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Frank Colucci To Receive HAI Lightspeed Award
By: Samantha Cartaino
Caption: Frank Colucci, senior contributing editor of Vertiflite, will receive the Salute to Excellence Award during Heli-Expo in Las Vegas this February.
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Frank Colucci, senior contributing editor of Vertiflite, will receive the HAI Salute to Excellence Lightspeed Aviation Excellence in Communications Award during Heli-Expo in Las Vegas this February.

Throughout his 35-year career, Colucci has written on topics including civil and military rotorcraft operations, flight simulation, manufacturing and materials, rotorcraft design and testing, and avionics integration, among others. He also co-authored an early design history of the AH-64 Apache. Colucci served as an editor for American Helicopter Society’s book about AHS International’s 75-year history and provided content for the society’s website. Over the years, he has written approximately 1,000 feature articles for Vertiflite and has contributed to a number of other magazines in the industry.

One award nominator wrote about Colucci: “His articles stand the test of time. They are noteworthy for their accuracy, excellent writing, and clarity of thought that allow the reader to see the subject through intelligent eyes.”