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Square Helipads

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I had a guy make a comment about me using square helipads on my airports. Here is what he had to said:" Why would you want to put a rectangular helipad with a "H" on a field.?" Can someone give me some thoughts about this? What is wrong in using a square helipad, I would like to know.
 
You place a rectangular helipad, with a highly visible "H," often with a triangle glyph around it, to make absolutely sure, in times of extreme conditions, a pilot has a place to land. You could use a circle, a hexagon, but any boundary defining shape will do.

Ask the guy if he has ever flown a helicopter.
 
=rk= said:
You place a rectangular helipad, with a highly visible "H," often with a triangle glyph around it, to make absolutely sure, in times of extreme conditions, a pilot has a place to land. You could use a circle, a hexagon, but any boundary defining shape will do.

Ask the guy if he has ever flown a helicopter.
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So, does the H stand for helipad or for a hospital?
 
"H" is for helipad, "+" is for hospital, if necessary.
 
Unlikely

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You build the helipad that matches the real world. Some people don't seem to understand that different countries can have different marking standards (I'm still pissed off that MSFS doesn't recognise that Australian touchdown markers are different to most of the rest of the world). And on top of that some airports don't follow the standards. And on top of that you can throw military airfields which might have their own standards which may or may not be followed.

Just for reference here is the standard for Australian helipads:

8.11.2 Helicopter Landing and Lift-off Area Markings​


8.11.2.1 Where a specific area other than the runway, is provided for the landing and lift-off of helicopters, the area must be marked by a circle, painted white, with an inside radius of 6 m and a line width of 1 m. A white ‘H’ marking must be provided, located centrally within the circle, aligned with the orientation of the helicopter landing direction. The dimensions of the H marking must be 6 m high and 3 m wide, with a line width of 1 m.​

 
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