HAI's Land & Live recipient Andrew Champagne advised his crew to abort a mission and then, once on ground, discovered a loose fuel tank on his aircraft.
Scott Tinnesand, a helicopter test and instructor pilot with 33 years of accident-free years of flying experience, is HAI's Flight Instructor of the Year.
MD Helicopters, which promptly stepped up to the plate when the Navajo Nation suffered from Covid, is the recipient of the HAI Humanitarian Service award.