Instructor: Jason Quisling, Air Methods Corporation
Track: Pilot | Safety
For a skill that is so pivotal to one’s survival, it is ironic that we often leave the development of aeronautical decision making (ADM) to chance. “As you gain more experience you will make better decisions”—clearly, this is an outdated axiom. What are you doing to change this? This course will review the tenets of ADM and then explore how it is evolving. In-depth case studies of accidents will help participants understand how decision-making occurs in dynamic situations. Participants will also develop the building blocks for threat-and-error management (TEM) skills.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Instructor: Dudley Crosson, Airborne Public Safety Association / Delta P
Track: Safety
A great deal of misunderstanding surrounds the various physiological responses to stressors. How does the body react to extreme fatigue? How do energy drinks affect response times in an emergency? How do we make decisions under stress? What is spatial disorientation? This course will look at each of these from an operational perspective.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Instructor: Ed Coleman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Track: Operations | Pilot | Safety
This course is designed for aviation professionals who want to better understand and ultimately implement safety programs within a flight department. Concepts covered include emergency preparedness, emergency equipment, safety programs, best practices, and risk management.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
This course provides pilots, aircrew, and passengers with basic preflight, in-flight, and post-aircraft-ditching knowledge and survival skills, including use of emergency breathing devices (EBDs).
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
This exclusive sponsorship is your chance to have your company logo on every padolio that will be given out to all of the attendees of the education courses. The padfolios will be given out in every course!
Instructor: Dr. Daniel Prather, Aviation Training Solutions
Track: Operations | Maintenance | Pilot
This course is designed to assist those in business aviation with the important task of exercising leadership by being a role model, empowering personnel, building effective teams, promoting the exchange of information, and making sound decisions in order to achieve flight department goals and promote corporate objectives.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Instructor: George Santos, Loben Training and Advisory Ltd.
Track: Maintenance | Operations | Pilot | Safety
Many leaders fall for the general misconception that the most effective way of addressing issues that contribute to incidents and accidents is to add perceived “layers of safety.” This is generally executed by introducing increasingly sophisticated technical systems. This course will train participants on how to effectively improve safety by giving adequate and appropriate consideration to human factors and their consequences.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
The Excellence in Communications Award is given to the individual or organization achieving the most creative and distinct dissemination of information about the helicopter industry.
Sponsorship includes two seats at award winner's table.
Sponsorship includes invite for 2 to the President's Reception to honor the winners
Presented annually at the Salute to Excellence, this award honors an individual for long-standing excellence in helicopter maintenance, maintenance instruction or supervision, or a single significant contribution to helicopter maintenance. Eligibility is limited to active helicopter maintenance personnel.
Sponsorship includes two seats at award winner's table.
Sponsorship includes invite for 2 to the President's Reception to honor the winners
This Salute to Excellence Award is given to the person(s) who best demonstrate(s) the value of helicopters to the communities in which they operate by providing aid to those in need. The award may be for a particular mission or for outstanding service over a period of time.
Sponsorship includes two seats at award winner's table.
Sponsorship includes invite for 2 to the President's Reception to honor the winners
This Salute to Excellence Award is given to an individual or organization that has contributed to the promotion and advancement of helicopters in support of law enforcement activities. Nominees are not limited to pilots or law enforcement personnel.
Sponsorship includes two seats at award winner's table.
Sponsorship includes invite for 2 to the President's Reception to honor the winners
Presented annually at the Salute to Excellence, this award honors outstanding contributions in the promotion of safety and safety awareness throughout the international helicopter community.
Sponsorship includes two seats at award winner's table.
