Delta Free
The current short field/helipad profiles require either a good clear run on area in front or a clear gradient behind, all fine and good for a pre-planned hospital site (if you can get them to give up the parking spaces!) or nice hotel helipad. However what about landing at HEMS sites etc. where a traditional helipad profile can't be flown because of surrounding lamps and buildings.
Surely, if the test pilots have come up with a vertical profile that we mere mortals can cope with and the aviation authorities are happy then it must be better to have that profile available. Lets face it once you have loaded your patient onboard, if the only way out is straight up then that is the way you are going to go. At least if there is an appropriate profile you will have practiced it and have a pre-planned decision point, that has got to improve your chances if you are the unlucky 1 in 10000.
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