The Helicopter Rescue and Response Association held its 15th annual Helicopter Rescue Summit and membership meeting on Monday at HAI’s annual Heli-Expo in Dallas, Texas.
A record number of HRRA members were in attendance to hear presentations from speakers addressing real-world helicopter rescue topics such as dealing with “unusual” rescues, hoisting survivors from cars in water, and accident case studies.
“This year’s summit was the best ever,” said HRRA president Nick Granelli. “The involvement of our membership is what truly makes this organization great. At a time when budgets are tight, many of our members travel to the summit at their own expense. As a non-profit, we depend on the support of our sponsors to help put on a fantastic event. We would especially like to thank HAI, Axnes, UTC Aerospace Systems (Goodrich Hoist), Breeze-Eastern, Zephyr International, and Poseidon Air Land Sea for helping make this such a memorable summit.”
The next HRRA Helicopter Rescue Summit will be at Heli-Expo in Las Vegas in 2018.