This is the 68 storey, 860' Bitexco Tower in Ho Chi Minh City
On the 52nd floor at 627' AGL is a helipad. The approach to the helipad is almost directly into wind for most of the year. Note the rounded shape of the building on the upwind side, and the concave face and sharp corners on the downwind side, immediately above the helipad. I suspect there would be some spectacular vortices shedding off those sharp corners on a windy day.
So my question is would you land on that helipad? It's actually an academic question since there are no light civil helicopters in Vietnam and aircraft are banned from flying over the city anyway! I like to refer to it as a "vanity helipad".
As a plank pilot with extensive helicopter passenger flying experience, I'm interested in the experts' opinions. Pay attention at the back - there will be a follow-up question.
