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Heliport Design Workshop - 4-2008
Heliport Design Workshop - 4-2008
HELIPORT DESIGN
with particular reference to
PPR and Hospital Heliports
WORKSHOP #4
HELIPORT DESIGN
ADVISORY CIRCULAR 150/5390-2B
Dr John Leverton
HAI Heliport Design AC Focal Point
Vice President Infrastructure Development, AHS
Leverton Associates, Inc
Heliport Design Workshop - HeliExpo 2008
Leverton Associates, Inc
AIRSPACE
APROACH/DEPARTURE
SURFACE
DEPARTURE SURFACE
Heliport Design Workshop - HeliExpo 2008
APROACH/DEPARTURE
Leverton Associates, Inc
SURFACES
AC-2B: 103
• AC-2A:
- GA – should have more than one approach /takeoff path.
- Private Use – must have at least one approach /takeoff path.
• AC-2B
- GA – should have more than one approach/departure path.
POLICY: AC150/5390-2A
POLICY – AC-2A
„Approach Surface‟ is normally considered
to mean „Approach/Takeoff Surface‟
Policy AC-2A
AC-2B
Approach/Departure
NO Penetrations
Transitional
Penetrations if NOT a
Hazard
AC-2B
Approach/Departure
Surface
NO Penetrations
AC-2B
Transitional Surface
Penetrations if NOT
an Hazard
TRANSITIONAL SURFACE – 2:1
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GENERAL AVIATION
Leverton Associates, Inc HELIPORT
HOSPITAL HELIPORTS
AC-2B Chapter 4 Chapter 4
One (1) Flight Allowed.
Protection Zone not required.
GENERAL
HOSPITAL AVIATION
HELIPORTS
WITH „FEDERIAL
HELIPORTSFUNDS‟
AC-2B Chapter 2
Two (2) Flight paths
separation based on wind
direction or 135° or more
Chapter 2
apart.
Protection Zone (280 ft/85 m)
required.
AC-2A AC-2B
AC 150/5390-1A
[Nov 1969]
AC 150/5390-1B
[Aug 1977]
AC 150/5390-1A
[Nov 1969]
AC 150/5390-1B
[Aug 1977]
Similar Figure in
ICAO Annex 14 Volume II
Minimum Radius: 270 m (886 ft)
Straight section:
Class 1 – 305 m (1000 ft),
Class 2 & 3 – 370 m (1212 ft)
Transport Canada
Heliport Design
Standards
(April 2007)
Transport Canada
Heliport Design
Standards
AC-2A
AC-2A
AC-2B
http://www.faa.gov/arp/publications/acs/5390-2/5390-2b.pdf
That‟s
all folks