Above: Robinson instructor Guillaume Maillet speaks to the class on the first day of a three-day pilot safety course at the OEM’s headquarters in Torrance, California, on Oct. 16.

HAI Senior Director of Safety Chris Hill (left) and Western US Regional Representative Chuck Street pose with Robinson Helicopter Company instructor Guillaume Maillet (center) during a visit to the OEM’s Torrance, California, facility on Oct. 16, 2023.
HAI Senior Director of Safety Chris Hill and Western US Regional Representative Chuck Street visited longtime HAI member Robinson Helicopter Company on Oct. 16.
Chris and Chuck gave a brief presentation before a group attending a three-day pilot safety course at the OEM’s facility in Torrance, California. The pair discussed the many safety resources available to the vertical aviation community through HAI, the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST), and the Vertical Aviation Safety Team (VAST).
Robinson Helicopter has been a member of HAI since 1976.