PHPA Press Release
September 15, 2020
Los Angeles, CA.
The Professional Helicopter Pilots Association (PHPA) was established in the 1960’s in Southern California. Our mission has always been to advocate for the safe operation of helicopters in our region, education of helicopter pilots, and the promotion of our industry. We are a proud affiliate member of Helicopter Association International (HAI) and work with them regularly to assist them with any helicopter related issues on the West Coast of the United States.
We would like to inform our members and the helicopter community that we are embarking on some exciting changes. The most dramatic of those changes is our name change to the Southern California Rotorcraft Association, or SoCal Rotors for short. The first visible step in this process will be the unveiling of our new logo in the coming weeks.
We believe the name change better represents our roots in Southern California. Rest assured our mission will remain the same and the personnel on our Board of Directors did not change. We are enthusiastic about this re-branding and expect it will come with expanded services for our members as well as exciting changes to our website.
Please be assured that the transition from our previous name to the new one will be seamless and all PHPA correspondence, digital or otherwise, will directly forward to SoCal Rotors.
Stay tuned for more information. We value our members and appreciate the loyalty exhibited by them, both corporate and individual, over the years. Please enjoy this exciting journey we will all embark on together!