International helicopter pilot organization, Twirly Birds, will again hold its annual membership meeting in conjunction with the Helicopter Association International (HAI) Heli-Expo in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, Wedgwood Room. General membership qualification requirements are to have flown solo in a helicopter or vertical lift aircraft at least 20 years previously.
Membership information is also available on the Twirly Birds website and attendance at the annual meeting is not required to become a member.
Twirly Birds was founded more than 70 years ago when a small group of pilots met to share stories and the common experiences of flying helicopters during these early years of vertical flight. Notable past members of Twirly Birds include Charles Lindbergh, Igor Sikorsky, Stanley Hiller, Alan Bristow and Wes Lematta, to name a few.
The intent was then and now, to share the common bond of vertical flight. The group has no political or commercial interest and is by design, a social group comprised of individuals.
