HAI
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN
Randal R. Rowles Helicopter Institute Inc.
Fort Worth, Texas, USA Commercial Aviation
VICE CHAIRMAN
Jeffery Smith R.O.P. Aviation
Teterboro, New Jersey, USA General Aviation
TREASURER Jack Matiasevich
Southern California Edison Co. Chino, California, USA General Aviation
ASSISTANT TREASURER B. Adam Hammond
Tennessee Valley Authority Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Government Service
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 Nicole Battjes
Rainbow Helicopters Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Commercial Aviation
Brian Jorgenson Timberline Helicopters
Sandpoint, Idaho, USA Commercial Aviation
Rick Kenin Boston MedFlight
Bedford, Massachusetts, USA Commercial Aviation
Mark A. Schlaefli Redding Air Service
Redding, California, USA Commercial Aviation
Stacy Sheard
Executive Jet Management/Fanatics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Commercial Aviation
LEGAL ADVISOR
H. Bryan Brewer III Crowell & Moring LLP
Washington, D.C., USA
UAS SPECIAL ADVISOR Jonathan Daniels
Praxis Aerospace Concepts International, Inc.
Searchlight, Nevada, USA SEPTEMBER 2021 ROTOR 3 DEPARTMENTS/COLUMNS
6 From the Board The Value of Membership By Randy Rowles
7 President’s Message Seeing Aviation from All Sides By James A. Viola
8 IMHO 5G Interference: A Helicopter Air Ambulance Perspective
By Rick Kenin
10 Advocating for You Why Representation Matters
By Cade Clark, John Shea, and Emma Taylor
15 ROTORWash
HAI Briefs
HAI on Social
One Question, Many Answers: How Do You Control FOD in Your Operation? Rotorcraft Events
22 FlyOver Deputy Steve Timlin and a Eurocopter AS350 B2
58 Flight Path Faith Lorenz
60 Recent Accidents & Incidents
63 Accident Recovery Out of Character By David Jack Kenny
66 Fly Safe Seeing Clearly By Zac Noble
68 Keeping Up How Do You Keep Your Training in Check?
By Matt Presnal
70 Last Hover
Shawn Coyle Bob Whitson
71 Index of Advertisers
72 Last Look Vertical Aviation Technologies S-52L Hummingbird
By Mark Bennett Randy
Rowles HAI’s 2021–22 Chairman Keeps Moving Forward
SEPTEMBER 2021 THE MAGAZINE OF HELICOPTER ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
ON THE COVER: In this Mark Bennett photo, Randy Rowles, president of Helicopter Institute in Fort Worth, Texas, surveys the city while at the controls of his company’s AS350 B2. The 2021–22 chairman of HAI, Rowles will lead the association as it navigates several challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic and workforce shortages. Read more about Rowles and his plans for the coming year in the From the Board column on p. 6 and in a profile beginning on p. 24.
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