Andrew Champagne Gets Land & Live Honors
HAI's Land & Live recipient Andrew Champagne advised his crew to abort a mission and then, once on ground, discovered a loose fuel tank on his aircraft.
Andrew Champagne, U.S. Coast Guard avionics electrical technician second class (Photo: HAI)
Andrew Champagne, U.S. Coast Guard avionics electrical technician second class (Photo: HAI)

Andrew Champagne, a U.S. Coast Guard avionics electrical technician second class, is the 2022 recipient of Helicopter Association International’s (HAI) Salute to Excellence Matthew S. Zuccaro Land & Live Award. The award recognizes aeronautical decision-making, crew resource management, and coordinated actions by flight crews that result in the decision to terminate a flight before an accident could occur.