Helicopter Association International

HAI joins newly formed Vertical Aviation Safety Team (VAST)

June 01, 2021

HAI is pleased to be a part of the newly formed international Vertical Aviation Safety Team (VAST) and joins the organization's other members in announcing its launch.

HAI Member Spotlight: Hampton Roads Helicopters, Virginia, USA

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May 25, 2021

Hampton Roads Helicopters is a full-service aviation company based at Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG) in Chesapeake, Virginia. The operator is one of two companies owned by lifetime industry veteran Dave Hynes, a helicopter and airplane flight instructor and helicopter designated pilot examiner.

HAI Spotlight on Safety: taking your operation to the next level

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May 20, 2021

In this month’s HAI Spotlight on Safety, we focus on confined-area operations. Matt Goertz of Trans Aero warns of the small margin for error that pilots encounter in such work and the importance of calculating performance limitations while “paying attention to wind and density altitude.”

HAI Member Spotlight: Luma Technologies, Washington, USA

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May 18, 2021

Since 2006, Bellevue, Washington-based Luma Technologies has designed and manufactured lighted displays and custom switches for rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. The company was founded with the goal of bringing affordable solid-state technology to the evolving cockpit environment.

HAI@Work Webinar, May 13: On Patrol with the Texas Department of Public Safety

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May 12, 2021

Texas’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) Aircraft Operations Division protects the Lone Star State with 15 helicopters, 9 fixed-wing aircraft, 50 police pilots, and more. Join us for this week’s HAI@ Work webinar, where we’ll speak with an experienced DPS pilot about his agency’s impressive work.

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HAI Member Spotlight: Eagle Copters, Canada

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May 04, 2021

Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Eagle Copters operates on three continents through an international network of subsidiaries, affiliates, and joint-venture partnerships. With locations in North America, South America, and Australia, Eagle specializes in worldwide helicopter fleet management, including sales, ...

Ingenuity’s rotor blade designers on how to fly a helicopter on Mars

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May 03, 2021

At the HAI@Work webinar on Apr. 29, some of the great minds that enabled a helicopter to fly on another planet shared the process, design considerations, trials, and eventual success that let Ingenuity fly on Mars.

HAI Member Spotlight: Prime Industries, Peachtree City, Georgia, USA

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April 27, 2021

Prime Industries is an international trading company specializing in parts services for rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft. The company serves commercial and government clients, focusing mainly on parts stock, sales, exchanges, repairs, overhaul, and maintenance for Airbus helicopters.

HAI Member Spotlight: Alaska Land Exploration, Alaska

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April 20, 2021

Based in Fairbanks, Alaska, FAA Part 135 operator Alaska Land Exploration offers a variety of helicopter flight, maintenance, repair, and support services for business, industry, and tourism in the region. The Robinson R44 Raven II is Alaska Land Exploration’s primary aircraft. The affordable workhorse has....

HAI salutes Mars Helicopter’s 1st flight, changes name temporarily

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April 19, 2021

Helicopter Association Interplanetary (HAI) is thrilled to acknowledge the first successful flight of the Mars Helicopter, the first powered....

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