Wed, Jan 10, 2007
Will Be Honored at Heli-Expo 2007 In Orlando
Helicopter Association International tipped Aero-News this week
to the winners of its 2006 "Salute to Excellence" Awards. Now in
its 46th year, the "Salute to Excellence" Awards program recognizes
outstanding achievement performed by individuals or companies in
the international helicopter industry.
Winners will be recognized during the HAI "Salute to Excellence"
Awards banquet and ceremony, to be held on Friday, March 2 at
Heli-Expo 2007 in Orlando, FL.
Without further adieu, here are the winners:
- Aviation Maintenance Technician Award: Ron
Gilroy; Maintenance Supervisor, Columbia Helicopters, Portland,
OR
- Aviation Repair Specialist Award: Richard
Wolfgang; Avionics Shop Supervisor, Columbia Helicopters, Portland,
OR
- Igor I. Sikorsky Award for Humanitarian
Service: Crew of Helicopter ER-MHH (Alexey Ostapenko, Oleg
Pazynitch, Alexander Ivlev, Senior Constable Barry Shepherd, and
John Funnell), Heli Harvest Ltd., Howick, Auckland, New
Zealand
- The Joe Mashman Safety Award: Scott Baxter;
Flight Instructor/ Bell Flight Training Academy, Bell Helicopter,
Fort Worth, TX
- Outstanding Certified Flight Instructor Award:
Mel Schiller; Flight Instructor, Canadian Helicopters Limited,
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
- Agusta Community Service Award: New York City
Police Department Aviation Unit, Brooklyn, NY
- Eurocopter Golden Hour Award: Crew of HH-65C
CG6553 (Lieutenant Brian S. Waring, Lieutenant Patrick M.
Lineberry, AET2 David S. Fanelli, AST1 John D. Isbell), United
States Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, Savannah, GA
- Excellence in Communications Award: Mike Reyno
and Linda Reyno; Editor and Publisher, Vertical Magazine,
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
- Helicopter Maintenance Award: Glen Cornett;
Director of Maintenance, PHI, Inc., Lafayette, LA
- MD Helicopters Law Enforcement Award: Monica
McIntyre; Law Enforcement Pilot (retired), SkyKnight Program, City
of Lakewood, California/Sheriff's Department, Huntington Beach,
CA
- Lawrence D. Bell Memorial Award: Wanda Lee
Rogers; President, Rogers Helicopters, Inc., Clovis, CA
- Robert E. Trimble Memorial Award: Ken Eichner;
Pilot (retired), TEMSCO Helicopters, Ketchikan, AK
- Pilot of the Year Award: Dale L. Weir; Pilot,
Columbia Helicopters, Portland, OR
ANN salutes all the winners of these prestigious awards.
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