
Helicopter Associations & Organizations
Global Helicopter
Pilots Association
(Surrey, British
Columbia, Canda)
www.ghpa.ca
Established 1994.
The
Helicopter Association of Canada (HAC)
is the national association in Canada
and is dedicated foremost to bring the
Canadian helicopter industry together
and is committed
to advocating for the best interests of
Canadian helicopter operators.
Roughly 80% of the
civil helicopters in Canada today are
operated by Helicopter Association of
Canada members.
The Helicopter Association
of Canada hosts their Helicopter Association
of Canada Annual Conference & Trade
Show every November.
Helicopter Associatoin
of Canada's Mission is the following:
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To promote a political
and regulatory environment that
will foster a prosperous Canadian
Helicopter
industry
- To
educate members, civil servants, and
the general public about issues
important to the industry
- To promote the continued enhancement
of flight safety
- To
develop expanded utilization of helicopter
transport at all levels
of Canadian life
- To
exchange maintenance practices and common
issues among members
(Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada)
www.h-a-c.ca
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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
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Helicopter Foundation
International
(Alexandria, Virgina,
USA)
www.helicopterfoundation.org
Helicopter Safety
Advisory Conference
(Lafayette, Louisiana,
USA)
www.hsac.org 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
Vertical
Aviation International
- Formerly Helicopter Association International
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(Alexandria, Virginia,
USA)
www.verticalavi.org
* This organization
changed their name from Helicopter
Association International to Vertical
Aviation International on February 27, 2024.
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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.
The society sponsors
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.
About the Vertical
Flight Society
Benefits of Membership Vertical
Flight Society Facebook
eVTOL
(Electric VTOL News) Facebook
Vertical
Flight Society X (Twitter)
eVTOL
News by The Vertical Flight Society
X (Twitter)
List
of all the
Vertical Flight Society's Social Media
is here.
(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
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
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North
America
Drone Safety
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
(Alexandria, Virginia, USA)
rotor.org/safety
Helicopter Safety
Advisory Conference
(Houston, Texas,
USA)
www.hsac.org
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America continued
International
Civil Aviation Organization
(Montreal, Quebec,
Canada)
www.icao.int
Tour Operators
Program of Safety
(Bend, Oregon,
USA)
www.topssafety.org
United States
Helicopter Safety Team
(Alexandria, Virginia, USA)
www.ushst.org
Vertical Aviation
Safety Team
(Alexandria, Virginia,
USA)
www.vast.aero
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Central and South America
Brazilian Helicopter Safety Team
(Brazil)
www.anac.gov.br
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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
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Japan
Association for
Promotion of Helicopter Industry, Japan
(Tokyo, Japan)
www.helikyo.com
Japan Helicopter
Society
(Japan)
www.helijapan.org
New Zealand Helicopter
Association
(Wellington, New
Zealand)
www.aia.org.nz/Divisions/rotor.co.nz.html
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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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