Helicopter Associations & Organizations
Canada
Global Helicopter
Pilots Association
(Surrey, British
Columbia, Canda)
www.ghpa.ca
Helicopter Association
of Canada
(Nepean, Ontario,
Canada)
www.h-a-c.ca
International
Airborne Geophysics Safety Association
(Woodland,
Ontario, Canada)
www.iagsa.ca
United States of America
American
Helicopter Services & Aerial Firefighting
Association
(Hollywood, Maryland, USA)
www.ahsafa.org
The
Bell 47 Helicopter Association
(Caryle, Illinois,
USA)
www.bell47helicopterassociation.org
Central
Florida Helicopter Association
(Orlando, Florida,
USA)
www.centralfloridahelicopter.com
CH-54 Skycrane
Association
(Nampa, Idaho,
USA)
www.ch54skycrane.com
Coast Guard
Aviation Association (U.S.)
(Troy, Virginia,
USA)
www.aoptero.org
Combat Helicopter
Pilots Association
(Peachtree
City, Georgia, USA)
www.chpa-us.org
Eastern Region
Helicopter Council
(Kearny, New
Jersey, USA)
www.erhc.org
Gyrodyne Helicopter
Historical Foundation
(Reno, Nevada,
USA)
www.gyrodynehelicopters.com
Helicopter
Association International
(Alexandria,
Virginia, USA)
www.rotor.org
Helicopter
Foundation International
(Alexandria,
Virgina, USA)
www.helicopterfoundation.org
Helicopter
Safety Advisory Conference
(Lafayette,
Louisiana, USA)
www.hsac.org
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America continued
Helicopter Safety
Alliance
(Cheyenne, Wyoming,
USA)
www.helicoptersafetyalliance.com
Huey Vets
(Redwood City, California, USA)
www.hueyvets.com
International
Helicopter Safety Team
(Fairfax, Virginia,
USA)
www.ihst.org
Jolly
Green Association
(Ft. Walton Beach,
Florida, USA)
www.jollygreen.info
LZControl
(Williamsburg, Virginia, USA)
www.lzcontrol.com
Michigan Helicopter
Association
(Wyandotte, Michigan,
USA)
www.michiganhelicopters.com
Midwest Helicopter
Association
(Chicago, Illinois,
USA)
www.midwesthelo.org
Mountain Rescue
Association
(San Diego, California,
USA)
www.mra.org
Naval Helicopter
Association
(Coronado, California,
USA)
www.navalhelicopterassn.org
Navy Helicopter
Veterans Association
(USA)
www.navhelo.org
New England Helicopter
Council
(East Falmouth,
Massachusetts, USA)
www.nehc.org
Popular Rotorcraft
Association
- Homebuilts/Kits/Gyrocopers
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(Mentone, Indiana,
USA)
www.pra.org
Professional Helicopter
Pilots Association
(Daleville, Alabama
and Garden Grove, California, USA)
www.autorotate.org
www.phpa.org
www.phpa.net
The Twirly Birds
(Sunnyvale, California,
USA)
www.twirlybirds.org
USMC / Combat
Helicopter & Tiltrotor Association
(Leland, North
Carolina, USA)
www.popasmoke.com
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- Fomerly AHS International
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Established 1943.
 The
Vertical Flight Society is the global
leader for scientific, technical, educational
and legislative initiatives that advance
the science and technology of vertical
flight.
Vertical Flight
Society members cover the entire spectrum
of the international rotorcraft industry
including representatives from government,
military, civil operators, engineers,
scientists, CEOs, vertical science and
technology leaders, management, pilots,
mechanics, helicopter manufacturers, manufacturing
process professionals, academia, students,
media and others.
We sponsor multiple
technical conferences around the world
each year, publish two magazines and have
an extensive online library of publications.
Membership is open to people from all
countries.
Benefits
of Membership
Join
AHS International
Annual
Forum & Technology Display
Facebook
Twitter
(Fairfax, Virginia,
USA)
www.vtol.org
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Vietnam
Helicopter Crew Members Association
(Collierville, Tennessee, USA)
www.vhcma.org
The
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association
(Grand Prairie,,
Texas, USA)
www.vhpa.org
USAF Helicopter
Pilot Association (Medical
Lake, Washington, USA)
www.usafhpa.org
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Whirly-Girls International
is a non-profit, educational and charitable
organization dedicated to advancing women
in helicopter aviation. Established 1974.
(Las Vegas, Nevada,
USA)
www.whirlygirls.org
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South America
Brazilian
Helicopter Pilots Association
(Sao Paulo, Brazil)
www.abraphe.org.br
Helicopter Forums
All forums moved to our "Magazine
and Publications"
webpage.
