Tag: landing site
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For helicopter onshore operations at known landing sites, an accurate survey can de-risk operations and can be distilled down for the crew to use into a Company Landings Site Directory (CLSD). Various levels of scrutiny can be applied, with more rigorous surveys giving fewer restrictions than just an estimation taken by a customer. The survey…
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Introduction Following a few recent accidents with aeromedical helicopters, I thought it is time to take a look at what makes a good landing site for a helicopter. I am going to focus on helicopters being used for aeromedical evacuation (in Europe called “Helicopter Emergency Medical Service – HEMS”) as that is the most likely…
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Designing hospital helipads so they are safe and efficient is a fine art. A growing body of guidance is provided by the aviation authorities to help with delivering effective capability from day. However, some of the guidance is currently flawed; there is an assumption that bigger helicopters are the most restrictive when actually it’s what…