Sponsorship includes invite for 2 to the President's Reception to honor the winners
Instructor: Michael Gelskey, Lift-It Manufacturing
Track: Maintenance | Operations | Pilot | Safety
Take your skill level up a notch and learn from leading industry professionals how to properly use, maintain, and execute rigging methods. We will also cover rigging-gear inspection practices that can be used and shared with job-site personnel, leading to a safer work environment for all.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Instructor: Richard Komarniski, Grey Owl Aviation Consultants
Track: Maintenance | Operations | Pilot | Safety | UAS
This risk management training program will raise awareness of fatigue and its associated hazards in the workplace. Participants will learn how to recognize the warning signs of fatigue, apply effective countermeasures, and make life choices that support long-term fatigue management. Fatigue management will be explored within the safety management system (SMS) framework, with reference to individual as well as organizational implications. Contributing factors such as sleep awareness, food, water, caffeine, drugs, exercise, commuting, and work schedule design will be discussed, along with an in-depth review of time management and life balance.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Instructor: Robert Feerst and Brian Booth, Utilities Aviation Specialists
Track: Maintenance | Operations | Pilot | Safety | UAS
This multimedia course is designed to make participants aware of the hazards in the wire and obstruction environment and learn how to avoid them to become a safety-minded crew member.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
The foldable exhibit floor plan will be given out to everyone at HAI HELI-EXPO 2020. The sponsor of the floorplan will have space for advertising and their booth highlighted in color. This exclusive opportunity is your chance to have your company's ad in every attendee's hand!
This Salute to Excellence Award recognizes an individual, group, or organization that, through a particular activity or contributions over time, has advanced the use of helicopters in the vital mission of air medical transport.
Sponsorship includes two seats at award winner's table.
Sponsorship includes invite for 2 to the President's Reception to honor the winners
Your company logo will appear on golf bag tags provided to tournament players. Sponsorship amount includes golf bag tags, which HAI will produce and bring to golf course. In addition, your company may field 2 players in the tournament.
Your company will receive special recognition on the tournament banner at the awards dinner following the tournament. In addition, your company may field 4 players (1 foursome) in the tournament.
The HAI Foundation Golf Tournament is the unofficial kickoff to HAI HELI-EXPO! The tournament will take place Sunday March 3rd at the Stone Mountain Golf Club.
Golf Tournament Presenting Sponsor This sponsorship opportunity provides significant visibility throughout the tournament. Your company may field 8 players (2 foursomes), and there will be special recognition on HAI’s website and lead recognition on the tournament banner.
Let nearly 18,000 attendees share your brand for you by sponsoring the HAI HELI-EXPO 2020 badges! Your company’s logo will be printed on all of the badges, and you will have the opportunity to send out additional promotional materials alongside our advance mailing for preordered badges.
Sponsor this year’s must-have official tote bag, featuring your company logo, and put the thousands of HAI HELI-EXPO attendees to work for you as walking billboards. Your brand will be displayed throughout the show and beyond, as attendees reuse your bag again and again.
This interactive mobile app is a go-to resource for each attendee — providing up-to-date information about event schedules, exhibits, show floor plan, and more. Get your message in the palm of their hands! Sponsorship includes severaladd on landing page, ad within the app and your company name will be included on multiple on-site signs that detail app download instructions.
Open to all HAI HELI-EXPO® attendees, the Rotor Safety Challenge will feature free safety events and short sessions, conveniently scheduled on show days, that provide a forum for helicopter professionals to learn industry best practices.
Along with title sponsorship of the Rotor Safety Challenge, your name and logo will appear on the chips collected by each attendee at each seminar.
Exhibit hall aisle signs are a prime opportunity to extend your company’s reach throughout the exhibit hall each day of the show. Attendees will be reminded of your company every time they look up to get their show floor location bearings.
Shawn Coyle will present Ray Prouty’s method of understanding the difficult aerodynamic concepts of rotary-wing flight by replacing the confusing equations with clear and easily understood graphics. This course has something to offer for pilots of all experience levels, accident investigators, engineering or aerodynamic participants, or anyone with a passion to learn more.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Sunday, 1/26, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm through Monday, 1/27, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Instructor: Randy Rowles and Michael Hume, Helicopter Institute
Track: Pilot
This FAA-approved course provides training that qualifies eligible flight instructors to renew their certificates. On completion of this helicopter-specific refresher course, certified instructors are eligible to receive graduation certificates that can be used to renew their instructor certificates. Other participants who take the course to broaden their aviation knowledge will receive a certificate of completion.
