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December 2020

On the cover: Pilot Marco Gnos and his Bell 205A-1, operated by Summit Helicopters, departs Arizona’s Payson Airport (KPAN) after refueling to return to the Polles Fire, a wildfire burning about 11 miles west. A resident of Arizona, writer/photographer Mark Bennett documents that state’s busy fire season in a photo essay on p. 48.
Photographer: Mark Bennett
Helicopter: Bell 205A-1
Location: Payson Airport (KPAN)


HAI@Work Webinar: Inside PHI Americas’ New Maintenance Apprenticeships

After several lean years made even worse with the onset of the 2020 pandemic, the oil and gas industry has finally started seeing an uptick in business. While that’s good news for operators supporting offshore energy production, it puts additional strain on A&P mechanics already struggling to complete their daily work. During the Dec. 3 […]







HAI@Work: Finding Success: Careers as a Rotorcraft Pilot II

Helicopter pilots fly exciting missions all over the world, from fighting fires in Greece to hauling timber in Canada, from mustering cattle in Australia to transporting the injured in Norway. They film movie stars making Hollywood blockbusters and then they fly those stars out to their yachts. Whether you are looking for your first job […]



HAI@Work: Working Groups- Industry Leadership in Action

The HAI@Work webinar on Oct. 29, 2020, brought you updates on three of HAI’s Working Groups. Fly Neighborly’s chair, Juliet Page, shared key elements of the important effort to train helicopter pilots in reducing the noise of their aircraft as perceived on the ground, and discussed how the working group’s new testing data on nine […]