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Twirly Birds Announce 2013 Les Morris Award Recipient

Represents The 'Pioneering Spirit' Of The Group

The social helicopter pilot group "Twirly Birds" has announced the 2013 Les Morris Award recipient as Mr. Jake Hart. Hart's aviation career has spanned 55 years and more than 15,000 hours in both fixed and rotary wing aircraft. After entering the U.S. Air Force in 1955, Jake Hart received his wings in 1957, and then spent ten years on active duty with a combat tour in Vietnam. Hart has been an experimental test pilot for Bell Helicopter, Vought, Aerospatiale, and American Eurocopter. His many achievements include aircraft certification projects as the primary test pilot for the adaptation of the 20mm Gatling gun on the AH-1, single pilot IFR certification for the SA341 Gazelle and SA360 Dauphin, and many other integral aircraft development programs.

After five years with Bell Helicopter in the 1960s, Hart joined Vought Helicopter Corporation in 1970 and ultimately spent 26 years through three corporate name changes and finally retired from American Eurocopter in 1996 as the director of flight operations to join SFIM, Inc. (now SAGEM Avionics, Inc.). During his tenure with SAGEM, Hart continued his developmental efforts with autopilot certifications on the EC120, EC130, Bell 206, 407, 427, and Erickson S-64.

Hart is past president of the Texas Chapter of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots Association and is active in the U.S. Air Force Helicopter Pilots Association. Mr. Hart is an active helicopter pilot and is an FAA DER both as a test pilot with flight analysis authorization.

The Les Morris Award signifies the pioneering spirit of the Twirly Birds and the award is reserved for members that have made an exemplary contribution to the helicopter community over their lifetime. The award is named for Les Morris, an early helicopter pioneer that was instrumental in many developmental phases of the helicopter and experimental test pilot techniques. One of his many achievements includes early work with Igor Sikorsky to bring a single main and tail rotor helicopter from experimental phase to full production. Twirly Bird President, Mr. Steve Sullivan will present the Les Morris Award for lifetime achievement to Mr. Hart during their annual meeting on March 5 in the Las Vegas Convention Center in the north meeting room N232 beginning at 5:00 p.m.

FMI: www.twirlybirds.org

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