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WELCOME to Helicopter Foundation International – promoting and preserving the history and heritage, enhancing the present, and building the future of the civil helicopter industry. Helicopter Foundation International is headquartered at 1635 Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. You may reach us at 703-683-4646.

OUR MISSION: Preserving our Heritage—Building our Future

Founded in 1983, the Helicopter Foundation International (HFI) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, dedicated to preserving and promoting the rich history and heritage of the helicopter and of the industry's service to mankind, helping to educate both the present and future generations of helicopter professionals, and promoting the helicopter industry as an exciting and valuable career choice for young people, thus perpetuating vertical flight's contributions to the world in which we live.


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HFI Scholarship Fundraising Golf Tournament

Monday, August 16, 2010 (46 reads)

March 4, 2011
Grande Pines Golf Club
Orlando, Florida
12:30 p.m. Shotgun Start

Love to play golf?
Want to raise money for preserving our history and insuring
our future in the helicopter industry?

It’s back. The Helicopter Foundation International (HFI) is planning its second annual scholarship fund raising golf tournament at HELI-EXPO 2011. The golf tournament is set for Friday, March 4th, 2011 at the Grande Pines Golf Course in Orlando, Florida. Read more...

HFI is now accepting applications in all Scholarship categories.

Thursday, July 30, 2009 (3280 reads)

HFI is now accepting applications in all Scholarship categories.

Success Stories

Friday, June 06, 2008 (4346 reads)

Following is a status report on some of the students who have benefited from HFI's scholarship program.

Edmund Eilbacher of UND Aerospace graduated in May 2008. Edmund was a pilot scholarship winner. View his resume and others under Job Corner above.

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OUR SUPPORTERS: Our thanks to the following individuals and companies, who have so generously donated funds so that HFI can maintain and expand its service to the present and future of our industry as we strive to assure a new generation of helicopter professionals:

Individuals

Patrick & Nancy Corr
Elling Halvorson
Rod & Linda Kvamme
Thomas & Deanne Marlow
George Edward "Ed" & Dorothy Newton ( 2-year supporter)
Jim Ricklefs
Roy & JoAnna Simmons
Nancy & Steve Sullivan (3-year supporter)
Wallace Burks for the VIP members of VerticalReference.com

Companies & Associations

AirSure Limited LLC
Air Logistics - A Bristow Company
American Eurocopter (2-year supporter)
Artic Air Service Inc.
Baines Simmons Americas
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
Bristow Group, Inc.
Chevron Products Company - Ad Division of Chevron, U.S.A. (3-year supporter)
Edwards & Associates
ERA Helicopters
Francis Wilson Trust
FlightSafety International
Hillcrest Aircraft COmpany, Inc.
Hillsboro Aviation
Lycoming, A Textron Company (2-year supporter)
Papillion Grand Canyon Helicopters
Rainer Heli-Lift, Inc.
Rolls-Royce (2-year supporter)
Turbomeca USA (2-year supporter)

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Our thanks also go to the airframe and engine manufacturers who have made the following courses available under the Bill Sanderson Scholarship category:

Agusta Aerospace Corporation (A109 series)
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (any model)
Eurocopter (all current models except Super Puma)
MD Helicopters (500/600/900 series)
Pratt & Whitney Canada, Inc. (PT6T, PT6B-36/37 or PW-206 engines)
Rolls-Royce (250 series engine – any model)
Schweizer (269C-C-1, 300C/300CB) (this is a ten day course)
Turbomeca (Arriel 1&2 series and Arrius 2 series engines)