The Helicopter Association
International (HAI) is proud to announce its "Salute to Excellence"
award winners. The 2008 "Salute to Excellence" awards program, now
in its 47th year, which recognizes outstanding achievement
performed by individuals or companies in the international
helicopter community.
And the winners are:
AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN AWARD: Milton
K. Geltz; Maintenance Director, Metro Aviation Inc., Shreveport,
LA
AVIATION REPAIR SPECIALIST AWARD: Gary Royer;
Avionics Shop Supervisor, Canadian Helicopters Limited, Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada
IGOR I. SIKORSKY AWARD FOR HUMANITARIAN
SERVICE: County of Los Angeles Fire Department, Air
Operations Section, Pacoima, CA
THE JOE MASHMAN SAFETY AWARD: Captain Paul
Smith; Pilot, Helicopters Incorporated, on assignment WABC TV,
Linden, NJ
OUTSTANDING CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AWARD:
Barry Lloyd; FAA Designated Pilot Examiner and FAA Accident
Prevention Counselor, Sacramento, CA
AGUSTA COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Richard
Dutson, Chief Helicopter Pilot, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, West
Trenton, NJ
EUROCOPTER GOLDEN HOUR AWARD: United States
Coast Guard HH-65C Crew 6548; San Francisco, CA
EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNICATIONS AWARD: Barry
Desfor; Managing Director, HeliValue$, Inc., Wauconda, IL
HELICOPTER MAINTENANCE AWARD: Phillip G.
Difiore; President, Rotorcraft Support Inc., Van Nuys, CA
MD HELICOPTERS LAW ENFORCEMENT AWARD: Daniel
B. Scwarzbach; President, Airborne Law Enforcement Association,
Houston, TX
LAWRENCE D. BELL MEMORIAL AWARD: Steve and
Nancy Sullivan; Founders, Aris Helicopters, Saratoga, CA
ROBERT E. TRIMBLE AWARD: Anthony Reece; Hi
Line Helicopters, Inc., Pilot/Owner, Darrington, WA
PILOT OF THE YEAR AWARD: Franz Levitskiy;
Pilot/Instructor, UTair Aviation (Russia), Surgut, Russia
Winners will be recognized during the HAI “Salute to
Excellence” banquet and awards ceremony to be held on Monday,
February 25, 2008, at Heli-Expo 2008 in Houston, TX.
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