Salute to Excellence
# Salute to Excellence

Salute to Excellence is a category of awards issued by the Helicopter Association International since 1960, "for outstanding achievements in the international helicopter community".

## Individual awards

### Igor I. Sikorsky Award for Humanitarian Service (since 1989; incorporates the former Crew of the Year Award)

   * 1990 Mykola Melnyk for his service as a Chernobyl liquidator

   * 2015 Portuguese Air Force 751 Squadron - S&R

### The Joe Mashman Safety Award (since 1987)

   * 2015 Edwin McConkey - Approach Software

### Outstanding Certified Flight Instructor Award (since 1985)

   * 2015 Simon Spencer-Bower Wanaka Helicopters

### Airbus Golden Hour Award (since 1982)

   * 2015 Snohomish Co

### Excellence in Communications Award (since 1975)

   * 2015 Micheal Hirschburg - Vertiflite

### Helicopter Maintenance Award (since 1973)

   * 2015 Patrick Cox - Robinson Helicopter Company

### MD Helicopters Law Enforcement Award (since 1972)

   * 2015 U.S. Park Police Eagle One

### Appareo Systems Pilot of the Year Award (since 1960)

   * 2015 Gary Dahlen - King Fire

### Bell Helicopter Lifetime Achievement

   * 2015 Lou Bartolotta
