett
ArizonainFlames HELICOPTERS JOIN THE FIGHT
2020 QUARTER 4 THE MAGAZINE OF HELICOPTER ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
ON THE COVER: Pilot Marco Gnos and his Bell 205A-1, operated by Summit Helicopters, departs Arizona’s Payson Airport (KPAN) after refueling to return to the Polles Fire, a wildfire burning about 11 miles west. A resident of Arizona, writer/photographer Mark Bennett documents that state’s busy fire season in a photo essay on p. 48.
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