EUROCAE ED‐299 PDF

The scope of this guidance document:

(i) Incorporates vertiports of all configurations, surface level vertiports or vertiports that are elevated;

(ii) Is confined to the safety aspects of vertiport facilities, services, equipment and procedures to be expected at a vertiport; and

(iii) Vertiports serving piloted VTOL aircraft for passenger and/or cargo operations

Purpose

This document:

(i) Provides guidance for designers, developers and operators for planning and executing safe Visual Flight Rules (VFR) vertiport operations;

(ii) Describes at a high level the systems, processes, procedures, equipment and facilities that should be provided at a single vertiport or a network of vertiports managed by the same vertiport operator;

(iii) Serves as a template for the preparation of a vertiport manual;

(iv) References and signposts other existing documentation that may be useful for vertiport operations;

(v) Complements any separate guidance and standards specifically for the design of VFR vertiports, including but not limited to vertiport data, physical characteristics, obstacle environment and visual aids; and

NOTE: Vertiport physical characteristics, obstacle environment and visual aids should be taken into consideration when providing the vertiport with the facilities, services, equipment and procedures required for safe vertiport operations.

(vi) Could be applied to existing heliports where doing so would support safe VTOL aircraft operations or a mixed operation of helicopter and VTOL aircraft operations – only to the extent where the standards for vertiports are equivalent or exceed those of heliports.

NOTE: Application at heliports that are subject to any regulatory requirements would need to be acceptable to the relevant government agency.