Igor Sikorsky once said, “If you are in trouble anywhere in the world, an airplane can fly over and drop flowers, but a helicopter can land and save your life.” Acknowledge rotorcraft professionals who provide aid to those in need by nominating today for HAI’s Salute to Excellence Sikorsky Humanitarian Service Award.

For more than 50 years, the Salute to Excellence Awards have recognized outstanding achievements in the helicopter industry. The awards dinner is one of the most prestigious and eagerly anticipated events at HAI HELI-EXPO^® each year.

Nominations for the 2014 Salute to Excellence Awards, to be presented on February 26 during HAI HELI-EXPO 2014 in Anaheim, California, are being accepted online. Any individual or organization, whether or not they are an HAI member, may submit nominations or be nominated.

Go to https://www.rotor.com/Events/SalutetoExcellenceAwards.aspx to submit nominations.

The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, September 27, 2013, and HAI strongly encourages you to submit your nomination(s) as soon as possible – do not leave it until the last minute!

For further questions regarding the awards and the nominations process, contact HAI’s Communications and Public Relations Department at 703-6834646.

View the contributions and achievements of previous Sikorsky Humanitarian Service Award winners.

By acknowledging the exceptional merit of an individual or organization, the Salute to Excellence Awards encourage the highest standards of professionalism in the helicopter community.