One excellent way to mitigate such objections, according to Bennett, is to figure out a way to make the helipad benefit the neighborhood. In areas like Los Angeles, where earthquakes, wildfires and mudslides threaten, a neighborhood helistop might make sense, for example. A helistop is basically a cleared area with safe flight paths where helicopters can operate when necessary.
So many Los Angeles neighborhoods in disaster-prone areas are hard to reach by emergency vehicles, Bennett said, that a helistop would allow much faster rescue. And the neighbors might be persuaded to tolerate occasional private helicopter operations if they can see the benefit of having a helistop, especially if it could be used not only as an emergency landing facility but as a staging area for emergency vehicles, she said. Lacking local approval, if you have the right kind of property, you could always do what Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen did.
Allen couldn't get permission to land his helicopter in his Mercer Island, Wash. Don't want to bother with helipad construction, land and legal requirements and addressing neighbors' concerns? If you're in the market for a new home, look for one that already has a helipad.
Such properties aren't exactly common but they're out there. Meanwhile, a condo development in Atlanta called W Atlanta Residences features access to what its marketers claim is "the Southeast's only high-rise residential helipad.
Since , Business Jet Traveler has been providing subscribers in more than countries with aviation and lifestyle news, reviews, and features. Copyright Whether a helicopter would actually be able to land on the water is another thing, though. Helicopters that are equipped with fixed utility floats, or emergency pop-out floats are able to land on the water.
Most modern helicopters, though, either has no or limited water capability, making water landings unfeasible. While some airports will have different rules for helicopters than they do for airplanes, generally, helicopters are able to land at airports just like fixed-wing aircraft can.
According to FAR Where Can A Helicopter Land? Residential Areas In most cases, a helicopter will not be able to land in a residential area. Only land where you can secure the landing zone while the helicopter is running. What if a bunch of those kids ran toward you from behind and ducked under the tailcone?
Do I have to paint a bloody picture for you? My landing zone was at the far end of the event, beyond the carnival rides. A helicopter arriving significantly contributes to the pizzazz and profile of an event and I know of times when a heli would do a few landings at an event and it resulted in hundreds more people showing up.
While checking up on all of this is a bit of a pain, planning any flight to a new area should include a lot of these types of activities anyway. For example, a typical pre-flight should include checking the weather, extensive flight planning, pre-flight checks of the aircraft, etc. A week later, the ordinance came out and was on the front page of the local newspaper. But to sum up, in places like the U.
As one pilot aptly advised of such landings ,. Be courteous to people on the ground. Once you know your approach and departure routes, get it on the ground. Because some jackass pilot annoyed just the right number of people to get the ordinance voted in…. Be apologetic.
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