Sponsorship details:
Two-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Friday, 1/24, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm through Monday, 1/27, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Instructor: Brandon Battles, Conklin & de Decker
Track: Maintenance | Operations
Successful management of a company requires knowledge of topics that commonly fall outside the scope of experience of most technically oriented helicopter management personnel. This course’s goal is to help maintenance personnel make the transition from technician to a management position. It covers managing a maintenance organization, including developing management skills, constructing a budget, maintaining inventory, and communicating with other departments. Current and aspiring maintenance managers will receive the necessary tools to serve their organization more effectively.
Sponsorship details:
Four-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Thursday, 1/30, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm through Saturday, 2/1, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Instructor: Bill de Decker, Conklin & de Decker
Track: Operations | Pilot
This course will present advanced management techniques and tools for managers of helicopter operations. These topics commonly fall outside the scope of experience of most technically oriented helicopter management personnel but are very important to the successful management of these companies.
Sponsorship details:
Four-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Friday, 1/24, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm through Monday, 1/27, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Instructor: Bill de Decker, Conklin & de Decker
Track: Operations | Pilot
This course covers important business, operations, and management skills that are outside the typical experience of technically oriented helicopter management personnel but that are vital to successful management of helicopter operations. The course focuses on the development of a business case for a typical helicopter operation, including creating a business plan, management, marketing, and finances.
Sponsorship details:
Four-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Each year at HAI HELI-EXPO, the HFI Heritage of Helicopters display draws large crowds. After seeing the latest and greatest aircraft, avionics, and technology on the show floor, they enjoy stepping back in time to view an array of rare and hard-to-find helicopters of a bygone era.
Sponsor this year's HFI Heritage of Helicopters display and put your company's name in front of 18,000 industry professionals. Your company logo will be included on prominent signage in the display area, as well as in the HAI HELI-EXPO 2020 Program Guide. The HFI Heritage of Helicopters display will be open during exhibit hall hours, Jan. 28 - Jan. 30 at the Anaheim Convention Center
Your sponsorship donation will help cover the cost of fuel to fly in the aircraft, an expense beyond many of the owners, who are individuals and nonprofit or educational institutions with small budgets. Become a sponsor and support the preservation of our industry’s history!
We will be hosting a scavenger hunt on the show floor that attendees can participate in using the show's mobile app. Participants will be encouraged to visit sponsors' booths in order to earn points and win the grand prize. This is an excellent way for exhibitors to increase booth traffic and gather leads.
This sponsorship costs includes recognition in the show app.
Be the official sponsor of the water coolers on the show floor at HAI HELI-EXPO 2020. When thousands of attendees need a break from walking around the show floor, they’ll gather at the water coolers for a breather and a chat – you can be the one who offers them that little rest.
Sponsorship includes branding around the 6 water coolers featured prominatley on the show floor.
The course lays the groundwork for learning the specialized skills required for long-line operations. We will review the fundamentals of vertical reference and offer some professional tricks and tips that promote safe, efficient long-line operations.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Capture the attention of thousands of industry professionals as attendees sport your company’s logo around their necks — creating a sea of your company brand that will be seen throughout the show. This invaluable marketing tool will be distributed, along with the show badge, to every attendee.
Presented annually at the Salute to Excellence, this award honors excellence in management and leadership. The award is granted to an individual for long and significant service to the international helicopter community. Nominees need not be licensed pilots.
Sponsorship includes two seats at award winner's table.
Sponsorship includes invite for 2 to the President's Reception to honor the winners
During this course, you will learn about terrain airflow, the vertical component of wind, and how to use the aircraft to determine the wind direction, strength, and its vertical component. High altitudes and aircraft performance will be discussed. The lessons will also cover techniques and procedures to aid in safe mountain flight, as well as night-vision goggle (NVG) considerations.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Instructor: Dan Deutermann and Chris Andres, The Squadron, Inc.
Track: Safety
This course will teach helicopter operators techniques that will help them identify hazards in their operational environment—even hazards they’ve become hardened to. We will walk them through the steps to quantify those hazards as risk factors, and to reflect those risks in a meaningful FRAT (flight risk assessment tool) format that sticks with the crew beyond preflight planning and become a viable in-flight methodology to identify and manage new and emerging risks during flight. The tools we present further support postflight risk-data gathering. We teach participants how to use the data to identify trends of at-risk behaviors and to use the analysis to develop effective risk management strategies.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Sunday, 1/26, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm through Monday, 1/27, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Instructor: Randy Rowles, Helicopter Institute Inc.
