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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

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UPCOMING EVENTS - 2010

ENG SAFETY MEETINGS
AT HAI HELI-EXPO

During the HAI Annual Heli-Expo in Houston, Tx several key ENG safety meetings will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2010:

FAA Area ENG Meeting
8:00AM - 1:00PM

In response to NTSB recommendations which followed the Phoenix accident, the FAA will be holding a Houston area ENG safety meeting. ENG Aircrews in the Houston area are encouraged to attend. Attendees will discuss air safety issues and the new ENG safety guidelines developed by HAI in collaboration with industry, the FAA and NTSB.

HAI ENG Committee
2:00PM - 4:00PM

This is an open meeting of the HAI ENG Committee. Committee members will discuss distribution of the HAI ENG Safety Guidelines and other matters. Applications for new membership will be accepted and considered.

NEHA Annual Meeting
4:00PM - 5:00PM

The National ENG Helicopter Association will have its annual meeting at this time. ENG aircrews and other interested parties are invited to attend. Members will discuss support of the HAI effort to publicize the HAI ENG Safety Guidelines.

All meetings will take place in rooms 362 A-F at the Houston Convention Center.

New ENG Aviation Safety Manual Released

New ENG Aviation Safety Standards

February 21, 2009 (Anaheim, California) - After a year of work by the HAI ENG Committee, the new “Broadcast Aviation Safety Manual” is finished. The new ENG safety guidelines were given final approval by the HAI Board of Directors duri

ng the 2009 Heli-Expo.

The new safety guidelines in this manual serve as new industry safety standards for the ENG aviation community. Broadcast stations, their aircraft vendors and aircrews now have new and solid safety guidelines for reference.

The new guidelines also actually precisely track new recommendations by the NTSB, thanks to close consultation between the HAI ENG Committee, the NTSB and FAA over the past year of work.

Read full story here.

E-N-G Aviation Organization Renamed and Expands Minimize

The National E-N-G Helicopter Association (NEHA) is the former "National Broadcast Pilots Association" (NBPA).

The primary goal remains the promotion of ENG (Electronic News Gathering) aviation safety. In addition, NEHA provides an industry forum for other issues important to the ENG aviation community.

Information on this web site is open to all, but professionals working in ENG aviation are encouraged to join NEHA by registering on this site.

A "full membership" is open without cost for anyone directly involved in an ENG aviation operation. That means not only pilots, but also aerial photographers, airborne reporters and aviation mechanics. "Associate membership" is available to others.

Tour our website and learn about the important safety work underway and how ENG aviation professionals can participate.

The "Safety" page features articles and information specifically related to ENG aviation safety.

Our "News" page provides one-stop shopping for news stories, news releases and other timely information involving ENG helicopters. Features include daily news updates courtesy of our RSS newsfeed and handy links to relevant past articles and news releases.

The "Gallery" allows NEHA members to showcase their aircraft and crews.

Membership in NEHA is free to ENG aviation professionals.