Thank You!

As we approach the end of 2014, I want to take the time to thank our readers for reading our publication, and our advertisers for sponsoring the cost of publishing Helicopter Maintenance magazine.

We’ve had a great year and we are proud to be the No. 1 maintenance publication for helicopter mechanics.

Some of our success can be attributed to a commitment to continuous improvement. Instead of cutting costs, we’ve decided to continue investing in our magazine for the benefit of our readers and our advertisers.

We began the year with a fresh web site redesign, followed by introducing a new digital platform on the web. We then developed IOS, Android and Kindle applications.

We’ve done all of this while continuing to provide Helicopter Maintenancemagazine free to helicopter maintenance professionals in North America (and worldwide through our digital apps).

The fact that we continue to grow year after year is affirmation that we are doing something right.

Our growth is not without challenges. It is getting more difficult in the publishing buiness to continue to provide trade publications for free. Printing and postage increases typically outpace inflation. In an age where many publications have chosen to bail on print magazines and convert to digital magazines (a big cost savings), it’s difficult to raise ad prices to keep up with increased costs.

As a reader, this simply isn’t your problem. I mention it because there is simple way that you, as a reader, can help to ensure Helicopter Maintenancemagazine continues to be delivered free of charge to you. Patronize our sponsors and advertisers and let them know that you saw their ads in our magazine! Yes, it’s that simple. By letting them know that you saw their ad in Helicopter Maintenance magazine and by purchasing their products and services, you are ensuring that these advertisers continue to sponsor your free copy of the magazine.

Along those same lines, we want to remind you that www.HelicopterMaintenanceMagazine.comis a growing and thriving web site that you are sure to benefit from if you visit it often. We are continuously updating aviation news and upcoming events, and publishing our current issue. Additionally, HelicopterMaintenanceMagazine.comcontains back issues of Helicopter Maintenancemagazine and is a great reference library for helicopter maintenance articles that we have published in the past.

Also, our web advertisers provide direct links to their web sites to make it easy to find more information on their products and services.

Thank you for reading and supporting Helicopter Maintenancemagazine. Here’s wishing you a safe and prosperous 2015!

– Greg Napert, publisher,Helicopter Maintenance magazine.