DEPARTMENTS/COLUMNS
8 Chairman’s Letter A Couple of Points Before I Go By Jim Wisecup
10 President’s Message Zero Accidents: Still the Goal By Matt Zuccaro
12 Advocating for You Tell Them About It By Cade Clark
14 RotorWash XX
HAI Briefs XX XX HAI on Social
One Question, Many Answers: What new technological breakthrough would benefit your operations?
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5 Dos & Don’ts for Taking OTC Medication
Safety Snapshot
In the Spotlight: Dan Elwell, FAA Helicopter Events
24 FlyOver Airbus Helicopters H135
58 HFI Trailblazers Rex Bishopp: Alaska Aviation Pioneer By Dan Sweet
64 Future Faces “Don’t Let Anything Get in Your Way” By Allison McKay
65 Flight Path Lisa Rezende
66 Recent Accidents & Incidents
69 Accident Recovery Too Much Fun By David Jack Kenny
71 Keeping Up Training to the Individual By Josh Larsen
72 Fly Safe Is Technology Killing Us? By Matt Callan
73 Work Safe The Pressure to Fix By Zac Noble
74 Index of Advertisers
76 Field Notes Rotorcorp Serves the Global Market By Jenna Scafuri
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN
James O. Wisecup Air Methods Corporation
Englewood, Colorado, USA Commercial
VICE CHAIRMAN David Bjellos
Agro-Industrial Management
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA General Aviation
TREASURER Jan Becker
Becker Helicopter Services Marcoola, Queensland, Australia Commercial
ASSISTANT TREASURER Stacy Sheard
Executive Jet Management Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Commercial
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Matthew S. Zuccaro HAI
Alexandria, Virginia, USA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Edward F. DiCampli HAI
Alexandria, Virginia, USA CORPORATE SECRETARY
Roxanne R. Fox HAI
Alexandria, Virginia, USA DIRECTORS
Douglas Barclay Kachina Aviation
Nampa, Idaho, USA Commercial
Jack Matiasevich Southern California Edison
Chino, California, USA General Aviation
Randal R. Rowles Helicopter Institute
Fort Worth, Texas, USA Commercial
Daniel B. Schwarzbach Houston Police Department
SPRING 2019 THE MAGAZINE OF HELICOPTER ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
Middle Georgia State University
Aviation The South’s
Hidden Gem
ON THE COVER: Writer/photographer Mark Bennett shot this Guimbal Cabri G2, piloted by CFIs Andrew Moffett (left) and Jesse Goff of the Middle Georgia State University School of Aviation. The school offers maintenance, flight, and air traffic control training, as well as other aviation two- and four-year degrees, in a collegiate setting in Eastman, Georgia. ROTOR editor Gina Kvitkovich profiles one of Georgia’s best-kept secrets.
Houston, Texas, USA Government Service
Marc T. Stanley
MassMutual Financial Group Springfield, Massachusetts, USA General Aviation
LEGAL ADVISOR
H. Bryan Brewer III Crowell & Moring LLP
Washington, D.C., USA
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