4-Feb-2010Source: HAI
HAI is pleased to announce the 2010 Eurocopter Golden Hour Award recipient, Crew of CGNR 6573; U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska. At approximately 6:00 a.m. on January 30, 2009, it was reported that a crewman on a fishing vessel south of Sanak Island in Alaska was suffering a severe head injury.... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: HAI
HAI is pleased to announce the 2010 MD Helicopters Law Enforcement Award recipient, the New Zealand Police Air Support Unit; Auckland, New Zealand. The New Zealand Police Air Support Unit (ASU), “Operation EAGLE,†was formed in November 1988 as a three-month trial using airborne police officers to combat rising crime in the city of Auckland.... Read more
19-Jan-2010Source: HAI
HAI is pleased to announce the 2010 Sikorsky Humanitarian Service Award recipient, Crew of CGNR 6033; U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida. On September 7, 2008, the crew of U.S. Coast Guard CGNR 6033 launched from Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, to respond to a stricken fishing vessel with four people aboard, 50... Read more
19-Jan-2010Source: HAI
HAI is pleased to announce the 2010 AgustaWestland Safety Award recipient, Terry Palmer; Manager of Rotorcraft Programs, Flight Safety International, Dallas, Texas. Terry Palmer’s impressive aviation career began when she served on the airport board in Mesquite, Texas while obtaining her initial pilot ratings. Soon after, in 1989, she opened an FAA Part 141 Flight... Read more
15-Jan-2010Source: HAI
HAI is pleased to announce the 2010 W. A. (Dub) Blessing Certified Flight Instructor of the Year Award recipient, Tom Read; Check Airman and Flight Instructor, Omniflight Helicopters, Addison, Texas. Tom Read has garnered a decorated and prestigious accident and incident-free career, earning 19 Pilot Proficiency awards from the FAA. Read graduated from the U.S.... Read more
15-Jan-2010Source: HAI
HAI is pleased to announce the 2010 Excellence in Communications Award recipient, Ken Swartz; North American Editor, Helicopter International and HELiDATA News, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Since 1974, Ken Swartz has written continuously on the helicopter industry, and has played a leading role in bringing news of the Canadian helicopter industry – the world’s second largest – to... Read more
13-Jan-2010Source: HAI
HAI is pleased to announce the 2010 Bell Helicopter Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Tim Wahlberg; Chairman of the Board, Evergreen International Aviation, Inc. McMinnville, Oregon. Wahlberg began his aviation career in 1963, serving as a U.S. Army helicopter mechanic in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and U.S.... Read more
11-Jan-2010Source: HAI
HAI is pleased to announce the 2010 Pilot of the Year Award recipient, Earl S Palmer; Chief Pilot, Hillcrest Aircraft Company, Lewiston, Idaho. Earl S Palmer’s versatility and quest for professional excellence has been evident in a career spanning nearly 50 years. In 1962 Palmer enlisted in the U.S. Army as a Caribou mechanic, and... Read more
11-Jan-2010Source: HAI
HAI is pleased to announce the 2010 Rolls-Royce Excellence in Helicopter Maintenance Award recipient, Robert Peterson; Consultant, Columbia Helicopters, Inc., Aurora, Oregon. Over a span of 46 years, Robert Peterson has become a renowned authority on aircraft hydraulic systems. As such, he is routinely sought after as an instructor and speaker at conferences around the... Read more