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Alexandria, VA 22314-2898 703-683-4646 | [email protected] 2 ROTOR March 2021 www.rotor.org DEPARTMENTS/COLUMNS HAI BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR MARCH 2021 THE MAGAZINE OF HELICOPTER ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL Stacy Sheard ON THE COVER: Roberto José Garcia Executive Jet Management/Fanatics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Hernandez earned himself an Honorable Commercial Aviation A Mention in this year’s ROTOR Magazine Photo 360° Contest with this January 2020 shot of a VICE CHAIR Approach Colombian Air Force Huey II conducting a Randal R. Rowles to IIMC firefighting mission in a nature park in Helicopter Institute Inc. AVOID ... RECOVER ... TRAIN Fort Worth, Texas, USA Colombia’s Antioquia Department. Garcia Commercial Aviation Hernandez’s split-second timing forces the First Person The Salvador Allende viewer to wait—just like the two figures in the Rescue TREASURER Huey—to see where the water will fall. Turn to Jeffery Smith p. 55 to see more great photos of helicopters. 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LEGAL ADVISER Subscribe or Renew at Update My Mailing Address H. Bryan Brewer III Crowell & Moring LLP rotor.org/subscribe Log into your rotor.org web account to update Washington, D.C., USA Your two-year subscription your mailing address, OR send updates to SPECIAL ADVISER – UAS to ROTOR is FREE. [email protected]. Scott Burgess, PhD Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Rule, Texas, USA MARCH 2021 ROTOR 3 CONTRIBUTORS QUESTIONS • REPRINTS • FEEDBACK • SEND TO [email protected] OR CALL 703-683-4646 Mark Bennett Cade Clark Thomas McKenzie Mark Bennett worked for HAI’s VP of government affairs, Thomas McKenzie is a retired US McDonnell Douglas Helicopter/ Cade Clark has directed Coast Guard chief public affairs Boeing for a decade, then in 1999 association advocacy programs for specialist with experience in cofounded an aerospace-only nearly 20 years. Growing up, he Alaska; Washington, D.C.; New marketing agency. With 30 years worked at an FBO where Cade York City; the San Francisco Bay of photography and design experience serving learned to fly, washed planes, got in the Area; and 42 other US locations. His final the aerospace and defense industries, he mechanics’ way, idolized the old-timers and their assignment was on the Coast Guard’s National founded AeroMark Images to shoot and write for stories, and deepened his love for all things Strike Force Public Information Assist Team, a both industry and media. general aviation. four-person crisis, emergency, and risk communications disaster-response unit. Scott Boughton Jaasmin Foote Scott Boughton, an outspoken Jaasmin Foote joined HAI as the Zac Noble advocate for improved safety association’s social media manager Zac Noble joined HAI as its deputy through focused intentional in March, just a week before the director of flight operations and training, is a veteran Part 135 COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. technical services after 11 years of instructor/check pilot. Currently an She holds a bachelor’s degree in flying in the air medical sector. A IFR pilot in command in the EC135, part-time English and is currently pursuing her master’s in US Army veteran, Zac’s aviation production test pilot, and vice chairman of the marketing. Jaasmin is responsible for all the cool career spans more than 35 years. He is a HAI Training Working Group, Scott holds posts on HAI’s social media platforms. Follow dual-rated ATP, a dual-rated CFII, and an A&P rotorcraft ATP and CFII certificates. us, drop by, and say hi! with IA privileges. Jen Boyer David Jack Kenny John Shea Jen Boyer is a 20-year journalism David Jack Kenny is a fixed-wing John Shea joined HAI as director and public relations professional in ATP with commercial privileges for of government affairs in 2019. He the aviation industry, having helicopter. He also holds degrees came to HAI from the National worked for flight schools, OEMs, in statistics. From 2008 through Association of State Aviation and operators. She holds a 2017, he worked for AOPA’s Air Officials (NASAO), where he was rotorcraft commercial instrument license with Safety Institute, where he authored eight interim president in 2018 and lead government CFI and CFII ratings.