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North
America
Drone Safety (By
the Vertical Flight Society)
(Fairfax, Virginia, USA)
www.vtol.org/drones
Federal Aviation Administration Safety
Team
(United States
Government)
www.faasafety.gov/about/mission.aspx
Helicopter Association
International
- See the "Safety" link
in the main drop-down menu. -
(Alexandria, Virginia, USA)
www.rotor.com
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North
America continued
Helicopter Safety
Advisory Conference
(Houston, Texas,
USA)
www.hsac.org International
Civil Aviation Organization
(Montreal, Quebec,
Canada)
www.icao.int
International
Helicopter Safety Team
(Alexandria,
Virginia, USA)
www.ihst.org
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Tour Operators Program of Safety
(Bend, Oregon, USA)
www.topssafety.org United
States Helicopter Safety Team
www.ushst.org
Central and South America
Brazilian Helicopter Safety Team
(Brazil)
www.bhest.org
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Aeromechanics
Flight Vehicle Research and Technology Division -
NASA
(Moffett Field,
California, USA)
www.rotorcraft.arc.nasa.gov Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center
- University of
Maryland -
(College Park, Maryland, USA)
www.agrc.umd.edu
NRTC
Rotorcraft Center of Excellence
- Georgia Institute
of Technology -
(Atlanta, Georgia,
USA)
www.adl.gatech.edu/expaero/coehome.html
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National Research Council Canada
(Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada)
www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Revolutionary
Vertical Lift Technology (FVLT) Project - NASA
(USA)
www.nasa.gov/aeroresearch/programs
/aavp/rvlt
Subsonic Rotoray
Wing Project - NASA
(Moffett Field, California, USA)
www.rotorcraft.arc.nasa.gov/About/SRW.html
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University
of Dayton Research Institute
(Dayton, Ohio,
USA)
www.udayton.edu/udri
Vertical Lift Research Rotorcraft Center of Excellence - Penn State
(University Park, Pennsylvania, USA)
www.vlrcoe.psu.edu
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Australia
Australian Helicopter
Industry Association
(Carindale, Queensland,
Australia)
www.austhia.com
Australian Sports
Rotorcraft Association Inc
(Kenmore, Queensland,
Australia)
www.asra.org.au
Bladeslapper
- The Australian
Helicopter Industry Association Online Forum -
(Carindale, Queensland,
Australia)
www.bladeslapper.com
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China
China World Helicopter
Association
(Beijing, China
and Tokyo, Japan)
www.cwha-china.com
India
The Rotary
Wing Society of India
(Noida, Uttar
Pradesh, India)
www.rwsi.org
Japan
Association for
Promotion of Helicopter Industry, Japan
(Tokyo, Japan)
www.helikyo.com
Japan Helicopter
Society
(Japan)
www.helijapan.org
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New
Zealand
New Zealand Helicopter
Association
(Wellington, New
Zealand)
www.aia.org.nz/Divisions/rotor.co.nz.html
Helicopter
Safety Organization and related organizations Flight Safety
Foundation
(Melbourne, Australia)
www.flightsafety.org
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
(Australian Government,
Australia)
www.casa.gov.au
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Austria
Christophorus
Flight Rescue Association
(Vienna, Austria)
www.oeamtc.at/flugrettung
Belgium
Begian Association
Of Helicopter Owners and Pilots
(Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Belgium)
www.behop.be
Denmark
Danish
Helicopter Association
(Esbjerg, Denmark)
danishhelicopters.dk
France
French Federation of Giraviation
(Esbly, France)
www.helico.org
Union Française
de L'Hélicoptère
(Paris, France)
www.ufh.fr Germany
European
Helicopter Association
(Cologne, Germany)
www.eha-heli.eu
Fédération
Aéronautique Internationale
(FAI Rotorcraft Commission)
www.fai.org/rotorcraft The
German Helicopter Association
(Bückerburg, Germany)
www.dhv-org.de
German Helicopter Club
(Germany)
www.deutscher-hubschrauberclub.de
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Germany
continued
New
European Helicopter Association
(Köln, Germany)
www.eha-heli.eu/index.htm
Ireland
HeliChallenge
(Enniskillen, Northern Ireland)
www.helichallenge.org
Italy
Italian Helicopter Association
(Milano, Italy)
www.assoelicotteri.it The Netherlands
Helisports
International
(Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
www.helisports.nl
Norway
Norwegian Helicopter
Employee Association
(Stavanger Airport, Norway)
www.nhaf.no
Russia
Helicopter Industry Association
(Moscow, Russia)
www.helicopter.su Helisport
(Moscow, Russia)
www.helisport.org
Hummingbirds
(Moscow, Russia)
www.heligirls.ru
Swizterland
Swiss Helicopter Association
www.sha-swiss.c
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Swizterland
continued
Swiss
Helicopter Club
www.swiss-helicopter-club.ch
Swiss
Helicopter Federation
(Bern, Switzerland)
www.swissheli.ch
Helimission
(Trogen, Switzerland)
www.helimission.ch United Kingdom
British Helicopter Association
(Surrey, United Kingdom)
www.britishhelicopterassociation.org
European Helicopter Operators Committee
(East Sussex, United Kingdom)
www.eurohoc.org
Helicopter
Club of Great Britain
(Oxon, United Kingdom)
www.hcgb.co.uk
HeliOffshore
(London, England, United Kingdom)
www.helioffshore.dbinteractive.com
Royal Aeronautical Society - Rotorcraft Group
(London, England, United Kingdom)
www.aerosociety.com/About-Us
/specgroups/Rotorcraft
Wessex Helicopter Restoration Project
(Emsworth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom)
www.wessexhelicopter.co.uk
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