HAI
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR
Nicole Battjes
Rainbow Helicopters Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Commercial Aviation
8 From the Board Vertical Aviation Is Vital By Nicole Battjes
DEPARTMENTS/COLUMNS 26 FlyOver
HELI Chicago and a Bell 222 By Mark Bennett
10 President’s Message Aviation’s Past, Present, and Future By James A. Viola
12 Advocating for You An Exciting Time
By Cade Clark, John Shea, and Katia Veraza
15 ROTORWash X
HAI Briefs
X HAI on Social X
HAI Member Benefit of the Month: Purdue Global
XRotorcraft Events X
5 Dos & Don’ts for Managing Fatigue and Maintenance Duty Cycles
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In the Spotlight: Rear Admiral Melvin W. Bouboulis, District 13 Commander, US Coast Guard
60 Work Safe Rotorcraft and Safety Go Hand in Hand
By Zac Noble 63 Index of Advertisers
64 Member Focus AC AIR Technology By Mark Bennett
52 Flight Path Nick Mayhew, CAE USA
54 Accident Recovery Lessons Not Learned By David Jack Kenny
58 Fly Safe
When Objects Go Airborne By Christine Knauer
VICE CHAIR
Mark A. Schlaefli Dakota Rotors LLC
Custer, South Dakota, USA Commercial Aviation
TREASURER Rick Kenin
Boston MedFlight
Bedford, Massachusetts, USA Commercial Aviation
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Brian Jorgenson Timberline Helicopters Sandpoint, Idaho, USA Commercial Aviation
PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER James A. Viola
Helicopter Association International Alexandria, Virginia, USA
DIRECTOR, CORPORATE AFFAIRS & CORPORATE SECRETARY
Sarah Arnold
Helicopter Association International Alexandria, Virginia, USA
DIRECTORS Paul Gottwig
Los Angeles County Fire Department Los Angeles, California, USA Government Service
David McColl Winco, Inc.
Aurora, Oregon, USA General Aviation
Randal R. Rowles Helicopter Institute Inc.
Fort Worth, Texas, USA Commercial Aviation
SEPTEMBER 2023 THE MAGAZINE OF HELICOPTER ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
ON THE COVER:With new ownership and management, MD Helicopters is working hard to capture new customers and retain existing ones. One repeat buyer is the Huntington Beach (California) Police Department, which recently acquired three MD 530Fs. The first, on a pre-delivery flight, was photographed by Mark Bennett as it banked over a highway north of the manufacturer’s plant in Mesa, Arizona. Read how MD Helicopters is “back to business,” starting on p. 46.
MD Helicopters Powering Ahead
Stacy Sheard
Executive Jet Management/Fanatics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Commercial Aviation
Robert Miller Stallings Titan Aviation Fuels
New Bern, North Carolina, USA General Aviation
LEGAL ADVISOR
H. Bryan Brewer III Crowell & Moring LLP
Washington, DC, USA SPECIAL ADVISOR–
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY Jonathan Daniels
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Praxis Aerospace Concepts International Searchlight, Nevada, USA
SPECIAL ADVISOR–INTERNATIONAL
Francois Lassale Heli SGI
Denpasar Selatan, Bali, Indonesia
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