HELIDECK & HELIPAD LIGHTING SYSTEMS
HELIPAD LIGHTING SYSTEM
We provide turnkey helipad specialist services for hospitals/private helipads. We can assist end users or consultants/engineers throughout the entire scope of planning, design/engineering, construction and certification of new or existing helipads in UAE.
Our services
- Site survey, obstruction report, accessibility
- Helipad design and master planning
- Helipad safety risk assessment
- Obtaining aviation permits and approvals (GCAA helipad design acceptance certificate)
- Preparation of Schedule of material (BOQ) and product specifications
- Fire fighting equipment designing
- Development of custom helipad operations manual
- Installation of helipad lighting system, painting and helipad marking
Common lighting recommendations for ICAO and FAA surface-level heliports consist of:
- Final Approach and Take-off (FATO) lights (standard colour: White/Yellow)
- Touchdown and Lift-off area (TLOF) lights (standard colour: Green)
- Floodlights to illuminate the pad area
- An illuminated wind direction indicator to indicate wind direction and speed
- Flightpath alignment guidance lights to indicate available approach (standard colour: White)
- VASI (visual approach slop indicator) that provides visual descent guidance information during approach
- Heliport beacon for the identification of the helipad
- Taxiway lights (standard colour: Blue)
- Approach lights to indicate the preferred approach direction (standard colour: White)
