search.noResults

search.searching

dataCollection.invalidEmail
note.createNoteMessage

search.noResults

search.searching

orderForm.title

orderForm.productCode
orderForm.description
orderForm.quantity
orderForm.itemPrice
orderForm.price
orderForm.totalPrice
orderForm.deliveryDetails.billingAddress
orderForm.deliveryDetails.deliveryAddress
orderForm.noItems
DEPARTMENTS/COLUMNS


8 From the Board Finding Your Passion (Again) By Jack Matiasevich


10 President’s Message Tell Me What You Want By Jim Viola


12 IMHO


Designing Urban VTOL Safety By Chris Van Buiten


14 Advocating for You XX


XX XX


Legislative Spotlight Legislative Updates Outside the Beltway


19 RotorWash XX


HAI Briefs XX XX HAI on Social


One Question, Many Answers: What are the top reasons other than pay that helicopter industry pros stay with an employer?


XX


In the Spotlight: HeliOffshore Brings Safety Innovation to Offshore Operators


XX XX


5 Best Practices for Minimizing Your Helicopter’s Noise Helicopter Events


26 FlyOver Bristow Group and a Sikorsky S-92


66 Flight Path Melissa Wnorowski


67 Future Faces Foundation Scholarship Winner Pursues Dream of Community Service By Victoria Pender


68 Recent Accidents & Incidents


71 Accident Recovery Risky Business By David Jack Kenny


74 Work Safe If You See Something, Say Something By Zac Noble


76 Keeping Up Training for IIMC Is Crucial By Terry Palmer


79 Index of Advertisers


80 Last Look T&M Aviation’s Bell 206B-3 By Mark Bennett


BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR


Jan Becker


Becker Helicopter Services Marcoola, Queensland, Australia Commercial Aviation


VICE CHAIR Stacy Sheard


Executive Jet Management Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Commercial Aviation


TREASURER


Daniel B. Schwarzbach Houston Police Department


Houston, Texas, USA Government Service


ASSISTANT TREASURER


James O. Wisecup Air Methods Corporation Englewood, Colorado, USA Commercial Aviation


PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER


James A. Viola 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 Aviation


Jack Matiasevich Southern California Edison


Chino, California, USA General Aviation


Randal R. Rowles Helicopter Institute, Inc.


Fort Worth, Texas, USA Commercial Aviation


Jeffery Smith R.O.P. Aviation


WINTER 2020 THE MAGAZINE OF HELICOPTER ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL


ON THE COVER: Bernhard Stachelberger shot this Air Zermatt Bell 429 during a winching operation near the Saas-Fee resort in the Swiss Alps. Stachelberger is a helicopter pilot as well as a talented photographer—he was a category winner in the 2017 ROTOR Photo Contest. This cover-worthy image earned him an Honorable Mention in this year’s contest.


2020 PHOTO CONTEST


Teterboro, New Jersey, USA General Aviation


Marc T. Stanley


MassMutual Financial Group Springfield, Massachusetts, USA General Aviation


LEGAL ADVISOR


H. Bryan Brewer III Crowell & Moring LLP


Washington, D.C., USA


4 ROTOR WINTER 2020


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84