NEHC Newsletter Fall 2016 Edition

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NEW ENGLAND HELICOPTER COUNCIL SERVING MANY INDUSTRIES—SAVING MORE THAN TIME www.nehc.org

November 2016

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear NEHC Members, I am very pleased to announce that your Board of Directors has awarded the NEHC Safety Award to Northeast Helicopter Flight Services LLC. The NEHC safety award recognizes individuals and groups for excellence in rotorcraft aviation safety and honors those who have displayed “outstanding service on behalf of safety, whether it be valor, professionalism or service above and beyond normal expectations.” The NEHC Safety Award was 1st awarded to Robert Girouard in 1985 when our organization was known as the New England Helicopter Pilots Association. Since then we have been pleased to recognize a number of well deserving recipients the most recent of which were DHART and Metro Aviation who were recognized for their innovative operating practices and impeccable safety record. Northeast Helicopters is a well-deserved recipient of this award. Owners John and Rhonda Boulette are adherents to a uniform training environment and require that their instructor cadre and students adhere to rigorous standards. The result is a company that produces aviation professionals who are highly regarded by their employers and an organization that has earned an enviable safety record. In summary, Northeast Helicopter Flight Services epitomizes aviation excellence and the NEHC is pleased to acknowledge this organization for its outstanding contribution to aviation safety. The project to re-establish a public use heliport in Boston continues to move forward. An article published in the Boston Globe at the end of October explained several heliport site options that are being considered by local officials. According to Boston economic chief John Barros, those officials “aren’t ready to discuss specific locations but both remain hopeful that a site can be established soon that could meet the needs of Greater Boston’s corporate and medical community.” The Boston City Council has scheduled a public hearing to gather testimony “regarding plans for a commercial helipad in Boston”. Separately, and related, a bill to create a special legislative commission has been introduced to the Massachusetts legislature. If empaneled, this commission will be charged to examine the feasibility and costs of building and operating a publicly owned and operated heliport in Boston. This remains a very active project and we’ll share more news as it becomes available. Speaking of heliports, please join us at our upcoming membership meeting. We plan to start the evening with a short business meeting followed immediately by our featured presentation, “Heliports– Critical Infrastructure”. Ray Syms, HeliExperts International LLC (formerly Raymond A. Syms & Associates), Drew Mihaley, MassDOT Aeronautics Inspector and Chris Donovan, Chief Pilot and President of Boston Executive Helicopters, will host a discussion about the policies, guidelines and regulations that pertain to heliport design. Heliports are critical to the continued growth of the helicopter industry–what you learn from our guest speakers may prove to be key information that will help you successfully register a heliport. Please join us at the Tewksbury Country Club on November 16. It promises to be a great night, and you won’t want to miss it! W. Gregory Harville President


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