Track: Operations | Pilot
Day One will focus on establishing a single-pilot Part 135 operation or new Part 135 operation and navigating related pitfalls. Day Two will introduce knowledge required to manage day-to-day operations and make alterations or additions to the operational capability of a Part 135 organization, as well as how to manage internal staffing and the relationships required with the FAA.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
This Salute to Excellence Award recognizes an outstanding single feat performed by a helicopter pilot during the year or extraordinary professionalism over a period of time. Nominees must be active helicopter pilots
Sponsorship includes two seats at award winner's table.
Sponsorship includes invite for 2 to the President's Reception to honor the winners
This course is designed to give participants an advanced overview of what is involved in developing and sustaining infrastructure for helicopter and vertical takeoff and landing operations, both today and into the future.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Instructor: Dr. Daniel Mollicone, Pulsar Informatics, Inc.
Track: Safety
This course will focus on proactive fatigue risk management for all members of flight operations. Topic areas include: sources and consequences of fatigue in occupational settings; recommended practices for fatigue risk management; and recent technological advances in the field. This course will describe the scientific background of fatigue, data relating fatigue to safety outcomes, and case studies with lessons learned.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Have your promotional material (e.g. coupons, invitations, brochures) dropped at the hotel rooms of HAI HELI-EXPO attendees and extend your marketing message beyond the exhibit hall show floor.
Instructor: Marshall Filler, Obadal, Filler, MacLeod & Klein
Track: Maintenance | Operations | Safety
This course provides instruction on the statutory provisions and FAA guidance governing public aircraft operations (PAO), including the basic requirements for operating a public aircraft (including unmanned aircraft systems), what constitutes an eligible governmental function, and the practical implications of using the same aircraft to conduct both civil and public operations. The course also discusses FAA policy regarding PAO under government contract.
Sponsorship details:
Half-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Instructor: Bettina Mrusek, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Track: Maintenance | Operations | Pilot
This course is designed for rotorcraft flight department personnel who will establish or maintain a record-keeping system that uses accepted industry practices to document and maintain regulatory compliance and to initiate appropriate action within the department.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Instructor: Sarah MacLeod, Obadal, Filler, MacLeod & Klein
Track: Maintenance | Safety
This course covers the FAA’s organization, authority, and process for promulgating rules, then explains how the general requirements in 14 CFR link together in a “regulatory chain” that must be understood by aviation businesses. Topics specific to maintenance include Part 43 (maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, and alteration); Part 65 Subpart D (certification of mechanics); Part 65, Subpart E (certification of repairmen); and Part 145 (repair stations).
Sponsorship details:
Half-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Instructor: Sarah MacLeod, Obadal, Filler, MacLeod & Klein
Track: Operations | Safety
This course gives participants the tools to understand and manage aviation safety regulatory compliance requirements specific to rotorcraft operations.
Sponsorship details:
Half-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
The international helicopter community will gather in the ballroom at ACC to recognize those individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the industry. As the Salute to Excellence Awards luncheon sponsor, you will link your company’s name to this long-standing, prestigious HAI HELI-EXPO event. This sponsorship includes:
1 reserved table for 10 people at the Salute to Excellence Awards luncheon
Recognition in tabletop booklet, on signage, and in awards video presentation
Put your company name and marketing message in front of all HAI HELI-EXPO attendees. As a sponsor of this highly visible opportunity, your advertisement will be displayed in rotation on every scrolling schedule board during the 3 show days. Each board details pertinent show information. Several digital meter board locations are planned throughout the Convention Center, including the exhibit hall and main lobby.
One of the most heavily-visited part of any event’s show floor is the restrooms. Take advantage of such important real estate by sponsoring the HAI HELI-EXPO 2020 show floor restrooms with special mirror clings featuring your company’s logo.
