ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2Last Hover Last Hover Matthew Zuccaro Past HAI President and CEO Former HAI President and CEO Matthew Zuccaro died Feb. 25, 2020,…ROTOR StaffMay 29, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2Future Faces HAI Scholarship Recipient Sarah-Grace Blanton Funds give Marine Corps veteran a sense of security and hope. With her aeronautical engineer father as a…Jaasmin FooteMay 27, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2Accident Recovery Untangling the East River Crash A failure to “mitigate foreseeable risks” proves lethal. Aviation’s approach to risk management has evolved into a two-pronged…David Jack KennyMay 22, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2 IIMC Battle Plan Prepare for IIMC Get Rated. Take the first step to surviving IIMC: get a rotorcraft instrument rating and maintain…Chris HillMay 18, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2Fly Safe Unplanned VFR Flight into IMC: Stop the Insanity What’s your IIMC battle plan? It’s a quiet Sunday morning on Jan. 26, 2020. The HAI HELI-EXPO® flight…Chris HillMay 15, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2Work Safe PPE in These Unprecedented Times During a global pandemic, personal protective equipment is hard to find—and still critical. What a difference a month makes.…Zac NobleMay 12, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2Flight Path Meet Eugene Reynolds Eugene Reynolds Coupeville, Washington, USA Current job: Assistant chief pilot for Life Flight Network, a medical transport company in the…ROTOR StaffMay 8, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2Features UAS Market Ready for a Breakout The market for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS, or drones) grows bigger every year, as more companies, industries, and…Dan ReedMay 5, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2Features Steve Dickson’s 30,000-Foot View FAA Administrator Stephen M. Dickson attended 12 different schools as his family moved to posts across the United…Gina KvitkovichMay 2, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2Features Cautious Optimism Marks HAI HELI-EXPO 2020 Safety and steady growth take the main stage at this year’s show. HAI HELI-EXPO 2020 kicked off in…Jen BoyerApril 29, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2Features Helinet Flies Ahead Like many of her colleagues in aviation, Kathryn Purwin has gotten The Call—the one that delivers dreaded news…Gina KvitkovichApril 26, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2Features Air Ambulances in a COVID-19 World Air medical operators reset best practices and protective measures in the fight against an insidious pandemic. In just…Jen BoyerApril 23, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2Recent Accidents and Incidents Recent Accidents & Incidents The rotorcraft accidents and incidents listed here occurred between Jul. 1 and Sep. 30, 2019. The accident details shown are preliminary…ROTOR StaffApril 21, 2020
Helicopter EventsROTOR Magazine2020 Q2ROTOR Wash Helicopter Events CANCELED The following events have been canceled for 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic: APSCON 2020…ROTOR StaffApril 20, 2020
In the SpotlightROTOR Magazine2020 Q2ROTOR Wash NFL Star Helps Kids Pursue Aviation Careers Jimmy Graham: Chicago Bears tight end and instrument-rated pilot. NFL tight end Jimmy Graham—newly signed to a lucrative…Dan ReedApril 16, 2020
5 Dos and DontsROTOR Magazine2020 Q2ROTOR Wash Unplanned VFR Flight into IMC 1 DO get trained and stay proficient. Training, certification, and proficiency are the best weapons against inadvertent entry into instrument…Chris HillApril 13, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2HAI BriefsROTOR Wash ROTOR Launches New Digital Format With this issue of ROTOR, we debut a robust digital platform for the magazine, making it easier for…ROTOR StaffApril 7, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2ROTOR Wash HAI Names Rob Volmer VP of Marketing Communications Robert M. Volmer has joined HAI as the vice president of Marketing Communications. In this role, Rob will…ROTOR StaffApril 4, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2ROTOR Wash1 Questions 4 Answers How Do You Deal with IIMC? Inadvertent entry into instrument meteorological conditions (IIMC) is one of the top three causes of fatal helicopter accidents.…ROTOR StaffApril 1, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2HAI BriefsROTOR Wash HAI Debuts Weekly Webinar Series HAI is now offering a series of weekly webinars covering a wide range of topics to meet the rotorcraft community’s…ROTOR StaffMarch 28, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2Advocating for You Advocating for You Legislative Update The US Congress has been busy this year attempting to provide a financial lifeline to the…ROTOR StaffMarch 25, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2IMHO License to Learn Where will pilots get the education they need to fly safely? As an 18-year-old planning for my future…Stan RoseMarch 22, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2Message from the President Reaching Our Potential Preparing for a sustainable future. We’re nearly halfway through the year, and frankly, 2020 has been a bumpy…James ViolaMarch 19, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2From the Board HAI Keeps Moving No pandemic paralysis here The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many daily activities to a halt while simultaneously forcing…Jan BeckerMarch 16, 2020
ROTOR Magazine2020 Q2FlyOver FlyOver Army Aviation Heritage Foundation | Bell AH-1F Palm Springs, California | Sep. 28, 2019 Pilot: Eric PachecoROTOR StaffFebruary 24, 2020