propwasher Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 HAI Recognizes 2008 Pilot of the Year Franz Ivanovich Levitskiy, a helicopter pilot and instructor with UTair Aviation of Surgut, Russia, is the Helicopter Association International's 2008 Pilot of the Year. During his 40-year career, Levitskiy has logged 27,500 accident-free flight hours in various aircraft including the Mi-4, Mi-6, Mi-8, Mi-8MTV and Mi-26T helicopters. He contributed to the exploration and development of the largest Russian West-Siberian oil-producing complex and has flown peacekeeping support missions for the United Nations throughout the world. He has landed at the North Pole. A banquet to celebrate Levitskiy and the other winners of HAI's Salute to Excellence awards will be held in Houston, Texas, on Feb. 25 as part of HELI-EXPO 2008. with credit to Avweb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyNHighNFast Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 "27,500 accident-free hours." That is something we can all hope to achieve. Even more impressive, are the environments he flew those hours in. Helmets off to Franz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley P Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Tipping my hat to Franz for a job well done. I can only hope my stats are as good when I reach the 27,500 flight hour mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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