Instructor: Dr. Daniel Prather, Aviation Training Solutions
Track: Maintenance | Operations | Pilot | Safety
Within this NBAA PDP-approved course, participants will gain a foundational understanding of all aspects of safety management systems (SMS). By fully understanding SMS, the participant will be able to develop, or contribute to the development of, an SMS program for their business aviation department, or simply support an existing SMS. By adopting an SMS, business aviation departments will realize new efficiencies and greater safety, thereby producing benefits for the entire organization and furthering the business aviation industry.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
This two-day workshop is presented by Gordon Dupont, who originated the concept of the “Dirty Dozen,” the 12 common causes of human-factor errors in aviation maintenance. According to the FAA, these 12 are implicated in about 80 percent of maintenance mistakes.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Instructor: Scott Burgess, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Track: Operations | Pilot | UAS
This course is designed for helicopter operators that have begun integrating small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS, or drones) into their operations. The regulatory environment changes frequently, and navigating this sphere is challenging. Although mission planning differs greatly from that conducted for manned flights, successfully conducting UAS operations can be just as complex as it is for manned helicopter operations.
Sponsorship details:
Half-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Instructor: Scott Burgess, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Track: Operations | Pilot | UAS
Helicopter operators are rapidly realizing that small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS, or drones) continue to encroach in their market share. This course helps operators consider strategies to integrate UAS to retain business and bolster other areas in their operational profiles. Operations and safety protocols will be discussed, and group work will include making viable assessments for UAS integrations. This course is introductory in nature and not intended for those with UAS knowledge and experience.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Instructor: Bettina Mrusek, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Track: Maintenance | UAS
This course covers general aspects of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS, or drones) maintenance, including responsibilities for maintaining airworthiness and complying with regulations. Organizational structures of sUAS maintenance teams will be discussed in order to illustrate the various levels and scope of responsibility. The importance of technical publications will be reviewed, along with the different types of maintenance. Also covered will be standard techniques for the performance of maintenance, including record-keeping, inspections, life-limited components, modifications, and return to service procedures.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Instructor: Scott Burgess, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Track: Operations | Pilot | UAS
This course features a comprehensive examination on using small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS, or drones) to conduct airborne inspections. Elements critical to the use of sUAS for conducting inspections are: safe and efficient flight operations; data collection, processing, and transfer; communications; pre-and post-flight planning; and an understanding of sUAS regulations. These factors are essential to planning and conducting safe inspection operations and developing mission profiles. Participants are given the opportunity to prepare various elements of plans for sUAS operations for later implementation.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Decision-making as a crew can be difficult when personality differences get involved. How the crew handles those differences can be a direct reflection of the risk-taking culture in place at their base. This course will present new data, recent accidents, and a personal perspective to help you understand why crew decisions can fail at the wrong time despite good training and safety awareness programs.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Instructor: Christopher Young, CY Consulting Solutions
Track: Maintenance | Operations | Pilot | Safety | UAS
Many aviation operations are already far along in establishing a formal safety management system (SMS)—they just don’t realize it. Most people are aware of personal safety issues in the workplace. However, aviation professionals must also have the tools to recognize situations that would elevate risk as well as the ability to implement controls to effectively mitigate those risks. Learn to foster a positive safety culture for future success.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
This course will cover flying techniques and procedures that will lead to a significant reduction of accidents and incidents, and even save lives. The techniques presented were invented by the instructor, Claude Vuichard, during his career flying search-and-rescue and helicopter air ambulance missions in the Swiss Alps. High-resolution video will illustrate the theoretical principles presented.
Sponsorship details:
One-day course
Exclusive opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation about your company's products and services at the beginning of the course
Sponsoring the Wifi is your opportunity to get an ad in front the 18,000 attendees at HAI HELI-EXPO 2020. This sponsorship includes a splash screen that will pop up when our attendees sign up for the free Wifi throughout the Anaheim Convention Center. At HAI HELI-EXPO 2019 more than 5,000 attendees accessed the the Wifi. The Wifi sponsorship is a great way get your ad in the hands of attendees.
You Are Here Kiosks will be placed throughout the show floor to assist attendees in navigating the floor. This sponsorship is your opportunity to have your booth highlighted on the screen and to brand the 6 kiosks with your company logo.
HAI HELI-EXPO 2020 will feature a brand-new Young Professional Reception, an event where we will welcome industry up-and-comers. Sponsor the drink koozies to have your logo in every guest’s hand, keeping their drinks cool and delicious.