An open field may look like a suitable helicopter landing site on an aerial image. However, the image alone does not establish whether the ground meets the requirements of a particular aircraft. Aircraft size, terrain gradient and surrounding structures all influence the assessment. For air ambulance operations, casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) and wider helicopter support, these […]
For military helicopter operations, a landing site is not just a place where the aircraft can get on the ground. It is a point in the mission where speed, exposure, terrain, aircraft performance, personnel movement and threat all meet. A site may appear large enough. It may be close to the objective. It may look […]
Not every organisation needs another software platform. Sometimes the requirement is simpler: Can the potential helicopter landing site data be produced, maintained and delivered in a format that works inside existing operational systems? For air ambulance organisations, emergency planners, military users and wider resilience teams, this can be a practical way to make landing site intelligence available without placing another […]
Air ambulance crews routinely operate into locations that were never designed as helicopter landing sites. A road traffic collision, rural casualty, industrial incident, sporting injury or medical emergency may require the aircraft to land in a field, public open space, school playing field, car park or other ad hoc location close to the incident. In […]
When a helicopter is operating into an unfamiliar area, the landing site decision is often made quickly, under pressure and with incomplete local knowledge. In daylight, crews may be able to make much of that assessment visually. They can assess the ground, surrounding obstacles, approach options and local conditions from the air before committing to land. At night, that challenge […]
