Post on 06-Apr-2018
HOSPITAL HELIPORTS
David Ketchum
Preston Rufe, PE
HISTORY & GROWTH
FLT. INNOVATIONS
CODES
FAA
SAFETY & LIABILITY
• EFFICIENT, FAST, STABILIZED DELIVERY
• ON BOARD CARE
EARLY
CIVILIAN
MASHEarly 1950s
1970s
Loma Linda University
MODERN TURBINE
SYSTEM
AS 350 “A-Star”
990 ROTOR WING
AIRCRAFT
880 ROTOR
WING BASES
DRAMATIC GROWTH
98%
COVERAGE
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
35 YEARS
SHORT
MEDIUM
LONG
100 nm
500 nm
135 mph
250 mph
500 mph
2,700+ nm
FULL EMS BASE
WHEN FIXED-WING
AIRCRAFT ARE USED
INTERMEDIATE
USE OF
AIRPORT
SIKORSKY X2
290 MPH
EUROCOPTER X3
267 MPH
NEAR-FUTURE
TWICE THE
SPEED
Heli
T/Prop
MORE FLIGHTS
DIRECT TO
RECEIVING
HOSPITALS
EXTENDED
HELICOPTER
RANGE
GPS IS
HUGE
TECHNOLOGICAL
IMPROVEMENTS
INSTRUMENT FLIGHT SAFETY
DISPATCH RELIABILITY
FAA FLIGHT CONTROL
NIGHT
VISION
GOGGLES
WIND DIRECTION
WIND VELOCITY
TEMPERATURE
DEW POINT
BETTER LAUNCH DECISIONS
($ - TIME – RESOURCES)
ENROUTE AND ARRIVAL SAFETY
WEATHER INFORMATION
DISCONNECT BETWEEN HELIPORT DESIGN AND
OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES
INCANDESCENT NON-IR
OBSTRUCTION AND PERIMETER LIGHTS
OVERLY BRIGHT FLOODLIGHTS
NO WEATHER INFORMATION
NO PILOT ACTIVATION AND CONTROL
NO AIR-TO-GROUND COMMUNICATIONS
CODES
PUBLICATION 418
Standards for
Heliports
CONFLICTING --
BASED ON PRE-TURBINE PERIOD
H-1 (< 50’) ELEVATED
1 CODE STAIR
1 ADDITIONAL WAY TO REACH THE OCCUPIED
FLOOR BELOW OR GRADE
2 – 20A:160B FIRE EXTINGUISHERS (?)
1 “NO SMOKING” SIGN
1 FIRE PULL STATION
PITCH 0.5 – 2.0 PERCENT
STANDPIPE 150’ IF INSTALLED IN SYSTEM
TERMS ARE IMPORTANT
HELISTOP VS. HELIPORT
FUEL/OIL
WATER
SEPARATORS
&
FIXED FOAM
SYSTEMS NOT
REQUIRED BY
CODE
PRIMARY CODES
FAA AIRSPACE PROCESS
FAR PART 157
REQUIRES
NOTICE
FAA AIRPORTS
DISTRICT
OFFICE
“LINES OF
BUSINESS”
FAA ROLE:
“SAFE AND EFFICIENT
USE OF AIRSPACE”
1. NO OBJECTION
2. OBJECTION W/MITIGATION
3. OBJECTION
1 2 3
SPONSOR
2012 FAA ORDER 8900.1
NOT ANTI-FAA
NOT ANTI-AUTHORITY
PRO CLARITY
May 2012 Change 140 to FAA Order
8900.1
April/May 2014 – letters
Summer 2015 - Change 408
FAA AIRSPACE PROCESS
CODE CONFUSION COSTS $
X’s
F/W SEP
SAFETY NET
HELIPORTS – RELATIVELY UNIMPORTANT ACCESSORY USE
UNTIL THERE IS A PROBLEM
SAFETY AND LIABILITY
DOCUMENTATION
STANDARDS AWARENESS
ROUTINE INSPECTION & CORRECTION PROCESS
INVITATION & ACCEPTANCE
MARKINGS & SIGNAGE
OPERATIONS MANUALS
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY PLANS
USING THE 5010 PROCESS
DOCUMENTATION
7480-1 APPLICATION
“NO-OBJECTION” LETTER
(CONDITIONS)
STRUCTURAL
CALCULATIONS
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT – IF APPLICABLE
HELIPORT
STANDARDS
INSPECTION
INVITATION & ACCEPTANCE
SPECIFICALLY
WRITTEN INVITATION + WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE =
CONTROL AND EXHIBITS CAREFUL MANAGEMENT
ATTORNEY – “DID YOU
AUTHORIZE FIRM X TO
USE YOUR HELIPORT?
H10K
MARKINGS & SIGNAGE
10K
OPERATIONS AND MANUALS
ADMINISTRATION
FACILITY DESCRIPTION
FLIGHT OPERATIONS
MAINTENANCE
INSPECTIONS
TRAINING
PERSONNEL RESPONSIBILITIES
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
UPDATE PROCESS
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY PLANS
ADMINISTRATION
EXISTING PROCEDURES
CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES
VISUAL NOTICE OF OPERATIONS
CONTRACTOR BRIEFINGS
ALL STAFF INVOLVED
UPDATE PROCESS
HELIPORT TO HELIPORT TRANSITION PLANS
(COVER UNTIL READY)
H
USING 5010s
FAA REGULATION
PILOTS TO OBTAIN
INFORMATION
ROUTES OF FLIGHT AND
LANDING AREAS
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
SYSTEMS
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
GENERAL GUIDELINES UAS < 55 LBS OPERATION AT OR BELOW
NON-COMMERCIAL – 400 FT AGL
COMMERCIAL – 200 FT AGL
OPERATIONS REMAIN 5, 3, OR 2 NM
FROM AN AIRPORT (DEPENDING ON
TOWERED, NON-TOWERED, AND IF SIAP
EXISTS)
PIC MUST BE CERTIFICATED
(COMMERCIAL)
FAA’S B4UFLY APP
TAKE AWAYS
VERTICAL FLIGHT EMS IS GROWING AND DEVELOPING
HELIPORT DESIGN NEEDS TO KEEP UP
HELIPORT PLANNING IS MORE THAN DESIGN
TRAINING/ROUTINE DOCUMENTED INSPECTIONS
JURISICTIONAL CLARITY
CODE INTERPRETATION
SERVICES
SITE ASSESSMENTS AND PLANNING
FACILITY PLANNING
TRANSITIONS AMONG FACILITIES
TRAINING
OPERATING MANUALS
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY