Infrastructure
“Do you depend on Heliports, Weather Information and IFR Procedures to operate safely? We have the information you need here.”
HELIPORT DESIGN & SAFETY
- VIDEO – Heliport and Vertiport Integration Strategies
- Safety Bulletin – Dolly Operations
- Repository – Tangled Web: U.S. Heliport Design
- Essay – Hospital Heliport Hazard
- Essay – Deadly Data: Heliport Locations
- Repository – NTSB Safety Alert on Landing Site Debris
- 04 AAM Vertiport Standards (Alexander) USHT-IWG 2021 (Video)
- 06 FAA Heliport AC 2D Brief (Bassey) USHST-IWG 2021 (Video)
- 07 FAA LZ Database Accuracy Gap Analysis (Johnson) USHST-IWG 2021 (Video)
- 08 Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) ( A. Johnson) USHST-IWG 2021 (Video Only)
- 09 Vertiport Standards Research (Mackie) USHST-IWG 2021 (Video)
AVIATION WEATHER & WEATHER REPORTING
- Essay – Improving the HEMS Weather Tool Leads to Improved Safety
- Essay – Whether the Weather is Right: Resources for Helicopter Pilots
- 01 HEMS WX Tool Update (Avey) USHST-IWG 2021 (Video)
- 02 Urban Weather Challenges (Steiner) USHST-IWG 2021 (Video)
- 03 WTIC and PEGASAS Update (Pokodner) USHST-IWG 2021 (Video)
- 05 FAA WX Camera Program (Combs) USHST-IWG 2021 (Video)
LOW ALTITUDE IFR PROCEDURES & ROUTING
USHST INFRASTRUCTURE WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS
- Release – Infrastructure Working Group Completes 6th Annual Helicopter Infrastructure Summit
- Infrastructure Working Group (USHST/IWG)- Recommendations for the FAA Heliport Design Guide, FAA AC 150/5390-2C
- Infrastructure Working Group – Recommendations for a Heliport/Vertiport Specific FAA Form-5010, Airport Master Record
- Keynote Address Susan Collins US Senator for Maine USHST-IWG 2021
- 11 FAA Helicopter Modernization Program (Fontenot) USHST-IWG 2021 (Video)
- 12 Vision Systems Research Update (Johnson) USHST-IWG 2021 (Video)
- 13 ADS-B Data Mining Gap Analysis (Johnson) USHST-IWG 2021 (Video)
- 14 HFDM and ASIAS Research Update (Johnson) USHST-IWG 2021 (Video)
USHST Infrastructure Summit Meetings
February 7-8, 2023
April 5, 2022 Presentations
- 0101 FAA Aviaiton Vision Systems Update
- 0102 FAA Instrument Criteria Document Update
- 0103 The LifeFlight IFR Routes Project
- 0104 FAA Helicopter Modernization Team Update
- 0105 Radio Altimeteres and 5G C-Band Update
- 0106 Helicopter Safety Data Activities Update
- 0107 Lifeflight of Maine Data Analysis Update
April 6, 2022 Presentations
- 0201 FAA Heliport Design Update
- 0202 FAA Airport Data Information Portal (ADIP) Update
- 0203 No Surprises Act and Heliport Data Collection
- 0204 FAA Weather Camera Update
- 0205 FAA Weather Tech in the Cockpit Research Update
- 0206 NTSB Weather Reccomendations after Survivavl Flight Accident
- 0207 Integration of GFA-Low Altitude into HEMS WX Tool
- 0208 UAS Weather Research Applicable to Rotary Wing Operationss