The establishment of precision instrument approaches to heliports is hindered by the visual segment guidance which currently exists at most urban area heliports. The Heliport Versus Segment Approach Lighting System (HALS) has been developed to meet this requirement. This Technical Note reports on a test designed to obtain pilot performance subjective pilot data on the Helicopter Visual Segment Approach Lighting System (HALS). Results identify the performance measures which correlate with the pilot's ability to visually acquire a HALS equipped heliport. Conclusions state that HALS can support existing minima to heliports. Pilots reported unacceptable Cooper-Harper ratings for rate of closure and workload without HALS.
Helicopter Visual Segment Approach Lighting System (HALS) Test Report (1989)
1989
317 pages
Report
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English