Originally Posted by
Copter Man
Yes Bravo thanks for clarifying it. So you can take off from a confined area at up to 6800 but not a wide open heliport with no obstructions around it. Yeah sure makes sense to me.
You need to read your RFM more carefully.
There is a difference between the vertical profile (6.4t) and the 'not quite vertical' (ie confined area - 6.8t) procedure. As Margins has pointed out, confined area/helipad is effectively just an Agusta definition. Not a physical restriction.