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Helicopter operations to and from natural helicopter landing sites

Applicable legislation:

    Regulation on helicopter operations to/from natural helicopter landing sites (OG 57/19)

Application form: FAO-FRM-003

Helicopter operations to and from natural helicopter landing sites (hereinafter NHLS) are permitted only with the approval of the Agency and under the conditions specified in the approval, taking into account the safety of operations. 

An approval is issued for occasional individual operation(s) of landing and take-off on/from NHLS, which is defined as a flight operation not characterised as permanent, frequent, and continuous when landing and taking off on/from the same locality.

The maximum number of yearly permitted operations is restricted to 50 per locality.

Notice:
The restriction on the number of operations and locality(ies) is not applicable when performing specialised operations or HEMS training flights.

The request for the approval of helicopter operations to and from NHLS must be submitted by the helicopter operator on the published application form.
 

A completed application must be accompanied by the documents listed on the application form and submitted to the Agency not later than seven (7) working days before the commencement of the operation.

Notice:
The stated deadline starts from the day when a fully completed application form and mandatory documents are received. 

Within the application form, the operator shall list the planned locality(s) and number of operations per locality, which must not exceed a time period of three months.

Landing and take-off of on/from a NHLS is prohibited within congested areas and at distances less than 150 m (500 ft) from congested areas.

Landing and take-off from NHLS may be conducted by a helicopter pilot having the adequate pilot license and at least 3 take-offs and landings in the last 90 days on the type of helicopter specified in the application.

Prior to the commencement of the operations, the helicopter operator shall notify the relevant local police Operations and Communications Centres.
 

The list and phone/fax numbers of the local police authorities may be found here.

The approval issued by the Agency is aviation safety related and does not exempt the operator of the obligation to obtain approvals or consents required by other regulations (for example, consent of the property owner, physical planning, environmental protection, national parks, etc.).