Helipad regulations
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Helipad regulations
Hi All
Got a call from a building contractor friend of mine who would like to know what the regulations are (or where to find them) for building a helipad.
It'll be in Centurion (on a private business property).
These questions are of most interest:
- Size of concrete, and size of markings
- Type of lighting (both i.t.o. colours and wether or not approved light fixtures must be used)
- Inspection procedures to get it approved by the CAA
- because it's in a commercial aera and at ground level what clearances (as in distances from objects) do you need to consider
Thanks in advance!!
Etienne
Got a call from a building contractor friend of mine who would like to know what the regulations are (or where to find them) for building a helipad.
It'll be in Centurion (on a private business property).
These questions are of most interest:
- Size of concrete, and size of markings
- Type of lighting (both i.t.o. colours and wether or not approved light fixtures must be used)
- Inspection procedures to get it approved by the CAA
- because it's in a commercial aera and at ground level what clearances (as in distances from objects) do you need to consider
Thanks in advance!!
Etienne
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Once you have the info please post it for all to see.
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I'll try - I've put my friend on to the guys Mauler suggested... I'll try and get it posted, but can't promise anything :-/Agent wrote:Once you have the info please post it for all to see.
Something I eventually did find after posting was this (although pointing from the CAA UK website, it's ICAO regs, so should be standard

http://www.orga.nl/development/data/Ann ... pter-5.PDF
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[quote="Etienne"]
Something I eventually did find after posting was this (although pointing from the CAA UK website, it's ICAO regs, so should be standard
) :
http://www.orga.nl/development/data/Ann ... pter-5.PDF
Etienne[/quote
Etienne: Not even close to SACAA standards - we are south of the Sahara in a third world country
The Questions you have to ask your "friend" is :
1. Is the helipad going to be in a industrial or urban area?
2. Is he wanting to register the pad?
3. Is the pad for private or commercial use ?
4. Why the need for lighting?(Is it going to be used that much to warrant
the cost - portable lighting cheeper)
5.From own past experience +- 8 helipads the cost has been R500,000
without permanent lighting.
6.A elivated pad such on a building many millions of R's and then suited only for a certain class of helicopter ( min twin engins with capability to climb away on one engine)
unfortunately my file on this subject is to bulky to post on this forum , but CAA are very helpfull in this regard.
cheers
bendix
Something I eventually did find after posting was this (although pointing from the CAA UK website, it's ICAO regs, so should be standard

http://www.orga.nl/development/data/Ann ... pter-5.PDF
Etienne[/quote
Etienne: Not even close to SACAA standards - we are south of the Sahara in a third world country

The Questions you have to ask your "friend" is :
1. Is the helipad going to be in a industrial or urban area?
2. Is he wanting to register the pad?
3. Is the pad for private or commercial use ?
4. Why the need for lighting?(Is it going to be used that much to warrant
the cost - portable lighting cheeper)
5.From own past experience +- 8 helipads the cost has been R500,000
without permanent lighting.
6.A elivated pad such on a building many millions of R's and then suited only for a certain class of helicopter ( min twin engins with capability to climb away on one engine)
unfortunately my file on this subject is to bulky to post on this forum , but CAA are very helpfull in this regard.
cheers
bendix
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Re: Helipad regulations
Its an old thread I know - but one should add this here.
http://www.caa.co.za/Runway%20Incursion ... istops.pdf
http://www.caa.co.za/Runway%20Incursion ... istops.pdf
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Re: Helipad regulations
Thanks, Snoopy. Do you know when (which year) and where did Basil give this presentation?
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Re: Helipad regulations
Cage could you please forward me the more formal docs to johanc@lantic.net? Thanx
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Re: Helipad regulations
done.turbinepilot wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:00 amCage could you please forward me the more formal docs to johanc@lantic.net? Thanx
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Re: Helipad regulations
johanc,cage wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:05 amdone.turbinepilot wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:00 amCage could you please forward me the more formal docs to johanc@lantic.net? Thanx
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