GOOD NEWS!!!! ONCE AGAIN BELL HELICOPTER EXTENDED AN INVITATION FOR B47HA TO BE PART OF THE HAI HELI-EXPO HELD IN SUNNY CALIFORNIA FEB 6-7-8TH BELL FAMILY DISPLAY .  SPECIAL THANKS TO DON MAGUIRE, CAREY BOND, & PAT BUTLER OF BHT FOR HELPING MAKE THIS HAPPEN. PRESIDENT RHODES & VICE PRESIDENT RODRIGUEZ ATTENDED AND WERE POSITIONED IN FRONT OF NASCAR’S RUSTY WALLACE’S NEW BELL 427. RHODES ANNOUNCED THAT DON MAGUIRE HAS BEEN NOMINATED AS OUR 2005 BELL 47 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE. BELL PRESIDENT MIKE “RED” REDENBAUGH  PAID A VISIT ON B47HA AND SAID TO JOEY AND DANNY  “YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB OF REPRESENTING OUR FAMILY AND WE THANK YOU.” B47HA’S GOAL WAS TO REACH 500 MEMBERS AT THIS EVENT AND FORT LAUDERDALE’S GUILLERMO CARABAJAL OF CAVAIR WAS HONORED WITH MEMBERSHIP #500 . RHODES AND RODRIGUEZ SHARED LAW ENFORCEMENT STORIES WITH LOS ANGELES AIR DIVISION COMMANDERS .

AFTER CONFERRING WITH MANY MEMBERS IT WAS DECIDED TO CHANGE OUR DUES AND ROSTER. MANY MEMBERS ON THE WEST COAST AND AT BHT HAVE ASKED B47HA TO HOST ANOTHER WEST COAST B47HA FLY IN. RHODES ANNOUNCE THAT HE WAS IN FAVOR OF THE EVENT AND HE AND DANNY WILL BEGIN PLANNING.

SPECIAL THANKS TO STEVE JONES #195 FOR THE USE OF HIS N975B BELL 47 MODEL

DANNY CONCLUDED THAT IS WAS GREAT “HANGIN OUT” WITH EVERYBODY AND LOOKS FORWARD TO A SUCCESSFUL WEST COAST FLY IN